U.S. 69 North - Kansas City

Blue Valley Parkway branches northeast from the freeway along U.S. 69 at a wye interchange in a half mile.
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Blue Valley Parkway links U.S. 69 north with Metcalf Avenue by Rosana Square shopping center.
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U.S. 69 arcs northwest from Blue Valley Parkway through a diamond interchange with W 119th Street.
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U.S. 56 east and U.S. 69/169 north part ways with I-35 north at a diamond interchange (Exit 228B) with Shawnee Mission Parkway.
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Interstate 35 arcs 2.3 miles northeast to meet U.S. 69 again at Mission. While still south of the Kansas City city limits, guide signs reference Des Moines, Iowa for the freeway north.
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IKEA Way south and Eby Avenue north come together at U.S. 56-69-169 (Shawnee Mission Parkway) just east of Interstate 35.
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U.S. 56-69-169 overlap for 1.3 miles along Shawnee Mission Parkway. The first confirming markers for the three routes appears after Eby Avenue.
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The six lane section of Shawnee Mission Parkway concludes just beyond Antioch Road.
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Milepost 470 for U.S. 56 precedes Craig Street on Shawnee Mission Parkway eastbound.
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A guide sign for U.S. 169 previously stood ahead of Craig Street. With U.S. 169 realigned off Metcalf Avenue south into Overland Park, the assembly was removed.
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U.S. 56-69-169 (Shawnee Mission Parkway) east at Craig Street.
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Santa Fe Drive north and Foster Street south converge with U.S. 56-69-169 at this traffic light.
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A junction U.S. 169 shield preceded the cloverleaf interchange with Metcalf Avenue.
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Metcalf Avenue extends south as a locally maintained arterial to the Overland Park city center.
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U.S. 69 splits with U.S. 56/169 (Shawnee Mission Parkway) at a loop ramp onto Metcalf Avenue north.
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U.S. 56/169 continue another 3.5 miles to Mission Woods, where U.S. 169 turns north along Rainbow Boulevard.
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U.S. 69 joins Metcalf Avenue below W 63rd Street. The loop ramp for Shawnee Mission Parkway (U.S. 56-69-169) westbound follows.
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U.S. 169 south combines with U.S. 56/69 west along Shawnee Mission Parkway to Interstate 35.
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Confirming marker posted north of U.S. 56/169 on Metcalf Avenue.
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Metcalf Avenue intersects 61st Street adjacent to a retail area.
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Right in right out (RIRO) ramps connect northbound U.S. 69 with Martway Street east. A grade separation follows with Johnson Drive.
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RIRO ramps with W 58th Street tie into U.S. 69 north of Johnson Drive from the city of Mission.
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Service roads line U.S. 69 (Metcalf Avenue) north to 56th Street.
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Metcalf Avenue transitions into Interstate 635 north in a half mile.
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U.S. 69 combines with I-35 east from I-635, 1.4 miles to the 18th Street Expressway.
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Foster Street intersects U.S. 69 just ahead of the directional interchange with I-35/635.
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Interstate 635 travels 18 miles north to I-29/U.S. 71 in Kansas City. U.S. 69 meets the urban loop again at Riverside, Missouri.
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U.S. 69 splits with I-35 north at a diamond interchange with Roe Avenue south and the 18th Street Expressway north.
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The north side ramps with I-35 meet the 18th Street Expressway at a signalized intersection. Loop ramps formerly connected the two freeways here.
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Proceeding north from I-35, a half diamond interchange adds traffic to U.S. 69 (18th Street Expressway) from Merriam Lane.
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06/19/15

U.S. 69 turns east alongside I-70/U.S. 24-40 from the north end of the 18th Street Expressway to S 7th Street at Riverview in Kansas City.
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Leading away from I-70 to Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, U.S. 69 takes over S 7th Street from U.S. 169 north.
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7th Street becomes 7th Street Trafficway north of Central Avenue (former K-32).
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Former reassurance marker posted on 7th Street Trafficway north at Tenny Avenue. U.S. 69 was eventually reconfigured into a four lane boulevard along this stretch.
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A second reassurance marker for U.S. 69 appeared at 7th Street Trafficway and Orville Road. Traffic lights were added at this intersection after 2007.
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Advancing north through Downtown Kansas City, U.S. 69 (7th Street Trafficway) intersects Washington Boulevard.
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U.S. 24 was realigned from Washington Boulevard and State Avenue across Kansas City onto Interstate 70 in 2008.
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Confirming marker posted north of Washington Boulevard.
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Pedestrian signals operate along U.S. 69 (7th Street Trafficway) between Troup and Parallel Avenues.
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U.S. 69 turns northeast at Quindaro Boulevard.
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U.S. 69 approaches the south end of K-5 (Sunshine Road).
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K-5 shifts southward from Sunshine Road nearby onto a freeway leading west to Interstate 635.
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U.S. 69 rises from Kindleberger Road onto the Fairfax Bridge spanning the Missouri River.
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Construction from Fall 2014 to December 2016 replaced the 1933-built Fairfax for southbound U.S. 69 and the 1957-built Platte Purchase Bridge for northbound U.S. 69.
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The Platte Purchase Bridge along the east side of the new Fairfax Bridge was subsequently demolished.
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U.S. 69 enters Riverside, Missouri at the north end of the Fairfax Bridge.
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