Missouri Route 1
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Route 1 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.253 mi[1] (11.673 km) | |||
| Existed | 1922–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 210 in North Kansas City | |||
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| North end |  Route 152 in Kansas City | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Missouri | |||
| Counties | Clay | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 1 is a 7.253-mile-long (11.673 km)
state highway in the Kansas City metropolitan area that travels from Route 210 in North Kansas City to Route 152 in Kansas City. Because of annexation, Route 1 travels to the north out of North Kansas City and enters Kansas City proper before passing through Gladstone
and re-entering Kansas City.
Route description
Route 1 begins at an
U.S. Route 69 (US 69; Vivion Road). The route crosses Englewood Road into the city limits of Gladstone, continuing on from N.E. 64th Street as N. Prospect Avenue. It then continues due north to N.E. 72nd Street, and curves to the northeast, where it re-enters the city limits of Kansas City. Then Route 1 curves back to the north, becoming N. Indiana Avenue. The route ends at an interchange with Route 152.[2]
History
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The highway was one of the original 1922 highways in Missouri and it originally ran from the
U.S. Route 59
. The original Route 1 is now:
- U.S. Route 275from Iowa to Rock Port
- U.S. Route 136 from Rock Port to south of Tarkio
- U.S. Route 59 from Tarkio to Savannah
- U.S. Route 71 from Savannah to Carthage (also Interstate 49 from Kansas City to Carthage)
- Interstate 49 Business from Carthage to Joplin
- Interstate 49/U.S. Route 71 from Joplin to Anderson
- Route 59 (formerly US 71) from Anderson to Arkansas.
Branches
Route 1 originally had several branches (all decommissioned):
- Route 1A to U.S. Route 136)
- Route 1B to Craig
- Route 1C to Bigelow (now Route 118)
- Route 1D to north of Maitland (now Route 113)
- Route 1E to eastern Holt County (now Route 120)
- Route 1F to Forest City (now Route 111)
- Route 1F to the Kansas state line (now Route 66)
Major intersections
The entire route is in Clay County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City | 0.000 | 0.000 | Route 210 (Armour Road) | Southern terminus | |
Des Moines | Diamond interchange; I-35 exit 8C | ||||
| 2.937 | 4.727 |   Lewis and Clark Trail (Vivion Road) | |||
| 7.253 | 11.673 | Topeka, Liberty | Northern terminus; interchange | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (July 23, 2012). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ Google (January 18, 2008). "Missouri Route 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
External links
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Media related to Missouri Route 1 at Wikimedia Commons
