Interstate 49 in Missouri

Interstate 49 marker

Interstate 49
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length: 178.717 mi[1] (287.617 km)
Existed: December 12, 2012 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 71 in Pineville
 
North end: I-435 / I-470 / US 50 / US 71 in Kansas City
Highway system
← Route 48Route 49 →

Interstate 49 (I-49) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Missouri that was designated on December 12, 2012. It overlaps U.S. Route 71 (US 71) in the western part of the state, beginning at Pineville, just a few miles north of the Arkansas state line, and ending at I-435 and I-470 on the southeast side of Kansas City.

I-49 is planned to extend south into Arkansas upon completion of a bypass of Bella Vista, Arkansas, connecting to the new northern Arkansas segment of I-49 (formerly part of I-540 to Fort Smith). Upon completion, the highway will connect with I-49 in Louisiana, connecting Kansas City to Texarkana, Shreveport, and Lafayette, Louisiana.

Route description

I-49 begins in Pineville. It passes through many smaller communities before reaching Joplin. In Joplin, I-49 junctions with I-44 and begins a short overlap with I-44 for exits 11 through 18.

Just a few miles east of Joplin, I-49 leaves I-44 and heads north and enters Carthage. I-49 then passes through Nevada and other communities before reaching the Kansas City area. I-49 intersects with I-435 which provides connection to I-35 and I-29.

In south Kansas City, at Bannister Road just north of the Grandview Triangle, the I-49 designation ends, and the expressway continues as US 71, which proceeds into downtown Kansas City as Bruce R. Watkins Memorial Drive.

History

Current southern terminus of I-49. The closed ramp will serve as the northern end of the Bella Vista Bypass upon completion.

Arkansas and Missouri pursued an I-49 designation for US 71 and I-540 for a number of years. In the early 2000s, there were plans by both states to rename the roadway as such between I-44 west of Joplin and I-40 at Fort Smith once new roadway had been completed around Bella Vista, Arkansas, and north to Pineville, Missouri.[2] However, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering denied the I-49 designation at their annual meeting in September 2007 because none of the new roadway was under construction.[3]

The I-49 upgrade involved removing all at-grade intersections and constructing interchanges and overpasses at 15 sites between Harrisonville and Lamar. The two-year project represented a shift in funding priorities for MoDOT which in 2007, had announced the indefinite postponement of its portion of the Bella Vista bypass project, citing a $139-million funding gap in Arkansas between construction costs and toll revenues, and Arkansas' commitment to only a two-lane bypass constructed over six years.[4] MoDOT announced the Joplin-to-Kansas City upgrade of US 71 in August 2010, to be done with the intention of bringing the I-49 designation to Missouri.[5]

MoDOT began installing I-49 trailblazer signage (without shields) plus gantry signs and mile markers, about 1200 signs in all, in February 2012. Signage bearing I-49 shields were covered or turned from view until the I-49 designation was given final approval by the Federal Highway Administration. This includes mile markers at 0.2-mile (0.32 km) intervals along the entire alignment apart from I-44.[6]

The I-49 designation in Missouri became official at noon on December 12, 2012.[7] The designation applies to 180 miles (290 km) of current US 71 between Bannister Road (Route W) in south Kansas City and Route H at Pineville (McDonald County) which was upgraded to Interstate standards beginning in 2010.[5] The last of the upgrade projects were completed in December 2012, but some designations about seven miles (11 km) north of the Arkansas state line still have not been built to meet interstate standards.

