Route 150 is a highway on the south side of the Kansas City, Missouri Metro Area. It runs east from the Kansas–Missouri state border to US 50 in Lone Jack, its length totaling to around 25.6 miles.
 Route 150 | ||||
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 MO 150 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
| Length | 25.662 mi[1] (41.299 km) | |||
| Existed | 1949–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | State Line Road in Kansas City at the Kansas state line; road continues into Leawood, Kansas as 135th Street. | |||
  I-49 / US 71 between Grandview and Belton Route 291 near Greenwood Route 7 between Greenwood and Lone Jack | ||||
| East end |  US 50 in Lone Jack | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Missouri | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editIn the west, Route 150 begins as it crosses from Kansas into Missouri. The highway initially heads southeastward, but soon turns towards the east and passes along the northern boundary of the former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base. It has an interchange with I-49/US 71 and takes on the name East 147th Street. Continuing east, it then transitions into East Outer Belt Road before meeting an interchange with Route 291. Route 150 bypasses the James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area to the south, and its local name changes several times. East of Greenwood, it has a short concurrency with Route 7. The roughly half-mile south–north concurrency ends when Route 150 bears east through rural land. It turns due north on South Bynum Road once in Lone Jack and eventually terminates at US 50.[2]
History
editModern-day Route 150 was once a Missouri supplemental route.[3] The current designation was assigned in its entirety by 1949.[4]
Until the 1990s, Route 150 continued into Kansas as K-150.
Route 150 underwent an improvement project, including reconstruction of the I-49/US 71 interchange and widening. The three-phase project began in the summer of 2010 and was completed in 2012.[5]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Jackson County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0.000 | 0.000 | State Line Road / Kenneth Parkway | Kansas–Missouri state line; road continues into Leawood, Kansas as 135th Street | |
| 2.285 | 3.677 |  Route D (Holmes Road) | Interchange | ||
| 3.730 | 6.003 | Thunderbird Road | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance only,[6] converted from existing intersection on December 5, 2012.[7] | ||
| 4.387– 4.396 | 7.060– 7.075 | Botts Road | Diverging diamond interchange,[6] converted from existing intersection on December 5, 2012.[7] | ||
| 5.401 | 8.692 | I-49 / US 71 – Kansas City, Joplin | I-49 exit 177 | ||
| Lee's Summit | 13.626 | 21.929 | Route 291 – Harrisonville, Lee's Summit | Interchange | |
| Greenwood | 19.786 | 31.842 |  Route 7 south – Pleasant Hill | Western end of concurrency | |
| 20.286 | 32.647 |  Route 7 north – Blue Springs | Eastern end of concurrency | ||
| Lone Jack | 25.558– 25.571 | 41.132– 41.153 | US 50 – Warrensburg, Lee's Summit | Interchange; road continues north as Bynum Road | |
| 25.662 | 41.299 | Old U.S. Route 50 | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (May 16, 2023). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Missouri Route 150" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ 1945-1946 Map of Missouri's State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Missouri State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ 1948-1948 Missouri Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ "Route 71 Interchange at Route 150 and widening to Route 291". Missouri Department of Transportation. March 4, 2010.
- ^ a b Kansas City District. "Botts Road" (Press release). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Kansas City District (December 6, 2012). "Route 150 Diverging Diamond, Half Diamond Interchanges Open" (Press release). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2014.