U.S. 71 North - Kansas City

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Hickman Mills Drive branches northwest from a wye interchange with U.S. 71 at Blue River Road.
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A viaduct leads U.S. 71 across Blue River Road, the Blue River and 85th Street.
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A half diamond interchange adds traffic to U.S. 71 northbound from 85th and 87th Streets.
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U.S. 71 turns northwest through an S-curve to a diamond interchange with 75th Street.
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77th Street spans U.S. 71 north at the off-ramp for 75th Street.
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The signalized intersection with Gregory Boulevard is next along U.S. 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive) north.
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The freeway for U.S. 71 ends as traffic shifts onto the service road system for Bruce R. Watkins Drive.
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Reserved for the unconstructed freeway, a wide median separates traffic ahead of Gregory Boulevard.
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Approaching Gregory Boulevard, a residential route to the Armour Hills community and Foxtown East communities.
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The traffic light at Gregory Boulevard is the first of three along Bruce R. Watkins Drive north through Kansas City.
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U.S. 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive) resumes as a freeway northbound ahead of Meyer Boulevard.
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69th Street ties into the northbound roadway of U.S. 71 from the east.
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Meyer Boulevard loops southeast from 63rd Street to Swope Park and Kansas City Zoo.
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The northbound roadway shifts inward along a short stretch of freeway taking U.S. 71 north below Meyer Boulevard and 63rd Street.
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The overpasses for Meyer Boulevard above U.S. 71 honor Mamie Hughes.
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U.S. 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive) north downgrades back into an at-grade boulevard beyond the 63rd Street overpass.
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A wide median separates traffic along U.S. 71 north ahead of 59th Street.
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U.S. 71 rejoins the Bruce R. Watkins service road system ahead of 59th Street.
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59th Street intersects U.S. 71 from residential neighborhoods.
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57th Street stems east from U.S. 71 to Indiana Avenue and Swope Parkway.
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55th Street intersects U.S. 71 at the Blue Hills neighborhood.
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The last intersection along Bruce R. Watkins Drive northbound is with 53rd Street east to the North Town Fork Creek neighborhood.
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U.S. 71 resumes as a freeway northbound ahead of the split diamond interchange with Swope Parkway (U.S. 56 west) and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard.
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The Bruce R. Watkins Drive roadways converge below the 51st Street overpass.
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The east end of U.S. 56 ties into U.S. 71 via Swope Parkway east from Volker Boulevard and the UMKC - Volker Campus.
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Swope Parkway and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard parallel Brush Creek below U.S. 71.
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U.S. 56 extends just 3.3 miles into Kansas City, Missouri from Westwood Hills, Kansas.
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U.S. 56 (Swope Parkway) heads west to Volker Boulevard and Brookside Boulevard north into the Plaza Westport community. U.S. 56 crosses the width of Kansas southwest to Springer, New Mexico.
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U.S. 56 crosses Swope Parkway, Brush Creek and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard on a high viaduct. Paralleling the freeway below, Euclid Avenue links the two roadways.
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Crossing Brush Creek, Euclid Avenue approaches Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and the return ramp for U.S. 71 north.
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Garfield Avenue branches north from Euclid Avenue / U.S. 71.
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Euclid Avenue splits with the entrance ramp for U.S. 71 north to Downtown Kansas City ahead of 43rd Street.
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U.S. 71 maintains six overall lanes above U.S. 56 (Swope Parkway), Brush Creek and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard.
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The succeeding exit from U.S. 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive) northbound is for 39th Street.
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A diamond interchange joins U.S. 71 with 39th Street.
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