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 | ||||
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 MO 224 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
| Length | 13 mi[2] (21 km) | |||
| Existed | 1969[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 24 west of Napoleon | |||
| East end | US 24 near Lexington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Missouri | |||
| Counties | Lafayette | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
editBefore 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
editThe entire route is in Lafayette County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Clay Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 24 – Independence | ||
| Napoleon | 0.947 | 1.524 |  Route D | ||
| Wellington | 5.990 | 9.640 |   Route 131 south – Odessa | ||
| Lexington | 13.193 | 21.232 |   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 | ||
| 15.217 | 24.489 | US 24 – Marshall | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
editKML is not from Wikidata
- ^ a b 1969 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (February 2, 2014). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ 1958 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ 1959 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.
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