State Line Road is a major north–south street in the

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that runs along the

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–

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state line. For much of its length, northbound traffic is in Missouri and southbound traffic is in Kansas. The major portion of the road is south from Chester Avenue to 135th Street / Missouri Route 150. It continues as Eaton Street into

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at its northern terminus and as Kenneth Road into Leawood at its southern terminus. Its northernmost point is roughly south of

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. Three noncontinuous minor stubs, all within the

West Bottoms The West Bottoms is a historic industrial neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, immediately west of downtown and straddling the border of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. At the confluence of the Missouri River and the Kansas R ...

district of

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, are also designated as State Line Road. From north to south, they are: * from Central Avenue to Pacific Avenue. * from Butler Way to American Royal Drive. * from American Royal Drive to 25th Street. It is the dividing line between Kansas and Missouri for most of the

south of the

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confluence of the

and

rivers. Most of the road divides the Jackson County portion of Kansas City, Missouri, to the east from the Johnson County, suburbs to the west. State Line Road also services, from north to south, Westwood, Kansas; Westwood Hills, Kansas; Mission Woods, Kansas; Mission Hills, Kansas; Prairie Village, Kansas; and

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. Leawood in 2001 promoted State Line Road as "The State Line Link" between the two states and many communities touched by the road. Intermittent sections of rural road extend south of the Kansas City metropolitan area to Drexel (separating

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, from

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) though they are not considered part of State Line Road in local lexicon. This includes a section from 175th Street to 271st Street, roughly connecting Stilwell, Kansas to Cleveland, Missouri.

Points of interest

Hy-Vee Arena Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena. It ...

and

American Royal The American Royal is a livestock show, horse show, rodeo, and Kansas City Barbeque Society#Competitions, barbecue competition held each year in September – November at various sites in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The Future Farmers ...

Center, located in the West Bottoms * KU Med, located along State Line Road between W 38th Street and W 41st Street. * The Pembroke Hill School Ward Parkway Campus, located at 5121 State Line Road. * The Carriage Club and

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, located along State Line Road between Shawnee Mission Parkway and Mission Road. * Alexander Majors Historic Museum and Barn, a building on the

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, located at 8145 State Line Road. *

Ward Parkway Center Ward Parkway Center, Ward Parkway Mall, or Ward Parkway Shopping Center is a shopping center located in Kansas City, Missouri on the Kansas/Missouri border line. The location surrounds the area on the North from 85th Terrace to 89th Street on ...

, located at 8600 Ward Parkway along State Line Road between W 85th Terrace and W 89th Street. * Rockhurst High School, located at 9301 State Line Road. * St. Joseph Medical Center, located at 1000 Carondelet Drive along State Line Road. * The Barstow School, located at 11511 State Line Road.

References

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