Missouri Route 740, better known as Stadium Boulevard, is a short highway located completely within the city of

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, United States. Its western terminus is at

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/ U.S. Route 40 (I-70/US 40), and its eastern terminus is at Maguire Boulevard in southeast Columbia, just east of

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(US 63).

Route description

Route 740 begins at an interchange with I-70/US 40 in Columbia, where the road continues north as Route E. From this interchange, the route heads south on Stadium Boulevard, a six-lane divided arterial. The road runs through business areas, passing to the east of the Columbia Mall. Route 740 intersects Route TT and becomes a four-lane undivided road that passes near wooded residential neighborhoods, turning to the east. The route heads onto the

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campus and intersects Route 163 (known locally as Providence Road) before passing to the north of

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. The road continues through the university campus and comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of Route 763. Route 740 heads east through wooded areas with some development as a four-lane

divided highway A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...

. The route then comes to an interchange with US 63. Shortly after intersecting US 63, Route 740 dead-ends at Maguire Boulevard. However, future plans do call for the extension of Route 740 northeast past US 63, returning to I-70; once this is complete, it will intersect at exit 131 (Saint Charles Road) on I-70, about three miles east of the interstate's US 63 junction.

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Streets in Columbia, Missouri Transportation in Boone County, Missouri U.S. Route 40