Route 763 is a highway in
Boone County,
Missouri, United States. Its southern terminus is at
Route 740 in the city of the
Columbia
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. Between Route 740 and
Business Loop Interstate 70 (BL I-70), it is known as College Avenue. It is briefly
concurrent with BL I-70 for before turning onto Rangeline Road. This section between Business Loop 70 and US 63 is an old alignment of
U.S. Route 63
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(US 63).
Route description
Route 763 begins at an intersection with Route 740 in Columbia, heading north on South College Avenue, a five-lane road with a
center left-turn lane. The road passes through the
University of Missouri campus, passing to the west of
Sanborn Field. Past the university, the route intersects Broadway Street and becomes North College Avenue, passing homes and coming to an intersection with Paris Road, providing access to Route B, which officially begins past its junction with BL I-70. Route 763 passes more residences with some businesses and crosses a railroad line before coming to an intersection with BL I-70. At this point, Route 763 turns west to form a concurrency with BL I-70. on a four-lane
divided highway before turning north onto four-lane undivided Rangeline Street. The road passes commercial establishments before becoming a divided highway and reaching an
diverging diamond interchange with
I-70/
US 40. Past this interchange, the route becomes undivided again and passes more businesses. Farther north, Route 763 becomes a divided highway and continues through areas of fields and businesses with some homes. The route reaches a
roundabout
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where it intersects Route VV and Prathersville Road, the latter providing access to the southbound direction of US 63. Northbound motorists on US 63 must use Prathersville Road to access Route 763. Route 763 becomes a two-lane undivided road and merges into the northbound direction of US 63 at an interchange. Route 763 receives traffic from the southbound direction of US 63.
Major intersections
References
External links
{{Columbia, Missouri
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Streets in Columbia, Missouri
U.S. Route 63
Transportation in Boone County, Missouri