KANSAS CITY — Thanks to a decision made decades ago to make U.S. 71 a four-lane highway, Missouri has been able to complete most of its section of an interstate that eventually will run from New Orleans to the Canadian border.
U.S. 71, from Kansas City to Joplin, renamed I-49
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | 7:12 p.m. CST
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