U.S. Route 169 in Missouri
{{short description|Segment of American highway}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{highway detail hatnote|U.S. Route 169}}
{{infobox road
|state=MO
|type=US
|route=169
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|from=U.S. Route 169 in Missouri.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=US 169 highlighted in red
|length_mi=126.907
|length_ref={{MoDOT Flex|access-date=June 3, 2018}}
|established=
|spur_type=US
|spur_of=69
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=KS|I|70|US|24|US|40|US|169}} at Kansas state line
|junction={{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=MO|I|35|I|70}} in Kansas City
- {{jct|state=MO|I|29|US|71}} in Kansas City
- {{jct|state=MO|I|435}} in Kansas City
- {{jct|state=MO|I|29|US|71}} in St. Joseph
}}
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=IA|US|169}} at Iowa state line
|counties=Jackson, Clay, Clinton, Buchanan, Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Worth
|previous_type=Route
|previous_route=168
|next_type=Route
|next_route=171
}}
U.S. Route 169 (US 169) is a U.S. Highway that travels from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Virginia, Minnesota. In the state of Missouri, US 169 enters the state from Kansas overlapped with I-70 / US 24 / US 40 at Kansas City and exits the state into Iowa north of Irena.
Route description
US 169 enters Missouri from Kansas via the Lewis and Clark Viaduct overlapped with I-70 / US 24 / US 40. The highway leaves the overlap near an interchange with I-35 / Downtown Loop in the downtown area, traveling along Broadway Boulevard and crosses the Missouri River via the Buck O'Neil Bridge, becoming a freeway known as the Arrowhead Trafficway. North of the river, US 169 travels between Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and the western edge of North Kansas City before running close to the river north of the airport. North of the Route 9 interchange, the freeway runs through a wooded area of the city and passes near Gladstone at the I-29 / US 71 interchange. US 169 passes near Metro North Mall at Barry Road, before becoming a more rural route at Route 152. The Arrowhead Trafficway ends at I-435, with US 169 becoming a four-lane divided expressway to Smithville.
North of Smithville, US 169 becomes a two-lane rural highway, passing through the towns of Trimble and Gower before entering St. Joseph. In St. Joseph, the highway intersects I-29 / US 71 twice and forms part of the Belt Highway in the eastern part of the city. Between I-29 and US 36, US 169 travels through an area that is mostly made up of commercial developments and north of US 36 it travels through areas that feature a mix between commercial and residential. The highway leaves St. Joseph after intersecting I-29 / US 71 a second time. North of St. Joseph, US 169's route is mostly rural. The highway has an overlap with US 136 from Stanberry to near Albany. North of US 136, US 169 travels through Gentry, Grant City, and Irena before exiting the state into Iowa.
History
On May 18, 2018, MoDOT began construction on the Buck O'Neil Bridge, with plans to repair the expansion joints, cable keep replacements and partial scour remediation. The project is expected to last until December at a cost of $7 million.{{cite web|publisher=Missouri Department of Transportation|url=http://www.modot.org/kansascity/major_projects/Buck_ONeil_Bridge.htm|title=Buck ONeil Bridge|access-date=June 3, 2018}} MoDOT eventually plans to completely replace the bridge, with an estimated cost of $150 million; construction would not begin until at least 2022.{{cite news|newspaper=Kansas City Star|last=Cronkleton|first=Robert A.|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article183660706.html|title=Buck O'Neil Bridge: MoDOT, KC agree to short-term repairs|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=June 3, 2018}}{{cite news|newspaper=Kansas City Star|last=Robertson|first=Joe|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article145551219.html|title=Kansas City, MoDOT split on future of Buck O'Neil Bridge|date=April 19, 2017|access-date=June 3, 2018}}
Major intersections
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{{MOint
|county=Jackson
|cspan=4
|location=Kansas City
|lspan=19
|mile=0.000
|road={{Jct|state=KS|I|70|dir1=west|US|24|dir2=west|US|40|dir3=west|US|169|dir4=south}}
|notes=Continuation into Kansas
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=0.600
|mile2=0.685
|road={{Jct|state=MO|I|35|dir1=south|location1=Wichita}}
|notes=Southern end of I-35 overlap; exit 2A
}}
{{MOint
|type=incomplete
|mile=0.832
|road=Beardsley Road
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 2B
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=0.851
|mile2=1.096
|road={{Jct|state=MO|I|35|dir1=north|I|70|dir2=east|US|24|dir3=east|name3=US 40 east|city1=St. Louis|location2=Des Moines}}
|notes=Northern end of I-35, I-70, US 24, and US 40 overlaps; US 169 north follows I-70 exit 2C
