Boonville Economic Study, 1958-1963
Boonville, Missouri, the county seat and principal trade center of Cooper County, lies practically in the geographic center of the United States. This historic city of 7,090 population is located 105 miles east of Kansas City, 148 miles west of St. Louis, 24 miles west of Columbia and 48 miles northwest of the State capital at Jefferson City. Today Boonville can boast of adequate facilities for economic development and expansion. Serving the area are U.S. Route 40; Missouri Routes B, 5, 41 and 87; and three interchanges from Interstate Route 70. It has ready access to the Missouri River barge lines and the Missouri Pacific and Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroads. In the initial planning of Interstate Route 70 from St. Louis to Kansas City, State Highway Department and federal officials decided on a line generally running over or paralleling U.S. Route 40, but they were confronted with the problem of the Missouri River bridge leading into downtown Boonville. It was a serious impediment to traffic due to the physical characteristics of the bridge and the extent and content of the traffic passing over it and through the city. The decision was made to locate Interstate Route 70 about 3 miles south of town to eliminate this bottleneck through Boonville. Naturally, some city officials and businessmen were concerned that this highway relocation would adversely affect the area's economic activity. To recover some of the diverted tourist trade and encourage future business growth, a new Business Loop 70 was constructed. This business loop, along with the interchange at Missouri Route B, gave Boonville three direct connections with Interstate Route 70. This report examines the effect of diverting much of the traffic from a major highway such as U.S. Route 40 through Boonville to Interstate Route 70.
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Corporate Authors:
Missouri State Highway Department
State Highway Building
Jefferson City, MO United States 65101Bureau of Public Roads
Washington, DC United States - Publication Date: 1965-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: 57p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic impacts; Interstate highways; Small towns; Traffic diversion
- Geographic Terms: Boonville (Missouri)
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01734522
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Mar 23 2020 4:10PM