U.S. Route 36 in Missouri

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 36 in Missouri. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 36.

U.S. Route 36 marker

U.S. Route 36
V.F.W. Memorial Highway
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length: 192.660 mi[1] (310.056 km)
Major junctions
West end: US-36 in St. Joseph
 
East end:
I-72 / US 36 / IL 110 (CKC) / Great River Road at Illinois state line
Highway system

Missouri Highways
Supplemental

← I-35Route 37 →

In the U.S. state of Missouri, U.S. Route 36 is an expressway with many freeway sections, connecting Kansas to Illinois. From Cameron to the Illinois state line, it forms part of the principal route between Kansas City and Chicago, known as the Chicago–Kansas City Expressway.

All of US 36 in Missouri is named the V.F.W. Memorial Highway.[2]

Route description

U.S. Route 36 in Missouri runs from the Pony Express Bridge over the Missouri River in St. Joseph to the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River in Hannibal. After leaving the Missouri River valley, U.S. 36 then links major cities in Northern Missouri with Kansas City and cities in the east. From Cameron to the Illinois state line, it is overlapped with Missouri Route 110, also known as the Chicago–Kansas City Expressway. Starting in St. Joseph, it passes through the cities of Cameron, Hamilton, Chillicothe, Macon, Shelbina, Monroe City, and Brookfield. The final 2 miles (3.2 km) of US 36 in Missouri is concurrent with Interstate 72. The route passes through mostly flat, fertile, productive farmland. Even though there are some surface intersections, U.S. 36 has many grade-separated interchanges and town bypasses that suggest a future extension of I-72 west from Hannibal.

History

US 36 across Missouri parallels the route of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, which was the reason St. Joseph was selected for the Pony Express. The two towns were the second and third largest cities in the State of Missouri prior to the American Civil War. Prior to the establishment of the railroad in the late 1850s, the stagecoach route was called the "Hound Dog Trail."[3]

The road was originally Route 8 from 1922 to 1926, before being designated as US 36. Over the years some busier sections were upgraded to four lanes. On August 3, 2005, residents of Macon, Marion, Monroe, Shelby, and Ralls counties approved Proposition 36B, which excluded Ralls County from the Transportation Development District, and allowed for a 4-lane US 36 to be constructed without Ralls County's participation. In June 2010 work was completed making US 36 a four-lane highway across the entire state, saving considerable travel time.

Major intersections

All exits are unnumbered.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
DoniphanElwood US-36 westContinuation into Kansas
Missouri River0.0000.000Pony Express Bridge; Kansas–Missouri state line
BuchananSt. Joseph0.195–
0.204		0.314–
0.328		 Route 759 to I-29 / US 59 northInterchange
0.296–
0.489		0.476–
0.787		 I-229 / US 59 – Kansas City, Council BluffsInterchange; no access to northbound I-229 from eastbound US 36 and no access to westbound US 36 from southbound I-229
0.573–
0.670		0.922–
1.078		 I-29 Bus. (9th Street south, 10th Street north)Interchange
1.4402.31722nd StreetInterchange
1.9563.14828th StreetInterchange; eastbound exit and entrance via Hilltop Road
2.966–
3.456		4.773–
5.562		 US 169 (Belt Highway)Interchange
3.580–
4.079		5.761–
6.565		 I-29 / US 71 – Kansas City, Council BluffsInterchange
5.0598.142 Route AC (Riverside Road) – Missouri Western State UniversityInterchange
Marion Township11.74318.899 Route 31 south – GowerWestern end of Route 31 overlap
DeKalbWashington Township15.92525.629 Route 31 north to Route 6 – King CityEastern end of Route 31 overlap
Colfax Township24.78739.891 Route 33 south – PlattsburgWestern end of Route 33 overlap
27.18643.752 Route 33 north / Route M – Maysville, LathropEastern end of Route 33 overlap
Cameron32.89252.935
US 36 Bus. east (Grand Avenue)
33.693–
34.056		54.224–
54.808
US 69 / I-35 Bus. south / US 36 Bus. west (Walnut Street)		Western end of Loop 35 overlap
34.538–
34.700		55.584–
55.844
I-35 / Route 110 (CKC) south / I-35 Bus. ends – Kansas City, Des Moines		Eastern end of Loop 35 overlap; western end of Route 110 overlap
CaldwellHamilton Township44.46071.551
US 36 Bus. east – Hamilton
Hamilton46.60375.000
US 36 Bus. west / Route 13 – Gallatin, Kingston		Interchange
LivingstonChillicothe71.594–
71.852		115.219–
115.635
US 65 east / US 36 Bus.		Interchange
72.459116.611
US 36 Bus. west
LinnParson Creek Township85.054136.881 Route 139 north – MeadvilleWestern end of Route 139 overlap
Jefferson Township89.952144.764 Route 139 south
Laclede91.830147.786 Route 5 north / Route 139 southEastern end of Route 139 overlap; western end of Route 5 overlap
Brookfield95.515153.716
US 36 Bus. east
97.359156.684
US 36 Bus. west / Route 11
Marceline–Bucklin township line104.265–
104.717		167.798–
168.526		 Route 5 south / Route U – KeytesvilleInterchange; eastern end of Route 5 overlap
Bucklin Township107.000172.200 Route 129 north – BucklinWestern end of Route 129 overlap
MaconLingo Township112.553181.136 Route 129 south – SalisburyEastern end of Route 129 overlap
114.575–
115.042		184.391–
185.142		 Route 149 north – New CambriaInterchange
Callao Township121.166–
121.731		194.998–
195.907		 Route 3 – CallaoInterchange
Bevier Township124.603–
124.993		200.529–
201.157		 Route C / Route O – BevierInterchange
Hudson Township127.873–
128.316		205.792–
206.505		Long Branch Lake RoadInterchange
Macon130.053–
130.356		209.300–
209.788		 US 63 – Kirksville, MaconInterchange
Hudson Township132.978214.007
US 36 Bus. east
ShelbyClarence141.119–
141.645		227.109–
227.956
US 36 Bus. east / Route 151 – Clarence		Interchange
142.403229.175
US 36 Bus. west
Shelbina152.972246.185
US 36 Bus. east
153.710–
154.120		247.372–
248.032		 Route 15 – Shelbina, ShelbyvilleInterchange
154.792249.114
US 36 Bus. west
MarionMonroe City170.138273.811
US 36 Bus. east
Ralls171.969–
172.490		276.757–
277.596
US 24 west / US 36 Bus. west / Route Z		Interchange, western end of US 24 overlap
MarionMiller Township184.089–
184.442		296.263–
296.831		 US 24 east – PalmyraInterchange, eastern end of US 24 overlap
Hannibal187.716–
188.111		302.100–
302.735		Shinn LaneInterchange
189.141–
189.557		304.393–
305.062		Veterans Road
190.604–
190.955		306.747–
307.312
I-72 begins / US 61 / US 36 Bus. east – Palmyra, New London		Western end of I-72 overlap
191.573–
192.123		308.307–
309.192
US 36 Bus. west / Route 79 south – Louisiana, Downtown Hannibal		Exit 157 along I-72
Mississippi River192.660310.056Mark Twain Memorial Bridge; Missouri–Illinois state line
PikeLevee Township
I-72 east / US 36 east / IL 110 (CKC) north		Continuation into Illinois
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Number Length (mi)[1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes

