Interstate 35 Missouri – North

A lane drop occurred just north of the merge between I-29/35 north with U.S. 71 north. The kcICON Project expanded the northbound freeway to three overall lanes. 10/17/04

A lone reassurance marker for I-35 was posted beyond the Independence Avenue overpass. I-29 and U.S. 71 are displayed here now. 10/17/04

Traffic merging from The Paseo northbound onto I-29-35/U.S. 71 north formed an auxiliary lane through to a folded diamond interchange (Exit 4B) with Front Street. 10/17/04

The freeway continued north to onto a six lane viaduct to Exit 4B. The kcICON Project expanded the elevated roadway to eight lanes. 10/17/04

Northbound I-29/35 at the former ramp departure (Exit 4B) to Front Street. A SPUI was built to replace the sharp ramps here. 10/17/04

I-29/35 curved north from Front Street to cross the Missouri River on the Paseo Bridge. 10/17/04

A split diamond interchange joined I-29 /35 with Bedford Street in North Kansas City beyond the Paseo Bridge. 10/17/04

The Paseo Bridge was a four-lane suspension bridge without shoulders. The aging span was closed and dismantled following the completion of the Christoper S. Bond Bridge in 2010. 10/17/04

The Paseo Bridge was a four-lane suspension bridge without shoulders. The aging span was closed and dismantled following the completion of the Christoper S. Bond Bridge in 2010. 10/17/04

The narrow Paseo Bridge opened as a new route for U.S. 71 and U.S. 69 Alternate in August 1954. 10/17/04

Button copy sign previously posted for the North Kansas City exits. The fourth off-ramp referenced here was removed as part of the kcICON project. 10/17/04

An on-ramp merged onto the freeway from Levee Road just ahead of the off-ramp (Exit 5A) to Bedford Avenue, resulting in a short merge area. Service roads were added here to move merging traffic off the I-29/35 mainline. 10/17/04

I-29/35 north continued with just four lanes across a railroad yard and 14th Avenue south. This stretch now accommodates six lanes. 10/17/04

The loop ramp for 16th Avenue at Exit 5 B was replaced with a linear ramp further south to increase the distance to the ensuing ramp (Exit 6 A) for Route 210. 10/17/04

Entering what was a compact cloverleaf interchange with Missouri Route 210 east and Armour Road on I-29/35 north. 10/17/04

Exit 6B for Armour Road west was removed from I-29/35 northbound to eliminate a weaving traffic pattern with the adjacent on-ramp. 10/17/04

This set of confirming markers posted north of Missouri Route 210 was eventually replaced. 10/17/04

Three lanes of I-29-35/U.S. 71 north separate at a three-wye interchange (Exit 8B) to the immediate north of Parvin Road (Exit 8A). 10/17/04

I-29/U.S. 71 remain paired northwest to St. Joseph while I-35 overtakes U.S. 69 northeast as the main route to Cameron. 10/17/04

Exit numbers for Interstate 29 reset beyond the split with I-35. 10/17/04

Replaced button copy mileage sign for I-29 north after the split with Interstate 35 north. 10/17/04

The ground level sign for Exit 12 A was replaced with an overhead for Interstate 435 south. 06/18/15

Road work in 2016/17 extended the third lane along I-35 north to Exit 12 B. 06/18/15