US 50 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
Length | 263.58 mi[1] (424.19 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Missouri | |||
Counties | Jackson, Johnson, Pettis, Morgan, Moniteau, Cole, Osage, Gasconade, Franklin, St. Louis | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route in the state of Missouri. It is also known as the Rex M. Whitton Expressway in the capital of Missouri, Jefferson City.
Route description
[edit]US 50 enters Missouri from Kansas along Interstate 435 (I-435) around Kansas City and then it runs concurrently with I-470 to Lee's Summit. It runs as an expressway to Sedalia before becoming Broadway Boulevard and intersecting with US 65 (Limit Avenue). From Sedalia to California, US 50 becomes a two-lane undivided road, where it has a concurrency with Route 5 from Syracuse to Tipton between Morgan and Moniteau counties. It resumes as an expressway from California to Jefferson City, has a brief distance as a main road, and picks up expressway status again. It has a 15-mile-long (24 km) concurrency with US 63 for 12 miles (19 km) from Jefferson City. From just west of Linn to Union, the road is two lanes. Between Linn and Union, US 50 passes through various communities. After passing through Linn as Main Street, it shares short concurrencies with Route 89 and Route 19 between Osage and Gasconade counties and intersects with Route 47 in Union. After going through this city, US 50 is routed along I-44 up to Sunset Hills. It heads east and merges with US 61 and US 67.
These three concurrent U.S. routes run this way until after the interchange with I-55. US 61 and US 67 split off, leaving US 50 to merge with I-255 to cross the Mississippi River on the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in St. Louis.
Future
[edit]US 50 is slated to become four lanes from west of Linn to I-44.[2]
History
[edit]Until 1926, US 50 in Missouri was Route 12.[3]
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[4] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Missouri–Kansas line | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Kansas | ||
75B | State Line Road | Exit numbers follow I-435 | ||||
Jackson | Kansas City | 0.661 | 1.064 | 75A | Wornall Road | Access to Avila University |
1.416 | 2.279 | 74 | Holmes Road | |||
2.247 | 3.616 | 73 | 103rd Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
3.569– 4.748 | 5.744– 7.641 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-435 concurrency; left exits and entrances; westbound access via exit 1; western end of I-470 concurrency; I-435 exit 71A | ||
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit numbers follow I-470; I-435 not signed eastbound; Red Bridge Road/Longview Road not signed westbound; eastbound access to US 71 north via I-435 north | ||||
5.652 | 9.096 | 2 | Blue Ridge Boulevard | |||
7.645 | 12.303 | 4 | Raytown Road | |||
Kansas City–Lee's Summit line | 8.923 | 14.360 | 5 | View High Drive | Road is in Lee's Summit, but western ramps are partially located in Kansas City; access to Longview College and Longview Lake | |
Lee's Summit | 10.206 | 16.425 | — | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-470 concurrency; eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance; I-470 exit 7A | |
10.637 | 17.119 | 7C | Pryor Road / Blue Parkway | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
— | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Westbound exits and eastbound entrances; left exit and entrance to Route 350; I-470 exit 7A | ||||
11.634 | 18.723 | — | Chipman Road | |||
12.816 | 20.625 | — | 3rd Street | Access to Longview Lake and Longview College | ||
13.893 | 22.359 | — | ![]() ![]() | Western end of Route 291 concurrency; interchange opened on May 11, 2018 | ||
14.652 | 23.580 | — | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of Route 291 concurrency | ||
15.903 | 25.593 | — | ![]() | Access to James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area and Kansas City Regional Conservation Office | ||
— | Blackwell Road | Opened in 2017 and completed in December 2017[5] | ||||
Prairie–Van Buren township line | 20.096 | 32.341 | — | ![]() | Interchange; eastern end of freeway | |
Lone Jack | 25.361 | 40.815 | — | ![]() | Interchange | |
Johnson | Pittsville | 35.618 | 57.322 | ![]() | ||
Centerview Township | 45.893 | 73.858 | ![]() | |||
Warrensburg | 50.317 | 80.977 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of US 50 Bus. | ||
51.438 | 82.781 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; access to the University of Central Missouri and Western Missouri Medical Center | |||
52.618 | 84.680 | — | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of US 50 Bus.; access to the Missouri Veterans Home | ||
54.170 | 87.178 | — | ![]() | |||
Knob Noster | 60.792 | 97.835 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; western terminus of US 50 Bus.; access to Knob Noster State Park | |
Washington Township | 62.547 | 100.660 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of US 50 Bus. | ||
Pettis | La Monte | 68.284 | 109.892 | ![]() | ||
Sedalia | 79.031 | 127.188 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Smithton Township | 79.031 | 127.188 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 50 Spur | ||
88.752 | 142.832 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of Route 135 concurrency | |||
Morgan | Richland Township | 91.102 | 146.614 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of Route 135 concurrency | |
Syracuse | 100.849 | 162.301 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of Route 5 concurrency | ||
Moniteau | Tipton | 105.316 | 169.490 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of Route 5 concurrency | |
Moreau–Walker township line | 114.521 | 184.304 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of US 50 Bus. | ||
California | 117.673 | 189.376 | — | ![]() | Interchange | |
Walker Township | 119.093 | 191.662 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of US 50 Bus. | ||
Cole | Centertown | 126.375 | 203.381 | ![]() | ||
