Route 9 is a highway in the
Kansas City, Missouri area. Its northern terminus is at
Interstate 29
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U.S. Route 71
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in Kansas City North; its southern terminus is at
Interstate 35
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Interstate 70
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U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is in Independence Township, M ...
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U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...
in downtown Kansas City. Even though both termini are in Kansas City, it passes through other towns and cities. It is carried across the
Missouri River by the
Heart of America Bridge
The Heart of America Bridge is a vehicular girder bridge over the Missouri River, in Kansas City, Missouri. It carries Route 9. It was the vehicular replacement for the upper level of the ASB Bridge, and runs next to it a few hundred yards do ...
between downtown Kansas City, Missouri and
North Kansas City, Missouri
North Kansas City is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States. It is also enclaved in Kansas City. Even though the name is similar to its larger counterpart, Kansas City, it is an independent municipality part of the Kansas City metropolit ...
. In North Kansas City, the highway serves as a main thoroughfare, Burlington Street.
History
Route 9 was created in 1922 as Route 59 and was renumbered in the early 1930s when
US 59
U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south United States highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA Corridor Highway Sy ...
entered Missouri.
Junction list
References
External links
009 009 may refer to:
* OO9, gauge model railways
* O09, FAA identifier for Round Valley Airport
* 0O9, FAA identifier for Ward Field, see List of airports in California
* British secret agent 009, see 00 Agent
* BA 009, see British Airways Flight 9 ...
Transportation in Platte County, Missouri
Transportation in Clay County, Missouri
Transportation in Jackson County, Missouri
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