Missouri Route 273

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Route 273 is a highway in northwestern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at the Kansas state line halfway across the Missouri River near Atchison, Kansas. At this point it is concurrent with U.S. Route 59. The southern terminus is at I-29/US 71 near Tracy. All but the southeasternmost six miles (10 km) overlap Route 45. The road runs through Platte and Buchanan Counties.

Route Description

Route 273 begins with a brief concurrency with Route 371 as it travels southwest from Exit 20 of I-29 in Platte County. It then enters Tracy and turns northwest, a course it will traverse the vast majority of the route, and travels 4 miles to its junction with Route 45 southeast of Weston. Continuing concurrent with Route 45, it heads northwest through Weston, and descends into the Missouri River Valley where it will remain for the rest of its course. It passes Snow Creek Ski Resort and Iatan as it hugs the river bluffs and travels concurrent to the BNSF railroad. Two prominent oxbow lakes are visible to the west: Bean Lake and Lewis and Clark Lake as it continues the 6 miles to its junction with US-59. It then enters Buchanan County where the communities of Lewis and Clark Village and Sugar Lake are just southwest of this junction. After heading 3 miles west with US-59, the route travels towards Atchison and passes through Winthrop before crossing the Missouri River on the Amelia Earhart Bridge.

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the southern terminus of Missouri 273

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