# Interstate 35 in Missouri

Interstate 35 (I-35) is an Interstate Highway that stretches from Laredo, Texas, in the south to Duluth in the north. The portion of it through Missouri travels nearly 115 miles (185 km) from just south of Kansas City, through the Downtown Loop, and across the Missouri River before leaving the downtown area. North of Kansas City, the highway travels north-northeast toward the Iowa state line near Eagleville, paralleling U.S. Route 69 (US 69).

## Route description
### Kansas City metropolitan area

I-35 enters Missouri two miles (3.2 km) southwest of Downtown Kansas City as a six-lane highway. After merging with Southwest Trafficway (exit 1A) and Broadway Boulevard (exit 1B), it becomes an eight-lane freeway and continues north to downtown, where it serves as the west and north legs of the Downtown Loop. Along the loop's northern edge, I-35 runs concurrent with I-70 immediately west of Broadway Boulevard and carries six lanes of traffic with a speed limit of 45 mph (72 km/h). After leaving the loop, I-29 begins, and I-35 runs concurrent with it. Both Interstates, together, cross the Missouri River on the Christopher S. Bond Bridge.

### Daviess and Harrison counties

I-35 continues north from Cameron, intersecting US 69 (exit 61) as it crosses from the west- to the eastside of the highway before intersecting Route 6 (exit 64), providing access to Weatherby to the west of I-35. The Route 6 exit also provides access to the Interstate 35 Speedway, located in Winston. North of the interchange with Route 6, US 69 intersects I-35 again (exit 68) and, for the remainder of its route, stays to the west of I-35. Between Route DD (exit 72), providing local access to farmland, and Route C (exit 78), providing access to Pattonsburg, I-35 crosses the Grand River west of the Elam Bend Conservation Area. A final interchange with Route B and Route N (exit 80), providing access to Coffey, mark the last exit inside of Daviess County, and I-35 enters Harrison County.
Route AA and Route H (exit 84), which provides access to Gilman City to the east, are the first interchange with in Harrison County as I-35 continues northeasterly through northern Missouri, intersecting Route 13 (exit 88) south of the county seat, Bethany. Two interchanges provide access to Bethany, one with US 136 (exit 92) and one with U.S. Route 69 Spur (US 69 Spur, exit 93). Route A (exit 99) provides access to the town of Ridgeway to the east of the Interstate, and Route N (exit 106) further north provides access to Eagleville to the west and Blythedale to the east. Rest stops for both directions of travel are north of Route N, as well as a welcome center for motorists traveling southbound before intersecting US 69 (100th Street, exit 114) before crossing into Iowa.

### Transit

Jefferson Lines provides intercity bus service along the length of I-35 in Missouri serving three communities along the route. The Kansas City Bus Station serves as a major transfer point along the I-35 route.