Future

In 2012, Missouri had $40 million available for its portion of the Bella Vista bypass,[8] but moved the money elsewhere in 2013. They planned on using money from a proposed constitutional amendment which would have raised the sales tax, however this was defeated by voters in August 2014. The Bella Vista Bypass is now on an indefinite hold. Arkansas has announced it will not extend its section to Missouri until construction begins on the Missouri section.[9]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExit[1]DestinationsNotes
McDonald​ I-49 southArkansas state line (proposed connection)
​2 Route 90Proposed
​4 US 71 south – Bella Vista, Fort SmithTemporary southern end; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Pineville0.7241.1655 Route H – Pineville, Noel
​2.5584.1177 Route EE – Pineville, Lanagan
​5.6909.15710 Route 76 – Anderson
​10.77017.33315
US 71 Bus. south / Route 59 – Goodman, Anderson		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
​11.95419.23817 Route B / Route C – Goodman
Newton​15.48624.92220 BL I-49 north / Route AA
Neosho19.04230.64524 US 60 – Seneca, Neosho
22.05835.49927 BL I-49 south / Route 86 – Racine, Neosho
​25.05240.31730Iris Road
​28.05945.15733 BL I-49 north / Route 175 (Gateway Drive)
​30.08048.40935 Route V – Diamond
Newton–Jasper
county line		​34.08954.86139A Route FF (32nd Street)
Jasper​34.23855.10139B–C I-44 west / Route 249 north to Route 66 – Joplin, TulsaSouthern end of I-44 overlap; signed as exits 39B (Route 249 north) and 39C (I-44 west); I-49 south follows exit 11
​12Prigmor Road (County Road 190) –JoplinOpened November 2015
​38.06161.25315 BL I-44 west / Route 66 – Duenweg, JoplinSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Fidelity41.05466.07046 I-44 east / Route 59 south – Springfield, DiamondNorthern end of I-44 overlap; signed as exits 46A (Route 59 south) and 46B (I-44 east); I-49 north follows exit 18B
42.38668.21447Cedar Road
Carthage44.88772.23949 Route 571 north (Garrison Avenue)Northbound exit and southbound entrance
45.68273.51850 Route HH (Fir Road) – Carterville
46.80775.32951Fairview Avenue
48.51178.07153 BL I-49 south / Route 96 / Route 171 north / Route 571 south (Central Avenue) – Webb City
50.58081.40155Civil War Road
​51.65683.13256 Route V (Garrison Avenue) / Route D – AlbaSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
​58.05093.42263 Route M / Route N
Jasper61.25298.57666 Route H / Route K – Jasper
Barton​65.425105.29170 Route 126 – Pittsburg, Golden City
​7430th RoadOpened November 2013
Lamar72.006115.88277 US 160 – Mindenmines, Lamar
​75.538121.56780 Route DD / Route EE
​78.554126.42083 Route V / Route C – Irwin
Vernon​83.777134.82688 Route N / Route B – Bronaugh, Sheldon
​86.800139.69191 Route BB / Route DD – Bellamy
​90.785146.10495 Route E – Milo
Nevada96.121154.692101 BL I-49 north / Route K to US 54 west – Nevada, Camp Clark
97.218156.457102A US 54 – Nevada, El Dorado SpringsSigned as exit 102 northbound
102B BL I-49 south – NevadaSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
98.522158.556103Highland Avenue
​101.998164.150107 Route M – Compton Junction
​105.330169.512110 Route D – Stotesbury
​107.086172.338112Horton
​111.305179.128116 Route TT
BatesRich Hill115.709186.216120 Route A / Route B – Rich Hill, Osceola
​124.273199.998129 Route 52 east – Appleton CitySouthern end of Route 52 overlap
​125.529202.019130 BL I-49 north – ButlerNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Butler126.887204.205131 Route 52 west – Butler, AmoretNorthern end of Route 52 overlap
​131.583211.762136 BL I-49 south / Route F / Route D – Passaic, Butler
Adrian136.630219.885141 Route 18 – Adrian, Clinton
​139.151223.942144 Route AA / Route E
CassArchie142.523229.369147 Route A / Route B – Archie, Drexel
​148.204238.511153307th Street
Harrisonville152.189244.924157 Route 7 south – ClintonSouthern end of Route 7 overlap
152.358245.196158 Route 2 east (Commercial Street)Southern end of Route 2 overlap
154.922249.323159 Route 2 west / Route 7 north (Mechanic Street)Northern end of Route 2 / Route 7 overlap
155.478250.218160 Route 291 north – Lee's Summit, HarrisonvilleOpened in 2016;existing diamond interchange converted to a Diverging diamond interchange
Peculiar162.219261.066167 Route C / Route J – Peculiar
168211th Street / Peculiar WayDiverging diamond interchange opened Tuesday September 13th 2016;[10]
Raymore167.211269.100172North Cass Parkway
Belton174 Route 58 – Belton, Raymore
169.162272.240175 Route Y / 163rd Street
Cass–Jackson
county line		Belton–Grandview
city line		171.792276.472176155th Street – BeltonProposed DDI expected to open on Dec 1st, 2017;[11]
JacksonGrandview–Kansas City
city line		172.774278.053177 Route 150current interchange converted from the existing diamond interchange
Grandview178140th Street
174.922281.510179Main Street
175.483282.413180Truman DriveNo direct northbound exit
Grandview–Kansas City
city line		176.260283.663181Blue Ridge Boulevard / Hickman Mills Drive / Longview Road
Kansas City177.406285.507182Red Bridge Road / Longview Road
178.034286.518183 I-435 west / I-470 east / US 50 – Wichita, Lee's SummitNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; to I-35 south and I-70 east
178.553287.353184 I-435 north / US 71 north – Kansas City, Des MoinesNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; to I-70 west and I-35 north and I-29 north; national northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Google

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 3 Missouri Department of Transportation (June 1, 2013). Flex Map Viewer (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, Wally (May 11, 2007). "Plan holds 2008 finish for Range Line Bypass". The Joplin Globe. Joplin, MO. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ Keith, Kevin (September 29, 2007). "Report for SCOH" (PDF) (Report). Milwaukee, WI: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
  4. ↑ "Missouri Gateway to Bella Vista Bypass Scrapped". Joplin Independent. October 15, 2007.
  5. 1 2 "I-49 Coming to Missouri" (Press release). Missouri Department of Transportation. August 4, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ "New I-49 Signs Being Installed Along US 71" (Press release). Missouri Department of Transportation.
  7. ↑ "US 71 from Kansas City to Joplin to become Interstate 49". Kansas City Star. September 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ "US 71 Highway to Become I-49 on Wednesday". Kansas City, MO: KMBC-TV. December 11, 2012.
  9. ↑ McGeeney, Ryan (August 7, 2014). "Bella Vista Bypass on Ice after Missouri Rejects Tax". NWA Online. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/MoDOT.KansasCity/photos/pcb.10154083305568515/10154083302728515/?type=3&theater
  11. ↑ http://www.modot.org/kansascity/newrelease/District4Release.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=209821
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