U.S. Route 159
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U.S. Highway 159 (US 159) is a 83.6-mile-long (134.5 km) auxiliary route of US 59. It travels from Nortonville, Kansas at US 59 to New Point, Missouri, also at US 59. The highway permits through traffic on US 59 to bypass the cities of Atchison, Kansas and Saint Joseph, Missouri, traveling instead through Falls City, Nebraska and Hiawatha, Kansas (assuming the bridge over the Missouri River is open).
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Auxiliary route of US 59 | |
Maintained by KDOT, NDOT, MoDOT and the city of Horton | |
Length | 83.584 mi[lower-alpha 1] (134.515 km) |
Existed | 1935[citation needed]–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | US-59 / K-4 Alt. in Nortonville, KS |
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North end | US 59 in New Point, MO |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri |
Counties | KS: Jefferson, Atchison, Brown NE: Richardson MO: Holt |
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