Missouri Route 224

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Route 224 marker

Route 224

Map
MO 224 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length13 mi[2] (21 km)
Existed1969[1]–present
Major junctions
West end US 24 west of Napoleon
East end US 24 near Lexington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesLafayette
Highway system
Route 221 I-229

Route 224 is a highway in western Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 24 near Lexington; its western terminus is at US 24 west of Napoleon. It follows the Missouri River and is prone to flooding.

History[edit]

Before 1959, U.S. Route 24 used to travel through Napoleon and Lexington.[3] A bypass was finished in 1959 which caused US 24 to reroute onto the bypass. This resulted in the creation of US 24 Business.[4] It remained like that until 1969 when the business route was removed. This led to the creation of Route 224 and still remains like this to this day.[1]

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Lafayette County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Clay Township0.0000.000 US 24 – Independence
Napoleon0.9471.524 Route D
Wellington5.9909.640
Route 131 south – Odessa
Lexington13.19321.232

Route 13 Bus. south (13th Street)
West end of Route 13 Business overlap
14.799–
14.982
23.817–
24.111


Route 13 / Route 13 Bus. ends – Richmond, Higginsville
Interchange; east end of Route 13 Business overlap
15.21724.489 US 24 – Marshall
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

KML is not from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b 1969 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (February 2, 2014). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. ^ 1958 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  4. ^ 1959 Missouri Highway Map (Map). Retrieved August 19, 2020.