US 24 in Missouri
| US 24 | |||
| Get started | Kansas City | ||
| End | Quincy | ||
| Length | 192 mi | ||
| Length | 309 km | ||
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According to act-test-centers, US 24 is a US Highway in the US state of Missouri. The road forms an east-west route through the center and north of the state, from Kansas City to Quincy on the Illinois border . The road is 309 kilometers long.
Travel directions
The Lewis & Clark Trail follows US 24.
Kansas City
In Kansas City, US 24 in Kansas joins Interstate 70 and US 169 into Missouri, near the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers. On the west side of Downtown, Interstate 35 merges from Wichita and exits US 169 to the northern boroughs of Kansas City. One then goes along the north side of downtown and on the east side of it, US 24 continues straight on as a city highway, while I-35 turns north to Des Moines and I-70 turns south to St. Louis. The US 24 then runs over Independence Avenue, an urban arterialthrough the eastern neighborhoods of Kansas City. After Blue River, one crosses Interstate 435, Kansas City ‘s ring road. After this one arrives in the suburb of Independence. After Independence, they leave the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Northern Missouri
US 24 then follows the Missouri River, which flows slightly north. The area is sloping with occasional small woods. The first bridge over the Missouri River follows at Lexington, where SR-13 enters as a highway to Richmond on the other side of the river. At the village of Waverly, US 24 joins US 65from Marshall and Sedalia and then continues north and crosses the Missouri River. One then passes through the wide river valley and at the village of Carrollton US 24 turns east, US 65 continues to Chillicothe in the north. This area consists of rolling meadows with occasional trees around small rivers. After Brunswick, one leaves the Missouri River valley as the river flows further south. The US 24 leads to Moberly, a town about 100 kilometers to the east. The road runs along the north side of Moberly and then intersects with US 63 grade separated.
US 24 then continues its route east, through vast meadows. The road passes Mark Twain Lake, then curves slightly north and merges with US 36 at Monroe City. This double numbering lasts about 20 kilometers, until just west of Hannibal, here US 24 turns north and US 36 continues straight to Hannibal. Shortly thereafter, US 24 merges with US 61, the 2×2 divided highway from St. Louis to Keokuk, Iowa. This double numbering lasts about 22 miles to Taylor, after which US 24 turns east and crosses the Mississippi River in 2×2 lanes. The US 24 splits here over two bridges, including the Bayview Bridgeand then ends up in the center of the Illinois city of Quincy. The US 24 in Illinois then continues to Peoria.
History
The Bayview Bridge over the Mississippi River.
US 24 was created in 1926. The western starting point at the time was Kansas City. In 1936 the route to Colorado was extended. US 24 is of relatively minor importance in Missouri, running largely parallel to the more developed US 36 to the north and Interstate 70 to the south. On August 25, 2004, the Waverly Bridge opened over the Missouri River, replacing a 1922 bridge. The Bayview Bridge on the Illinois border over the Mississippi River opened on August 22, 1987.
Traffic intensities
80,000 vehicles drive daily on the double-numbered I-70 through Kansas City. The section through Independence has 25,000 vehicles, dropping to 4,000, later 1,500 vehicles outside the urban area. The double numbering with US 65 has 3,100 vehicles and 1,200 to 2,000 to the east of it. The US 24 is therefore a quiet route. There are 10,600 vehicles in Moberly and 1,400 east of it. The double numbering with the US 36 has 4,000 vehicles and the double numbering with the US 61 has 12,800 vehicles. Every day 14,500 vehicles cross the Illinois border.
US 275 in Missouri
| US 275 | |||
| Get started | Rock Port | ||
| End | Hamburg | ||
| Length | 16 mi | ||
| Length | 26 km | ||
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US 275 is a US Highway in the US state of Missouri. The road forms a short north-south route in the far northwest of the state. The road begins in Rock Port at an intersection with US 136 and parallels Interstate 29 to the Iowa border, 16 miles away. US 275 in Iowa then continues to Omaha. Only 180 vehicles use this road every day.
US 36 in Missouri
| US 36 | |||
| Get started | St. Joseph | ||
| End | Hannibal | ||
| Length | 190 mi | ||
| Length | 305 km | ||
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According to liuxers, US 36 is a US Highway in the US state of Missouri. The road forms an east-west route through the north of the state, from the town of St. Joseph to Hannibal. The road has largely been developed as a 2×2 divided highway. The road is 305 kilometers long.
Travel directions
The Pony Express Bridge over the Missouri River in St. Joseph.
In the town of St. Joseph, US 36 in Kansas crosses the Missouri River into the state of Missouri. There then immediately follows a junction with Interstate 229, after which the US 36 goes through the city as a highway. The highway has 2×2 lanes and you pass south of the center. In the east of the city a cloverleaf follows with Interstate 29. Outside the city, the highway turns into a level 2×2 divided highwaywith a central reservation and emergency lanes and, apart from a few intersections, is not much inferior to a motorway. This area is mostly flat with meadows and some small forests. The road then continues for 50 kilometers to Cameron, where it connects with both Interstate 35 and US 69.
East of Cameron, US 36 also has 2×2 lanes and runs mostly straight east through agricultural land. After about 60 kilometers you cross the Grand River and reach the town of Chillicothe. Here you cross the US 65. US 36 forms a southern bypass of Chillicothe here. East of Chillicothe, US 36 continues in 2×2 lanes, through a series of small river valleys to the east. You pass Brookfield and after about 100 kilometers you reach Macon, a regional town where you cross the US 63.
East of Macon, the road narrows to two lanes and heads towards Hannibal, which is another 100 kilometers to the east. Occasionally you pass a large village and the area is sloping with meadows. At Monroe City, US 24 merges from Kansas City. Both roads are double-numbered for about 20 kilometers, until just before Hannibal, where US 24 turns north towards Quincy. The US 36 is then again a 2×2 divided highway and then reaches the town of Hannibal on the Mississippi River. US 36 then becomes a freeway with grade separated intersections. Here you cross the US 61. Shortly thereafter, they cross the Mississippi River, also the border with Illinois. US 36 in Illinoisthen continue on Interstate 72 to Springfield.
History
US 36 was created in 1926. The route follows one of the major east-west routes in Missouri and was the gateway to the west in the 19th century. In 1929, the first bridge over the Missouri River at St. Joseph was built. This was replaced in 1983 by the current Pony Express Bridge, a highway bridge. In 1936, the first Mark Twain Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River opened at Hannibal, which was replaced by the current highway bridge on September 16, 2000.
Due to its importance as a thoroughfare in northern Missouri, the road has been completely expanded to four lanes, with a few short highway sections. The first parts to be doubled were mostly in the western half of Missouri. In the 1990s and 2000s, the route was widened to four lanes. The last section widened to 4 lanes was between Macon and Monroe City to the east, which was completed in June 2010.
Future
It is planned to convert US 36 into Interstate 72 in the long term . Thus, in combination with a piece of Interstate 35 in Missouri, a highway from Chicago to Kansas City will be created, a long-cherished wish in Missouri. The mile markers indicate that I-72 will begin at Cameron on I-35. Due to the lack of money, the route will not be upgraded on a large scale for the time being.
Traffic intensities
Every day, 14,100 vehicles cross the Kansas border and some 25,000 pass through the city of St. Joseph. East of St. Joseph, intensities drop to 8,300 for Cameron and 7,000 for Chillicothe. Between Chillicothe and Macon there are between 7,000 and 9,500 vehicles and 4,600 on the 1×2 section east of it. The double numbering with the US 24 counts 6,800 vehicles and 7,400 vehicles for Hannibal. 11,200 vehicles cross the Illinois border every day.
