U.S. 56
U.S. 56 extends just 3.2 miles into Missouri from Westwood, Kansas. Entering Kansas City along Brush Creek Parkway, U.S. 56 separates into a one way couplet along Ward Parkway east between the West Plaza and Sunset Hill neighborhoods. Following the one way pair of Roanoke Parkway north and Belleview Avenue south, U.S. 56 connects with W 47th Street east to Country Club Plaza and Plaza Westport. U.S. 56 turns south again along Brookside Boulevard to South Plaza and Volker Boulevard. Volker Boulevard / Swope Parkway lead U.S. 56 east alongside the Brush Creek Greenway and Thomas J. Kiely Park to U.S. 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive) at Blue Hills.
U.S. 56 within Missouri is locally maintained and signed by the city of Kansas City.
East
U.S. 56 (Volker Boulevard) runs along the south banks of Brush Creek and Thomas J. Kiely Park ahead of The Paseo.
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Volker Boulevard becomes Swope Parkway east of The Paseo.
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U.S. 56 (Swope Parkway) east at Woodland Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Square park.
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U.S. 56 advances east to a split diamond interchange with U.S. 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive).
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An end shield for U.S. 56 precedes the southbound entrance ramp for U.S. 71 along Swope Parkway.
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Heading south from Blue Hills in Kansas City, U.S. 71 travels to the Three Trails Memorial Crossing interchange with I-435, I-470 and U.S. 50. Interstate 49 begins there and overlays U.S. 71 south toward Joplin.
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U.S. 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive) spans Swope Parkway, Brush Creek and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard along a viaduct system.
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A service road leads north across Brush Creek from Swope Parkway to Garfield Avenue and the entrance ramp for U.S. 71 toward Downtown Kansas City.
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Swope Parkway continues from U.S. 56 and U.S. 71 to Prospect Avenue at the North Town Fork Creek neighborhood.
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West
Swope Parkway runs west alongside the Brush Creek Greenway from the North Town Fork Creek neighborhood in Kansas City to become a part of U.S. 56 at U.S. 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive).
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A split diamond interchange joins Swope Parkway and U.S. 56 with U.S. 71. Bruce R. Watkins constitutes a varying freeway and urban arterial north to Downtown Kansas City and south to Hidden Valley.
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Service roads across Brush Creek connect Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard with Swope Parkway and the ramps with U.S. 71.
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U.S. 71 winds south through Kansas City and becomes a part of Interstate 49 ahead of Grandview.
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U.S. 56 (Swope Parkway) proceeds west from U.S. 71 to Woodland Avenue at Martin Luther King, Jr. Square park.
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Swope Parkway becomes Volker Boulevard west at The Paseo. The Paseo is a tree lined boulevard running south through the Blue Hills community. Northward across Brush Creek, The Paseo heads to Manheim Park and Ivanhoe Southwest.
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The first confirming marker for U.S. 56 west appears at the intersection with The Paseo.
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U.S. 56 (Volker Boulevard) next intersects Troost Avenue by the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Volker Campus.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 11/03/16
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Page Updated Tuesday February 25, 2020.