Missouri Route 269 is a highway in the
Kansas City metropolitan area
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. Its total length is a short , which is also entirely named Chouteau Trafficway as a segment of that much longer trafficway. The highway's northern terminus is at
Interstate 35
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(I-35) and its southern terminus is at Front Streetboth in
Kansas City, Missouri
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. The middle of the route includes an interchange with
Route 210
Route 210 or Highway 210 may refer to:
Brazil
* BR-210
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* Manitoba Provincial Road 210
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 210
* Nova Scotia Route 210
* Prince Edward Island Route 210
* Quebec Route 210
* Saskatchewan Highway 210
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* C ...
in the small city of
North Kansas City, Missouri.
Chouteau Trafficway is very narrow for its amount of traffic, so in mid-2011, all buildings on Chouteau Trafficway between NE Parvin Road and NE Winn Road were taken by eminent domain and razed to widen Route 269 into a four-lane boulevard.
Route description
Route 269 begins at an intersection with Front Street in Kansas City,
Jackson County, heading northwest on four-lane undivided Chouteau Trafficway. The road passes through industrial areas, with a pair of ramps providing access to Levee Road. The route crosses the
Missouri River into the city of
North Kansas City, Missouri in
Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman:
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, where it has an interchange with Route 210. Past this interchange, Route 269 heads back into Kansas City, Missouri and becomes a two-lane undivided road, passing businesses. The route continues north through residential and commercial areas, then widens into a four-lane divided highway and reaches its northern terminus at an interchange with I-35. Chouteau Trafficway continues north of I-35 as an unnumbered road.
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Transportation in Jackson County, Missouri
Transportation in Clay County, Missouri