Route 9 is a highway in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 29/U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City North; its southern terminus is at Interstate 35/Interstate 70/U.S. Route 24/U.S. Route 40 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 between downtown Kansas City, Missouri and North Kansas City, Missouri. In North Kansas City, the highway serves as a main thoroughfare, Burlington Street.

Route 9 marker
Route 9
Map
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length14.275 mi (22.973 km)
Major junctions
South end I-35 / I-70 / US 24 / US 40 in Kansas City
Major intersections
North end I-29 / US 71 in Kansas City
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
Highway system
Route 8 Route 10

History

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Route 9 was created in 1922 as Route 59 and was renumbered in the early 1930s when US 59 entered Missouri.

Junction list

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
JacksonKansas City0.0000.000Heart of America Bridge continues beyond southern terminus
0.0940.151     I-35 / I-70 / US 24 / US 40Southern terminus; I-35/I-70 exit 2E; US-40 is unsigned
0.4060.6533rd StreetInterchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Missouri River1.2582.025North end of Heart of America Bridge
ClayNorth Kansas City3.160–
3.282
5.086–
5.282
Oak TrafficwayFormerly Route 283
Kansas City4.0696.548  US 169 (Arrowhead Trafficway) – Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, SmithvilleSouth end of freeway; northbound exit and southbound entrance; SB access to US 169 north via U-turn
4.6467.477Briarcliff Parkway
PlatteRiverside5.4258.731 
 
US 69 north (Riverway Parkway)
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of US 69 overlap
6.1359.873 
 
  US 69 south / I-635 – Kansas
I-635 exit 11; north end of freeway; north end of US 69 overlap
Parkville11.10017.864  Route 45 (Tom Watson Parkway)
Kansas City14.27522.973NW Barry Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Missouri Department of Transportation (December 17, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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