Missouri Route 45

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Route 45 Length: 42 mi (67 km) Established: Decommissioned: Present Direction: North-South From: Kansas state line To: Kansas City Cities on route: Iaton Weston Beverly East Leavenworth Farley Parkville Kansas City

Route 45 is a highway in northwest Missouri. Its northern terminus is at the Kansas state line over the Missouri River near Atchison, Kansas (it shares this terminus with Route 273 and is multiplexed with U.S. Highway 59 which continues on). Its southern terminus is at Interstate 29/U.S. Highway 71 in Kansas City. A spur connects with west Route 92 near East Leavenworth. The spur called the "Leavenworth cutoff" was built as a shortcut from Leavenworth, Kansas to Kansas City during the construction of the Centennial Bridge (Leavenworth, Kansas). Even though it is in Missouri it is maintained by the city of Leavenworth.