Missouri Route 9

"MO 9" redirects here. MO 9 may also refer to Missouri's 9th congressional district.

Route 9
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	15 mi (24 km)
Major junctions
North end:	I-29/US 71 in Kansas City
South end:	I-35/I-70/US 24/US 40 in Kansas City
Highway system
Missouri Highways Supplemental ← Route 8 Route 10 →

Route 9 is a highway in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 29/U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City North; its southern terminus is at Interstate 35/Interstate 70/U.S. Route 24/U.S. Route 40 in downtown Kansas City. Even though both termini are in Kansas City, it passes through other towns and cities. It is carried across the Missouri River by the Heart of America Bridge between downtown Kansas City, Missouri and North Kansas City, MO. In North Kansas City, the highway serves as a main thoroughfare, Burlington Street.

History

Route 9 was created in 1922 as Route 59, and was renumbered in the early 1930s when US 59 entered Missouri.

Junction list

County	Destinations	Location	Notes
Platte	Kansas City	I-29 / US 71 – Kansas City International Airport
	Parkville	Route 45 (Tom Watson Parkway)
		Route FF
	Riverside	I-635 / US 69 south – Overland Park	West end of freeway; west end of US 69 overlap
		US 69 north (Riverway Parkway)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; east end of US 69 overlap
Clay	Kansas City	Briarclif Parkway	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		US 169 – Smithville, Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport	East end of freeway
	North Kansas City	Route 283 north (Oak Trafficway)
Heart of America Bridge over Missouri River
Jackson	Kansas City	3rd Street	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		I-35 / I-70 / US 24 / US 40 – Lawrence, Wichita, St. Louis, Des Moines	Interchange