St. Martins | 130.234 | 209.591 | Kaylor Bridge Road / Henwick Lane | At-grade intersection; western end of freeway | ||
131.860 | 212.208 | — | ![]() ![]() | |||
Jefferson Township | 133.983 | 215.625 | — | Big Horn Drive | ||
134.601 | 216.619 | — | US 50 Bus. west – St. Martins, Apache Flats | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
Jefferson City | 135.937 | 218.769 | — | S. Country Club Drive / Truman Boulevard | ||
137.350 | 221.043 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of US 50 Bus.; western end of Lewis and Clark Trail concurrency; access to SSM St. Mary's Hospital, Runge Nature Conservation Center, and Conservation Commission Headquarters | ||
138.956 | 223.628 | — | Dix Road | |||
139.954– 140.165 | 225.234– 225.574 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 63 concurrency; no westbound access to US 54 west | ||
140.242 | 225.698 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | At-grade intersection; eastern end of freeway; eastern terminus of US 50 Bus. | |||
Monroe Street | At-grade intersection; western end of freeway | |||||
— | Lafayette Street | Access to Lincoln University | ||||
141.762 | 228.144 | — | Clark Avenue | Access to Missouri State Highway Patrol General Headquarters | ||
142.915 | 229.999 | — | Eastland Drive | Eastern end of freeway | ||
144.557 | 232.642 | — | E. McCarty Street | |||
147.077 | 236.697 | — | Militia Drive | Access to Missouri National Guard Headquarters and the Missouri Military Museum | ||
Schubert | 148.887 | 239.610 | — | ![]() ![]() | Access to Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site | |
Osage | Washington Township | 152.214 | 244.965 | — | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 63 concurrency |
Loose Creek | 153.614 | 247.218 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Partial interchange; no eastbound entrance; western terminus of US 50 Byp.; eastern end of Lewis and Clark Trail concurrency; connector road between US 50 eastbound | ||
Linn Township | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of US 50 Byp. | ||||
Linn | 160.352 | 258.062 | ![]() | |||
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162.196 | 261.029 | ![]() | Western end of Route 89 concurrency | |||
Crawford Township | 165.540 | 266.411 | ![]() | Eastern end of Route 89 concurrency | ||
164.528 | 264.782 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Gasconade | Mount Sterling | ![]() | ||||
Boulware Township | ![]() ![]() | |||||
Drake | 185.294 | 298.202 | ![]() | Western end of Route 19 concurrency | ||
Boeuf Township | 185.887 | 299.156 | ![]() | Eastern end of Route 19 concurrency | ||
Rosebud | 192.166 | 309.261 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Franklin | Beaufort | 205.555 | 330.809 | ![]() | ||
Union | 217.009 | 349.242 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of Route 47 concurrency | ||
217.459 | 349.966 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of Route 47 concurrency | |||
Central Township | 221.974 | 357.233 | 247 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-44 concurrency; I-44 west exit 247 | |
Boles Township | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit numbers follow I-44; eastbound exit only; provides travelers from I-44 eastbound with access to US 50 westbound | ||||
226.398 | 364.352 | 251 | ![]() ![]() | Former US 66 | ||
Gray Summit | 228.202 | 367.256 | 253 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Pacific | 231.670 | 372.837 | 256 | ![]() | Signed as exit 257 westbound | |
St. Louis | Eureka | 236.418 | 380.478 | 261 | ![]() ![]() | |
239.372 | 385.232 | 264 | ![]() | |||
240.059– 240.291 | 386.338– 386.711 | 265 | Williams Road | Eastbound exit and entrance | ||
Meramec Township | 241.470 | 388.608 | 266 | Lewis Road | ||
243.701 | 392.199 | 269 | Beaumont Antire Road | |||
247.291– 247.304 | 397.976– 397.997 | 272 | ![]() | |||
Fenton | 248.757 | 400.336 | 274A | Bowles Avenue | Signed as exit 274 westbound | |
249.577 | 401.655 | 274B | Mraz Lane | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
250.454 | 403.067 | 275 | North Highway Drive, Soccer Park Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
Sunset Hills | 251.198– 251.213 | 404.264– 404.288 | 276 | ![]() | ||
251.757 | 405.164 | 277A | ![]() ![]() | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; former US 66 | ||
Sunset Hills–Kirkwood line | 252.520 | 406.392 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-44 concurrency; western end of US 61/US 67 concurrency; I-44 exit 277B | ||
Sunset Hills | 252.739– 252.748 | 406.744– 406.758 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
Sappington | 254.835 | 410.117 | ![]() | |||
Green Park | 256.644 | 413.028 | ![]() | |||
Green Park–Mehlville line | 258.091– 258.105 | 415.357– 415.380 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-55 exit 197 | ||
Mehlville | 258.756 | 416.427 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 61/US 67 concurrency | ||
259.110 | 416.997 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-255 concurrency; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; I-255 exit 1C | |||
260.349 | 418.991 | 2 | ![]() | Exit numbers follow I-255 | ||
261.382 | 420.654 | 3 | Koch Road | |||
Mississippi River | 261.382– 261.946 | 420.654– 421.561 | Jefferson Barracks Bridge | |||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Illinois | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Planning Network GIS data version 2005.08
- ^ folsomg@emissourian.com, Geoff Folsom • Union City Editor, County Government Reporter • (2021-09-11). "Push to expand Highway 50 to four lanes stalls". The Missourian. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Missouri State Highway Commission, Route Map Showing Designated Routes and Numbers[permanent dead link], Approved September 19, 1922
- ^ Missouri Department of Transportation (June 17, 2015). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Route 50 Blackwell". www.modot.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014.
External links
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