Missouri Route 179

Route 179 is a highway in central Missouri. From its northern terminus at the interchange of Interstate 70 and Route 98, it winds its way Southeast over low rolling hills and through the flood plain along the Missouri River to Jefferson City, where it bypasses the city to the West via a four-lane divided highway between U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 54, its southern terminus. Towns on Route 179 are Overton, Wooldridge, Jamestown, Sandy Hook, Marion, and Jefferson City.

Route 179
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	43 mi (69 km)
Major junctions
North end	Route 98 east of Boonville
	I-70 east of Boonville Route 87 near Jamestown US 50 / US 50 Bus. in Jefferson City
South end	U.S. Route 54/Route B in Jefferson City
Location
Counties	Cole Moniteau Cooper
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental ← Route 177 Route 180 →

Route description

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cole	Jefferson City	0.000	0.000	US 54 / Route B south – Jefferson City, Wardsville, Eldon, Lake of the Ozarks	Southern terminus; interchange
				Route C – Russellville	interchange
				Mission Drive - SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City.	interchange
				Edgewood Drive	Terminus of limited access portion of MO 179
				US 50 Bus. (Missouri Boulevard)	Interchange for US 50 BUS
				US 50 / Lewis and Clark Trail east – Linn, Sedalia	interchange for US 50; south end of Lewis and Clark Trail overlap
	Marion Township			Route T south – Elston
				Route Z west – JCT Route 50
	Marion			Route N west – JCT Route 87
Moniteau	Jamestown			Route AA south (South Mill Street) / Route Y north (Mill Street)
				Route 87 south / Route U west – California, Eldon	Southern end of Route 87 concurrency
	Linn Township			Route 87 north – Boonville	Northern end of Route 87 concurrency
				Route P east – Lupus
				Route EE south – Prairie Home
Cooper	Saline Township			Route V
				I-70 – Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis	Exit 111 (I-70)
				Route 98 / Lewis and Clark Trail – Route 87, Overton	northern terminus; Lewis and Clark Trail turns west onto MO 98
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of state highways in Missouri

References

1. Missouri Department of Transportation (2014-01-16). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-01-16.

External links

Media related to Missouri Route 179 at Wikimedia Commons