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Missouri Route 116

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Route 116 marker
Route 116
Map
MO 116 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length72.942 mi[1] (117.389 km)
Major junctions
West end US 59 in Rushville
Major intersections
East end Route A in Braymer
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
Highway system
Route 115 Route 117

Route 116 is a highway in northwestern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route A in Braymer; its western terminus is at U.S. Route 59 in Rushville.

Route description

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Route 116 starts at its western terminus at U.S. Route 59 in Rushville and continues east. It then has a t-intersection with Supplemental Route HH and continues south. It then turns east again after an intersection with Supplemental Route M, before curving to the north. It then heads east again and then intersects with Missouri Route 371. There is then a bridge over Interstate 29, but it does not have any direct interchange with it. It intersects with Supplemental Route Y, and it heads south on a concurrency with it, and then heads to the east again to the north of Dearborn, Missouri. It then has an intersection with U.S. Route 169 and goes through the town of Plattsburg, Missouri. It then intersects with Missouri Route 33 and is concurrent with it until it reaches the town of Lathrop, Missouri. Route 116 then has an interchange with Interstate 35 and then has a roundabout with U.S. Route 69. It then heads east on a mostly straight path before reaching the town of Polo, Missouri. In Polo, it intersects with Missouri Route 13. It then heads to the north on Route 13, before heading to the east again. It then passes to the north of the town of Cowgill, Missouri, before coming to an end at Supplemental Route A in Braymer, Missouri

History

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Route 116 from Plattsburg to U.S. Route 169 was originally part of Route 33 until that highway was re-routed in 1934.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BuchananRushville0.0000.000 US 59 – Atchison, St. Joseph
Crawford Township15.24424.533 Route 371 – Faucett, New Market
ClintonAtchison Township29.60047.637 US 169 – Gower, Grayson
Concord Township38.01661.181
Route 33 north to US 36
Western end of Route 33 overlap
Lathrop42.85068.960
Route 33 south / Route A – Lathrop, Turney
Eastern end of Route 33 overlap
Lathrop Township46.13274.242
I-35 / Route 110 (CKC) – Cameron, Kansas City
exit 40 on I-35
48.02877.294 US 69 – Cameron, Excelsior Springs
CaldwellPolo58.54994.225
Route 13 south – Knoxville
Western end of Route 13 overlap
Grant Township59.55595.844
Route 13 north – Kingston
Eastern end of Route 13 overlap
Braymer72.942117.389 Route A to US 36 – Tinney Grove
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (December 16, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Highway Numbers". The St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. October 19, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon