Missouri Route 1

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Route 1

Length:

7 mi (12 km)
Established: 1922
Decommissioned: Present
Direction: North-South
From: Gladstone
To: North Kansas City
Cities on route: Gladstone
Kansas City
North Kansas City

Route 1 is a short highway with its northern terminus at Route 152 north of Gladstone and a southern terminus at Route 210 in North Kansas City.

[edit] History

The highway was one of the original 1922 highways in Missouri and it originally ran from the Iowa state line north of Rock Port to the Arkansas state line south of Noel. In 1926, with the creation of the U.S. Highway System, Route 1 became part of U.S. Route 71 and U.S. Route 59. The original Route 1 is now:

[edit] Branches

Route 1 originally had several branches (all decommissioned):