Missouri Route 759

Route 759
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	1.97 mi[1] (3.17 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Southwest Lower Lake Road in Saint Joseph
	US 36 in Saint Joseph
North end:	I-229 / US 59 in Saint Joseph
Location
Counties:	Buchanan
Highway system
Missouri Highways Supplemental ← Route 752 Route 763 →

Route 759 is a short state highway in the city of Saint Joseph, in Buchanan County, Missouri. The route runs for 1.97 miles (3.17 km) under the monikers of Stockyards Expressway and South Second Street beginning at an intersection with West Florence Road. The southern terminus of Route 759 is at an at-grade intersection with Southwest Lower Lake Road in the stockyards section of the city. Paralleling two railroad lines, Interstate 229 and the nearby Missouri River, Route 759 eventually weaves for more dense parts of the city, intercsecting with U.S. Route 36 before merging northbound into Interstate 229 and U.S. Route 59.

Route description

Route 759 begins at an intersection with Southwest Lower Lake Road and Packers Avenue in the stockyards section of Saint Joseph, Missouri. The route heads to the northeast as a divided arterial boulevard known as the Stockyards Expressway, paralleling two large rail yards through a large industrial portion of the city. After the intersection with West Florence Road, Route 759 changes monikers from Stockyards Expressway to South Second Street. At that point, the route makes a gradual bend to the north along with the nearby Missouri River, becoming Stockyards Expressway once again as it parallels Interstate 229 and U.S. Route 59. The route then enters an interchange with U.S. Route 36, which crosses the Missouri River nearby. After the interchange, Route 759 becomes a highway ramp and merges into Interstate 229 northbound and its parent U.S. Route 59. The designation of Route 759 terminates at the merge near downtown Saint Joseph.^[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	Southwest Lower Lake Road	Southern terminus of Route 759. Right-of-way continues southward as Packers Avenue.
1.42	US 36	Interchange
1.97	I-229 / US 59	Northern terminus of Route 759. Exit 5 (Interstate 229 / U.S. Route 59)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview map of Missouri Route 759 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=39.75116&lon=-94.854561&zoom=15&q1=39.727994%2C-94.866717&q2=39.746004%2C-94.856213&q3=39.753544%2C-94.855044. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
2. ^ Microsoft. Map of Overview map of Missouri Route 759 – Bing Maps (Map). Cartography by NavTEQ, Inc. http://www.bing.com/maps/#Y3A9MzkuNzQwNzEwMzk5MzE1NjZ+LTk0Ljg2MDg2MTI3NjkzMTk2Jmx2bD0xNCZzdHk9ciZydHA9cG9zLjM5LjcyNzk1OTczMjk2NDExXy05NC44NjY2OTQyODMxMjU0MV9uZWFyJTIwU1clMjBMb3dlciUyMExha2UlMjBSZCUyQyUyMFN0JTIwSm9zZXBoJTJDJTIwTU8lMjA2NDUwNF9fX2FffnBvcy4zOS43NDU4MzYxNzEyMDA0OF8tOTQuODU2MTY5Mjk0OTUwOV9uZWFyJTIwU3RvY2t5YXJkcyUyMEV4cHklMkMlMjBTdCUyMEpvc2VwaCUyQyUyME1PJTIwNjQ1MDFfX19hX35wb3MuMzkuNzUzNDM4ODI0MjY1MTZfLTk0Ljg1NDk5NDU1Mzg2MzkzX25lYXIlMjByYW1wJTJDJTIwU3QlMjBKb3NlcGglMkMlMjBNTyUyMDY0NTAxX19fYV8mbW9kZT1EJnJ0b3A9MH4wfjB+. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 

External links

• Missouri Road Photo Gallery