}}
{{Jctbridge
|county_special=Missouri River
|mile=1.173
|bridge=Buck O'Neil Bridge
}}
{{MOint
|county=Clay
|cspan=16
|mile=1.781
|road={{Jct|extra=airport}} Richards Road, Harlem Road – Downtown Airport
|notes=Northbound exit and entrance and southbound entrance only
}}
{{MOint
|type=incomplete
|mile=3.334
|road={{Jct|extra=airport}} Downtown Airport
|notes=Northbound and southbound entrances and southbound exit only
}}
{{MOint
|mile=4.744
|mile2=4.916
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|9|city1=Riverside|city2=Parkville|city3=North Kansas City}}
}}
{{MOint
|mile=5.548
|road=Briarcliff Parkway
}}
{{MOint
|type=incomplete
|mile=6.379
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|69|name1=Vivion Road}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
}}
{{MOint
|type=incomplete
|mile=6.523
|mile2=6.621
|road={{Jct|state=MO|I|29|US|71|extra=airport|location1=KCI Airport|city2=St. Joseph}}
|notes=No northbound exit to southbound I-29 / US 71
}}
{{MOint
|mile=7.437
|road=Englewood Road – Gladstone
}}
{{MOint
|mile=8.933
|road=NW 68th Street
}}
{{MOint
|mile=10.934
|road=Barry Road
}}
{{MOint
|mile=11.891
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|152|city1=Liberty|location2=Topeka}}
}}
{{MOint
|mile=12.441
|road=Tiffany Springs Parkway
}}
{{MOint
|mile=13.941
|road=Shoal Creek Parkway
}}
{{MOint
|mile=14.939
|road=NW Cookingham Drive
}}
{{MOint
|mile=15.332
|mile2=15.354
|road={{Jct|state=MO|I|435|city1=St. Joseph|city2=St. Louis}}
}}
{{MOint
|location=Smithville
|lspan=2
|mile=19.428
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|92|city1=Platte City|city2=Kearney}}
}}
{{MOint
|mile=21.199
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US-Spur|169|dab1=Smithville|name1=Bridge Street}}
}}
{{MOint
|county=Clinton
|township=Atchison
|ctdab=Clinton
|mile=32.826
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|116|city1=Plattsburg|city2=Rushville}}
}}
{{MOint
|county=Buchanan
|cspan=7
|township=Tremont
|ctdab=Buchanan
|mile=41.705
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|31|dir1=north|city1=Easton}}
}}
{{MOint
|location=St. Joseph
|lspan=6
|type=concur
|mile=50.578
|road={{Jct|state=MO|I|29|US|71|BL|29|dab3=St. Joseph|dir3=begins|city1=Kansas City|location2=Council Bluffs}}
|notes=Southern end of I-29 Business Loop overlap
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=51.636
|road={{Jct|state=MO|BL|29|dab1=St. Joseph|name1=Pear Street}}
|notes=Northern end of I-29 Business Loop overlap
}}
{{MOint
|mile=52.575
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|36}}
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=54.646
|road={{Jct|state=MO|BL|29|dab1=St. Joseph|dir1=south|MO|6|dir2=east|name2=Frederick Boulevard}}
|notes=Southern end of I-29 Business Loop overlap
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=56.620
|road={{Jct|state=MO|BL|29|dab1=St. Joseph|name1=Belt Highway}}
|notes=Northern end of I-29 Business Loop overlap
}}
{{MOint
|mile=57.688
|mile2=57.713
|road={{Jct|state=MO|I|29|US|71|city1=Kansas City|location2=Council Bluffs}}
}}
{{jctco|state=MO|county=Andrew}}
{{MOint
|county=DeKalb
|township=Polk
|ctdab=DeKalb
|mile=79.148
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|31|dir1=south|Supp|E|city1=Clarksdale}}
}}
{{MOint
|county=Gentry
|cspan=3
|location=King City
|mile=84.224
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|48|dir1=west|Supp|Z|city1=Berlin|city2=Whitesville}}
}}
{{MOint
|location=Stanberry
|type=concur
|mile=96.132
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|136|dir1=west|city1=Conception Junction}}
|notes=Southern end of US 136 overlap (former route 4)
}}
{{MOint
|township=Huggins
|ctdab=Gentry
|type=concur
|mile=103.672
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|136|dir1=east|Supp|H|city1=Darlington|city2=Albany}}
|notes=Northern end of US 136 overlap (former route 1A) former Route 4 continued along US 169 to Iowa state line
}}
{{MOint
|county=Worth
|cspan=2
|location=Grant City
|mile=121.044
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|46|city1=Grant City|city2=Allendale}}
}}
{{MOint
|township=Fletchall
|ctdab=Worth
|mile=126.907
|road={{Jct|state=IA|US|169|dir1=north|city1=Mount Ayr|city2=Des Moines}}
|notes=Continuation into Iowa
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
References
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External links
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Category:Transportation in Jackson County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Clay County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Clinton County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Buchanan County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Andrew County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in DeKalb County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Gentry County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Worth County, Missouri