## Exit list

| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| Missouri–Kansas line | Missouri–Kansas line | 0.000 | 0.000 | | I-35 south – Wichita | Continuation into Kansas |
| Missouri–Kansas line | Missouri–Kansas line | 0.000 | 0.000 | 235 | Cambridge Circle | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance extend into Missouri; exit number based on Kansas mileage |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 0.795 | 1.279 | 1A | Southwest Trafficway | Southbound left exit and northbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 1.038 | 1.670 | 1B | 27th Street / Broadway Boulevard | Southbound left exit and northbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 1.343 | 2.161 | 1C | W. Pennway / Southwest Boulevard to 22nd Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance. Access to UMKC Medical School, Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill, Crown Center, Liberty Memorial, Union Station, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, American Royal Center, and Hy-Vee Arena. |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 1.343 | 2.161 | 1D | 20th Street to 22nd Street VIA Grand Boulevard or McGee Street | Southbound exit only |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 1.857 | 2.989 | 2U | Broadway Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.025 | 3.259 | 2U | I-70 east – St. Louis | I-670 exit 2T |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.053 | 3.304 | 2U | I-670 west / I-70 west – Topeka | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-670 exit 2T |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.080 | 3.347 | 2V | 14th Street – Downtown Kansas City | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.232 | 3.592 | 2W | 12th Street | |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.866– 3.028 | 4.612– 4.873 | 2X | I-70 west / US 24 west / US 40 west / US 169 south | |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.866– 3.028 | 4.612– 4.873 | 2Y | US 169 north | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.866– 3.028 | 4.612– 4.873 | 2Z | Broadway Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.866– 3.028 | 4.612– 4.873 | — | I-70 west / US 24 west / US 40 west / US 169 south | Southern end of I-70/US 24/US 40 overlap; southbound left exit and northbound left entrance; I-70 exit 2A |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 2.866– 3.028 | 4.612– 4.873 | 2C | US 169 north (Broadway Boulevard) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 3.211 | 5.168 | 2D | Main Street / Delaware Street / Wyandotte Street | Signed as "Main St." only northbound |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 3.583 | 5.766 | 2E | Route 9 north / Oak Street | No southbound exit |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 3.476 | 5.594 | 2F | Oak Street / Grand Avenue / Walnut Street | Northbound access via exit 2E; no northbound entrance; no access to this exit from I-70 westbound |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 3.912– 4.068 | 6.296– 6.547 | — | I-70 east / US 24 east / US 40 east / US 71 south – St. Louis, Joplin I-29 begins | Northbound exit and southbound left entrance; northern end of I-70/US 24/US 40 overlap; southern end of I-29 overlap; I-70 exit 2G–H |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 3.912– 4.068 | 6.296– 6.547 | 2H | Admiral Boulevard Route 9 north – North Kansas City US 24 Bus. (Independence Avenue) | Former northern end of US 24 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 3.912– 4.068 | 6.296– 6.547 | 3 | I-70 east / US 24 east / US 40 west / US 71 south – St. Louis, Joplin 11th Street — Downtown | Southern end of US 71 overlap; southbound left exit and northbound entrance; I-70 exit 2G; 11th Street Exit 2J; southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 4.442 | 7.149 | 4A | The Paseo (Independence Avenue) to US 24 Bus. | Southbound left exit and northbound entrance |
| Jackson | Kansas City | 4.814 | 7.747 | 4B | Front Street / Grand Boulevard | Signed as exit 4 northbound |
| Missouri River | Missouri River | 5.165– 5.447 | 8.312– 8.766 | Christopher S. Bond Bridge | Christopher S. Bond Bridge | Christopher S. Bond Bridge |
| Clay | North Kansas City | 5.447– 5.499 | 8.766– 8.850 | 5A | Bedford Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Clay | North Kansas City | 5.447– 5.499 | 8.766– 8.850 | 5 | Levee Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| Clay | North Kansas City | 6.057 | 9.748 | 5B | 16th Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Clay | North Kansas City | 6.629 | 10.668 | 6 | Route 210 east (Armour Road) | Access to North Kansas City Hospital |
| Clay | Kansas City | 8.181 | 13.166 | 8A | Parvin Road | |
| Clay | Kansas City | 8.496 | 13.673 | 8B | I-29 north / US 71 north – St. Joseph, Kansas City International Airport | Northern end of I-29/US 71 overlap; left exit northbound |
| Clay | Kansas City | 9.018 | 14.513 | 8C | Route 1 (Antioch Road) | |
| Clay | Kansas City | 9.611 | 15.467 | 9 | Route 269 south (Choteau Trafficway) | |
| Clay | Kansas City | 10.612 | 17.078 | 10 | North Brighton Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Clay | Kansas City | 11.254 | 18.112 | 11 | US 69 (Vivion Road) – Claycomo | |
| Clay | Claycomo | 12.917 | 20.788 | 12A | I-435 south – St. Louis, Joplin Route 110 (CKC) begins | I-435 exit 52B; southern terminus of Route 110 (CKC); signed as exit 12 southbound |
| Clay | Claycomo | 13.154 | 21.169 | 12B | I-435 north – St. Joseph, Kansas City International Airport | I-435 exit 52B; northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Clay | Pleasant Valley | 14.082 | 22.663 | 13 | US 69 south to I-435 north – Pleasant Valley, Liberty, Glenaire | Southern end of US 69 overlap; signed as exit 14 southbound |
| Clay | Liberty | 16.443 | 26.462 | 16 | Route 152 – Liberty, Kansas City International Airport | |
| Clay | Liberty | 17.942 | 28.875 | 17 | Route 291 to I-435 – Liberty, Kansas City International Airport | |
| Clay | Liberty | 20.348 | 32.747 | 20 | US 69 – Excelsior Springs, Lawson | Northern end of US 69 overlap |
| Clay | Kearney | 24.742 | 39.818 | 25 | 19th Street | Diverging diamond interchange |
| Clay | Kearney | 26.320 | 42.358 | 26 | Route 92 – Excelsior Springs, Kearney | |
| Clinton | Holt | 33.222 | 53.466 | 33 | Route PP – Holt, Lawson | |
| Clinton | ​ | 40.128 | 64.580 | 40 | Route 116 – Polo, Lathrop | |
| Clinton | ​ | 48.329 | 77.778 | 48 | US 69 – Cameron, Lawson | |
| Clinton | Cameron | 52.822 | 85.009 | 52 | I-35 BL north / Route BB – Cameron | |
| DeKalb | Cameron | 54.306 | 87.397 | 54 | US 36 / I-35 BL south / Route 110 (CKC) east – Cameron, Hamilton | Northern end of Route 110 (CKC) overlap |
| Caldwell | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Daviess | ​ | 61.606 | 99.145 | 61 | US 69 – Winston, Jamesport | |
| Daviess | ​ | 65.076 | 104.730 | 64 | Route 6 – Gallatin, Maysville | |
| Daviess | ​ | 68.639 | 110.464 | 68 | US 69 – Altamont | |
| Daviess | ​ | 72.546 | 116.751 | 72 | Route DD – Pattonsburg | |
| Daviess | ​ | 78.132 | 125.741 | 76 | Route C – Pattonsburg | |
| Daviess | ​ | 80.481 | 129.522 | 80 | Route B / Route N – Coffey | |
| Harrison | ​ | 84.440 | 135.893 | 84 | Route AA / Route H – Gilman City | |
| Harrison | ​ | 88.465 | 142.371 | 88 | Route 13 – Bethany, Gallatin | |
| Harrison | Bethany | 92.296 | 148.536 | 92 | US 136 – Princeton, Bethany | |
| Harrison | Bethany | 93.272 | 150.107 | 93 | US 69 Spur – Bethany | |
| Harrison | ​ | 99.860 | 160.709 | 99 | Route A – Ridgeway | |
| Harrison | Eagleville | 106.346 | 171.147 | 106 | Route N – Eagleville, Blythedale | |
| Missouri–Iowa line | Missouri–Iowa line | 114.217– 114.74 | 183.814– 184.66 | 114 | To US 69 – Lamoni | Street sits on state line; northbound on-ramp is in Iowa |
| Missouri–Iowa line | Missouri–Iowa line | 114.217– 114.74 | 183.814– 184.66 | | I-35 north – Des Moines | Continuation into Iowa |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access |||||||

