- Bannered routes of U.S. Route 81
Five
bannered route s ofU.S. Route 81 exist. One of these is in Oklahoma, two are in Kansas, and two are in North Dakota.Rush Springs business loop
usban
route=81
banner=BUS
location=Rush Springs, Oklahoma The southernmost Business US-81 is in the town of
Rush Springs, Oklahoma . It begins south of the town, following Rush Street into the central business district. In the middle of downtown Rush Springs, there is a four way stop with Blakeley Avenue. Blakeley carriesOklahoma State Highway 17 , which has its eastern terminus at Business US-81. The business route continues north on Rush Street before angling to the northwest to rejoin mainline US-81.Business US-81 in Rush Springs is signed with a US-81 shield with a small "B" appended after the number. This method of signing business routes is unusual for Oklahoma.
McPherson business loop
usban
route=81
banner=BUS
active=1970–
location=McPherson, Kansas The second Business US-81 in Kansas is in McPherson. This route is convert|6|mi|kmFact|date=June 2008 long. It begins at the intersection of I-135, US-81, and US-56 east of McPherson. It goes west on Kansas Ave. for about two miles in a concurrency with US-56 and turns south on Main Street for two miles, passing
Central Christian College andNational Cooperative Refinery Association . At K-61, it exits east in a two-mile concurrency with K-61 before ending at I-135 and US-81 southeast of McPherson.The McPherson BUS US-81 first appeared on the Kansas Department of Transportation Map in 1970 when Interstate 35W (now I-135) was completed between McPherson and Salina.Cite map | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | title = Official State Transportation Map | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1970Mapside.pdf| edition = 1970 | accessdate = 2008-05-12]
Lindsborg business loop
usban
route=81
banner=BUS
location=Lindsborg, Kansas
active=1970–Business US-81 in Lindsborg begins at the intersection of Interstate 135, US-81, and K-4 north of Lindsborg on an older routing of US-81. It shares a four-mile concurrency with K-4, which turns to the west in south Lindsborg. Business 81 then goes for another mile south before turning east on Smoky Valley Road, ending three miles later at I-135 and US-81. This BUS US-81 has a total length of convert|8|mi|km.Fact|date=June 2008
The Lindsborg business loop appeared in 1970, at the same time as the McPherson loop.
Fargo business loop
usban
route=81
banner=BUS
location=Fargo, North Dakota Grand Forks business loop
usban
route=81
banner=BUS
location=Grand Forks, North Dakota Former routes
an Antonio business loop
usban
route=81
banner=BUS
location=San Antonio, Texas McPherson County business loop
usban
route=81
banner=BUS
location=McPherson County, Kansas References
* [http://www.route56.com/highways/highways.cgi?hwy1=81&fulldesc=1&hist=1&I=1&photos=1 Kansas Highways Routelog]
*Cite map | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | title = Official State Transportation Map | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1970Mapside.pdf| edition = 1970| accessdate = 2008-05-12
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