US 36 Bus.		 1.6[4]2.6 US 36 near the Missouri River in St. JosephUS 36 / US 59 Bus. / US 71 Bus. in St. Joseph 19591963 Served St. Joseph

US 36 Bus.		 1.5042.420 US 36 in western CameronUS 36 / US 69 / Loop 35 in Cameron 1964current Serves Cameron

US 36 Bus.		 2.8074.517 US 36 in Hamilton TownshipUS 36 / Route 13 in Hamilton 1962current Serves Hamilton

US 36 Bus.		 1.0421.677 US 36 / US 65 in ChillicotheUS 36 in Chillicothe —— Serves Chillicothe

US 36 Bus.		 2.7694.456 US 36 west of BrookfieldUS 36 / Route 11 in Brookfield 1955current Serves Brookfield

US 36 Bus.		 2.8274.550 US 63 in MaconUS 36 east of Macon 1973[5]current Serves Macon

US 36 Spur		 1.0[6]1.6 US 36 west of MaconBourke Street in Macon 19561973[5] Former spur into Macon

US 36 Bus.		 1.4982.411 N. 1st Street in ClarenceUS 36 east of Clarence —— Serves Clarence

US 36 Bus.		 1.7722.852 US 36 west of ShelbinaUS 36 in eastern Shelbina 1968[7]current Serves Shelbina

US 36 Bus.		 2.4613.961 US 36 in western Monroe CityUS 24 / US 36 / Route Z in northeastern Monroe City 1976[8]current Serves Monroe City

US 36 Bus.		 3.6[9]5.8 US 36 / US 61 in HannibalI-72 / US 36 / Route 79 in Hannibal 19602013 Served Hannibal

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Missouri Department of Transportation (August 13, 2014). Flex Map Viewer (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ The Associated Press (2002-08-24). "A look at Missouri's named highways and bridges" (LEXISNEXIS).
  3. ↑ The Hound Dog Trail: The Economy of Cameron - cameron-mo.com - Retrieved November 15, 2007
  4. ↑ Google (August 14, 2014). "US 36 St. Joseph business route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (November 10, 1973). U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee (PDF) (Report). Los Angeles, CA: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved August 13, 2014 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  6. ↑ Google (August 14, 2014). "US 63 Macon spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 18, 1968). U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee (PDF) (Report). Portsmouth, NH: American Association of State Highway Officials. Retrieved August 13, 2014 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  8. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (July 13, 1976). Route Numbering Committee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee (PDF) (Report). Hot Springs, VA: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved August 13, 2014 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  9. ↑ Google (August 13, 2014). "US 36 Hannibal business route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 13, 2014.

External links

Route map: Bing

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