Missouri Route 291

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Route 291
MO 291 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	49.431 mi[1] (79.551 km)
Major junctions
South end	I-49 / US 71 in Harrisonville
Major intersections	US 50 in Lee's Summit I-470 in Lee's Summit US 40 in Independence I-70 / I-470 in Independence US 24 in Independence US 69 in Liberty
North end	I-435 in Kansas City
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental
← Route 283 → Route 340

Route 291 is a

Route description

Route 291 begins in central

History

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The route was renumbered in the mid-1960s when I-29 was opened.

It originally crossed the Missouri River about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of where it does now, until 1949, when the Missouri River was rerouted. The county line stayed constant, however, leaving some of Jackson County north of the river. It was aligned on what is now the western frontage road in southern Liberty, Southview Drive, until the mid-1970s, when a four-lane Route 291 was built.

Route 291 was designated as "

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cass	Harrisonville	0.000– 0.131	0.000– 0.211	I-49 / US 71 / Cantrell Road – Kansas City, Joplin	I-49 exit 160
		0.266	0.428	Rock Haven Road / Commercial Street	former US 71
	​	6.458	10.393	Route P
	​	8.476	13.641	Route 58 east – Pleasant Hill	south end of Route 58 overlap
	​	9.994	16.084	Route 58 west – Raymore	north end of Route 58 overlap
Jackson	Lee's Summit	15.507	24.956	Route 150 – Greenwood, Grandview	interchange
		16.963	27.299	US 50 west / Jefferson Street – Kansas City	interchange; south end of US 50 overlap
		17.779	28.613	US 50 east / Hamblen Road – Sedalia	interchange; north end of US 50 overlap
		21.091	33.943	I-470 west / Colbern Road	interchange; south end of I-470 overlap; Route 291 south follows exit 10B
	see I-470 (exits 10B-16)
	St. Louis	interchange; north end of I-470 overlap; signed as exits 16B (east) and 16C (west)
		27.901	44.902	39th Street	interchange
		30.178	48.567	Route 78 (22nd Street) – Blue River College
		31.122	50.086	Truman Road	interchange
		32.922	52.983	US 24 – Independence, Lexington	interchange
	Missouri River	36.398	58.577	Liberty Bend Bridge
	Lewis and Clark Trail – North Kansas City, Richmond	interchange; south end of Lewis and Clark Trail overlap
Clay	Liberty	41.432	66.678	Route 33 (Leonard Street) North.
		42.542	68.465	Lewis and Clark Trail (Withers Road) / Liberty Drive	north end of Lewis and Clark Trail overlap
		43.080	69.331	Route 152 west (Kansas Street) – Business District
		44.656– 44.673	71.867– 71.894	US 69 / Route 110 (CKC) – Kansas City, Cameron	I-35 exit 17
	Liberty–Kansas City line	44.789	72.081	Route A (Church Road)
	KCI Airport, St. Joseph	I-435 exit 36, 40 & 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References