OKRoads -- U.S. 71 Missouri -- Northbound -- Missouri 58 to St. Joseph

U.S. 71 runs from U.S. 190 east of Opelousas, Louisiana, to International Falls, Minnesota, at the Canadian border. Most of the highway between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Kansas City, Missouri, is slated to become a northern extension of Interstate 49, including parts of the highway in northern Louisiana, western Arkansas, far northeastern Texas, and western Missouri. U.S. 71 is 4-lane divided highway between MO 59 near Anderson, MO, to Kansas City, where it joins Interstate 29 until St. Joseph. Basically, U.S. 71 is the main highway for north-south travel in western Missouri.

Northbound
	U.S. 71 North approaching State Supplemental Route Y. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at State Supplemental Route Y. The speed limit on U.S. 71 is now at 65. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North approaching 155th Street - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Use 155th Street to Calvary Bible College and Pinnacle Career Institute. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at 155th St. exit. The signs were replaced sometime between June 2003 and May 2005, as the bottom picture shows. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, middle photo taken 6/30/03, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 enters Jackson County and the city of Kansas City as it passes under 155th Street. Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri with a population in the city itself of 441,545. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Mileage sign on U.S. 71 North, 1/2 mile south of Missouri 150. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at Missouri 150. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, middle photo taken 6/30/03, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Mileage sign on U.S. 71, 1/2 mile south of 140th Street. The other two exits listed also serve the city of Grandview, population 24,881. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at 140th St. exit. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, middle photo taken 6/30/03, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North approaching Main Street in Grandview. A short drive on Main Street eastbound will lead to Longview Lake. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Main Street goes for just one-half mile to the east of U.S. 71 as the road changes names to High Grove Road, then changes again just a few miles later to Scherer Parkway as it enters Lee's Summit. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at Main St. exit. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, middle photo taken 6/30/03, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	The next exit serves Blue Ridge Boulevard. Head west on the arterial to the Harry Truman Farm. Truman was the 33rd President from 1945 to 1953. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Blue Ridge Boulevard is one of the longest north-south arterials in Kansas City, Missouri. Unlike the Kansas side, the Missouri side's roads do not necessarily follow a grid pattern. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at Blue Ridge Blvd. exit. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, middle photo taken 6/30/03, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North approaching Hickman Mills Drive and Longview Road - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North approaching Hickman Mills Drive and Longview Road. The second overpass ahead is Blue Ridge Boulevard. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	The median was under a bit of construction on this May Sunday morning. An old railroad overpass is ahead. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at Hickman Mills exit. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, middle photo taken 6/30/03, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	For several months in the spring and summer of 2005, the Missouri River bridge on Interstate 29 and Interstate 35 was closed. Interstate 435 was used as the main detour route. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at Red Bridge Rd. exit. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, middle photo taken 6/30/03, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	These white-on-blue signs are posted at each approach to the conglomeration of interchanges that is U.S. 71 at Interstate 435 and Interstate 470. The interchange is known as the Grandview Triangle. A major reconstruction project is underway at the Triangle. (Top photo taken 6/30/03, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	A temporary orange construction sign points the way to the ramp to Interstate 435 West and Interstate 470 East. Interstate 470 begins at the upcoming juncture and connects Interstate 435 and U.S. 71 to Interstate 70 in Independence. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North approaching Interstates 435 and 470. In the top two pictures, this was the next-to-last advance signage for the interchange; by 2005, this was the final advance signage. (Photo taken 11/30/02)
	U.S. 71 North at Interstate 435 West/Interstate 470 East/ U.S. 50 exit. (Photo taken 11/30/02)
	Now on the new ramp connecting U.S. 71 to Interstate 435 West and Interstate 470 East. The interchange is located at the western terminus of Interstate 470 and the southeast corner of Interstate 435. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	The off-ramp reaches the departure of Interstate 470 East. It appears that once construction is complete, two lanes will be allocated for the Interstate 435 West ramp. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	A view from the ramp connecting U.S. 71 North to Interstate 435 West. This view shows some of the new ramps and a couple of the old ones. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	U.S. 71 North at Interstate 435 North - Kansas City/Des Moines exit. (Photo taken 11/30/02)
	U.S. 71 North at Interstate 435 North, as seen seven months later. Notice how the sign bridge has been temporarily replaced with an orange sign due to the construction. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at SSR-W - Bannister Rd. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at Hickman Mills Dr./Blue River Rd./85th & 87th St. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at 75th St. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at Meyer Blvd./63rd St. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at Swope Parkway/Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at 39th St. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at Linwood Blvd./31st St. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at 29th St./27th St. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at The Paseo exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at 22nd St. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North approaching Truman Rd. and Interstates 29/35/70/670 near downtown Kansas City. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at TO Interstate 70 East/Truman Rd. exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at Interstate 670 West - Kansas exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 71 North at 11th St./Downtown exit. This is the final exit before U.S. 71 North merges with Interstates 29, 35, and 70. (Photo taken 6/30/03)
	U.S. 59/U.S. 71 North at SSR-T - Amazonia/Savannah exit. (Photo taken 6/30/03)