Missouri Route 179
{{short description|State highway in central Missouri}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox road
|state=MO
|type=MO
|route=179
|length_mi=42.965
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=MO|US|54|Supp|B}} in Jefferson City
|junction=
- {{jct|state=MO|US|50|US-Bus|50|dab2=Jefferson City}} in Jefferson City
- {{jct|state=MO|MO|87}} near Jamestown
- {{jct|state=MO|I|70}} east of Boonville
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=MO|MO|98}} east of Boonville
|counties={{flat list|
|previous_type=MO
|previous_route=177
|next_type=MO
|next_route=180
| map={{maplink-road|from=Missouri Route 179.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=MO 179 highlighted in red
}}
Route 179 is a highway in central Missouri. From its northern terminus at the interchange of Interstate 70 and Route 98, it winds its way Southeast over low rolling hills and through the flood plain along the Missouri River to Jefferson City, where it bypasses the city to the West via a four-lane divided highway between U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 54, its southern terminus. Towns on Route 179 are Overton, Wooldridge, Jamestown, Sandy Hook, Marion, and Jefferson City.
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=MO|length_ref={{MoDOT Flex|accessdate=December 17, 2020}}}}
{{MOint
|county=Cole
|cspan=6
|location=Jefferson City
|lspan=6
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=MO|US|54|Supp|B|city1=Jefferson City|city2=Wardsville|location3=Lake of the Ozarks}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{MOint
|mile=1.121
|road={{jct|state=MO|Supp|C|city1=Russellville}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{MOint
|mile=2.053
|road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Mission Drive
|notes=Interchange; access to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital
}}
{{MOint
|mile=2.849
|road=Edgewood Drive
}}
{{MOint
|mile=3.496
|road={{jct|state=MO|US-Bus|50|dab1=Jefferson City|name1=Missouri Boulevard}}
|notes=Interchange for US 50 Business
}}
{{MOint
|mile=3.599
|road={{jct|state=MO|US|50|LCT|dir2=east|city1=Linn|city2=Sedalia}}
|notes=interchange for US 50; south end of Lewis and Clark Trail overlap
}}
{{MOint
|county=Moniteau
|cspan=2
|location=Jamestown
|type=concur
|mile=26.785
|road={{jct|state=MO|Route|87|dir1=south|Supp|U|name1=|city1=California}}
|notes={{ccr-end|South|Route 87}}
}}
{{MOint
|township=Linn
|ctdab=Moniteau
|type=concur
|mile=30.049
|road={{jct|state=MO|Route|87|dir1=north|city1=Prairie Home}}
|notes={{ccr-end|North|Route 87}}
}}
{{MOint
|county=Cooper
|cspan=2
|township=Saline
|ctdab=Cooper
|lspan=2
|mile=42.848
|road={{jct|state=MO|I|70|city1=Kansas City|city2=Columbia}}
|notes=Exit 111 (I-70)
}}
{{MOint
|mile=42.965
|road={{jct|state=MO|Route|98|to2=yes|MO|87|LCT|city1=Overton}}
|notes=Lewis and Clark Trail turns west onto MO 98
}}
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See also
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References
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External links
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{{commons category-inline|Missouri Route 179}}
Category:Transportation in Cole County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Moniteau County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Cooper County, Missouri
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