U.S. Route 81 in Kansas

U.S. Highway 81
U.S. Highway 81
	US-81 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KDOT and the cities of Wellington, Wichita, and Concordia
Major junctions
South end	US 81 at the Oklahoma state line in Caldwell
	US-177 in South Haven; US-160 in Wellington; I-135 in Wichita; I-235 in Wichita; US-54 / US-400 in Wichita; US-50 in Newton; US-56 in McPherson; I-70 / I-135 / US-40 west of Salina; US-24 south of Concordia; US-36 in Belleville;
North end	US 81 at the Nebraska state line in Chester, NE
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Sumner, Sedgwick, Harvey, McPherson, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud, Republic
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Kansas State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Spurs;

U.S. Route 81 (US-81) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Fort Worth, Texas, to the Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing near Pembina, North Dakota. In the state of Kansas, US-81 is a main north–south highway central part of the state. Wichita is the only metropolitan area US-81 serves in the state, but the highway does serve several other larger towns in Kansas such as (from south to north) Wellington and Concordia.