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Interstate 670 (Kansas-Missouri)
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Interstate 670 is a 2.81 mile (4.52 km) connector highway between I-70 in Kansas City, Kansas
and I-70 in Kansas City, Missouri
. The highway provides a more direct route through downtown Kansas City than the older mainline I-70, and avoids the sharp turn (and reduced speed limit) of the latter at the west end of the Intercity Viaduct
. I-670 is also designated Alternate Interstate 70, one of the few interstates to be designated as an alternate.
Interstate 670 also makes up the south side of Kansas City's downtown highway loop
, where it passes under the southern half of H. Roe Bartle Hall
.
The road crosses the Kansas River
and the West Bottoms
which was the former location of the Kansas City Stockyards
, on the I-670 Viaduct
. The leg of the highway west of I-35 has Kansas Department of Transportation signs proclaiming it the Jay B. Dillingham
Freeway although maps list it as the Jay B. Dillingham Memorial Highway. Dillingham was a former president of the Stockyards.
The freeway begins with ramps from I-70 meeting to form I-670 just before a bridge over the Kansas River
, which is located just south of the confluence of the Kansas
and Missouri rivers
. I-70
at that point comprises U.S. Route 24, U.S. Route 40, and U.S. Route 169. The freeway then crosses the Kansas
–Missouri
state line and enters Kansas City, Missouri
. The road then interchanges with Interstate 35 before meeting its terminus at I-70
. The freeway continues as I-70.
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
and I-70 in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. The highway provides a more direct route through downtown Kansas City than the older mainline I-70, and avoids the sharp turn (and reduced speed limit) of the latter at the west end of the Intercity Viaduct
Intercity Viaduct
The Intercity Viaduct is an automobile and pedestrian crossing of the Kansas River in the United States. Designed by Waddell and Redrick, this four lane, two level deck truss bridge was built in 1907. It rises above the West Bottoms, and several sets of railroad tracks...
. I-670 is also designated Alternate Interstate 70, one of the few interstates to be designated as an alternate.
Interstate 670 also makes up the south side of Kansas City's downtown highway loop
Downtown freeway loop (Kansas City)
The downtown loop, also nicknamed the "Alphabet Loop", is a complex layout of highways in downtown Kansas City, Missouri involving 23 exits, four Interstate Highways, four U.S. Highways and numerous city streets...
, where it passes under the southern half of H. Roe Bartle Hall
Bartle Hall Convention Center
Bartle Hall Convention Center is a major exposition hall in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It is named for Harold Roe Bartle, a prominent, two-term mayor of Kansas City in the 1950s and early 1960s...
.
The road crosses the Kansas River
Kansas River
The Kansas River is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its name come from the Kanza people who once inhabited the area...
and the West Bottoms
West Bottoms
The West Bottoms is an industrial area immediately to the west of downtown Kansas City, Missouri at the confluence of the Missouri River and the Kansas River. The area is one of the oldest areas of the city....
which was the former location of the Kansas City Stockyards
Kansas City Stockyards
The Kansas City Stockyards in the West Bottoms west of downtown Kansas City, Missouri flourished from 1871 until closing in 1991.Jay B. Dillingham was the President of the stockyards from the 1948 to its closing in 1991.-History:...
, on the I-670 Viaduct
I-670 Viaduct
The I-670 Viaduct is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River, and West Bottoms in Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri.It was built in 1990, and carries six lanes of Interstate 670 through Kansas City. The bridge is also called the Jay B. Dillingham bridge...
. The leg of the highway west of I-35 has Kansas Department of Transportation signs proclaiming it the Jay B. Dillingham
Jay B. Dillingham
Jay B. Dillingham was a former president of the Kansas City Stockyards as well as former president of the Chamber of Commerce for both Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas.Dillingham was born in Platte City, Missouri...
Freeway although maps list it as the Jay B. Dillingham Memorial Highway. Dillingham was a former president of the Stockyards.
Route description
Kansas River
The Kansas River is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its name come from the Kanza people who once inhabited the area...
, which is located just south of the confluence of the Kansas
Kansas River
The Kansas River is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its name come from the Kanza people who once inhabited the area...
and Missouri rivers
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
. I-70
Interstate 70 in Kansas
In the U.S. state of Kansas, Interstate 70 contains the first segment to start being paved and to be completed in the Interstate Highway System. It extends from the Western border to the Eastern border covering and passing through several of the state's principal cities in the process.-Route...
at that point comprises U.S. Route 24, U.S. Route 40, and U.S. Route 169. The freeway then crosses the Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
–Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
state line and enters Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. The road then interchanges with Interstate 35 before meeting its terminus at I-70
Interstate 70 in Missouri
In the U.S. state of Missouri, Interstate 70 is generally parallel to the Missouri River. This section of the transcontinental Interstate has its western terminus at the Kansas state line on the Lewis and Clark Viaduct, concurrent with U.S...
. The freeway continues as I-70.