Route 224 is a highway in western Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 24 near Lexington; its western terminus is at US 24 west of Napoleon. It follows the Missouri River and is prone to flooding.

Route 224 marker
Route 224
Map
MO 224 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length13 mi[2] (21 km)
Existed1969[1]–present
Major junctions
West end US 24 west of Napoleon
East end US 24 near Lexington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesLafayette
Highway system
Route 221 I-229

History

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Before 1959, U.S. Route 24 used to travel through Napoleon and Lexington.[3] A bypass was finished in 1959 which caused US 24 to reroute onto the bypass. This resulted in the creation of US 24 Business.[4] It remained like that until 1969 when the business route was removed. This led to the creation of Route 224 and still remains like this to this day.[1]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Lafayette County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Clay Township0.0000.000  US 24 – Independence
Napoleon0.9471.524  Route D
Wellington5.9909.640 
 
Route 131 south – Odessa
Lexington13.19321.232 
 
 
Route 13 Bus. south (13th Street)
West end of Route 13 Business overlap
14.799–
14.982
23.817–
24.111
  
 
 
Route 13 / Route 13 Bus. ends – Richmond, Higginsville
Interchange; east end of Route 13 Business overlap
15.21724.489  US 24 – Marshall
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b 1969 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (February 2, 2014). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. ^ 1958 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  4. ^ 1959 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.