## Related routes
### Cameron business route

Interstate 35 Business (I-35 Bus.) is a business loop of I-35 in the town of Cameron, stretching just over three miles (4.8 km) between exits 52 and 54 on the westside of I-35.

#### Major intersections

The entire route is in Cameron.
| County | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Clinton | 0.000 | 0.000 | Route BB | Continuation east beyond I-35 exit 52 |
| Clinton | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-35 / Route 110 (CKC) – Bethany, Kansas City | Counterclockwise terminus; I-35 exit 52 |
| Clinton | 0.867 | 1.395 | US 69 south (Walnut Street south) | South end of concurrency with US 69 |
| DeKalb | 2.024 | 3.257 | US 36 Bus. west | South end of concurrency with US 36 Bus.; former US 36 |
| DeKalb | 2.378 | 3.827 | US 36 Bus. ends US 69 north (Walnut Street north) / US 36 west – St. Joseph, Winston | Interchange; north end of concurrency with US 69/US 36 Bus., west end of concurrency with US 36 |
| DeKalb | 3.233 | 5.203 | Route 110 (CKC) west / I-35 – Bethany, Kansas City | Clockwise terminus; I-35 exit 54 |
| DeKalb | 3.233 | 5.203 | US 36 / Route 110 (CKC) east | Continuation beyond I-35 exit 54; east end of concurrency with US 36 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus |||||

## Auxiliary Routes

I-35 has two auxiliary routes in Missouri:
* I-435: The Kansas City beltway
* I-635: Bypass of downtown Kansas City providing a connection between the KC Northland and Overland Park, Kansas