Missouri Route 291

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Route 291

Length:

50 mi (79 km)
Established:
Decommissioned: Present
Direction: North-South
From: Kansas City
To: Harrisonville
Cities on route: Kansas City
Liberty
Sugar Creek
Independence
Lee's Summit
Lake Winnebago
Harrisonville

Route 291 is a highway in western Missouri. Once designated as U.S. Highway 71 Bypass, its northern terminus is at Interstate 435 in Kansas City; its southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 71 in Harrisonville. The route was renumbered in the mid 1960's when I-29 was opened. It is a major highway in eastern Jackson County, Missouri. In Lee's Summit, Missouri it joins I-470 until I-70, I-470 ends. 291 continues north, through Independence, and Liberty Missouri.