Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
Length | 2.126 mi[1] (3.421 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Southwest Lower Lake Road in St. Joseph | |||
US 36 in St. Joseph | ||||
North end | I-229 / US 59 in St. Joseph | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Missouri | |||
Counties | Buchanan | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 759 is a short state highway in the city of St. Joseph, in Buchanan County, Missouri. The route runs for about 2.126 miles (3.421 km) under the monikers of Stockyards Expressway and South Second Street beginning at an intersection with West Florence Road. The southern terminus of Route 759 is at an at-grade intersection with Southwest Lower Lake Road in the stockyards section of the city. Paralleling two railroad lines, Interstate 229 (I-229) and the nearby Missouri River, Route 759 eventually weaves for more dense parts of the city, intersecting with U.S. Route 36 (US 36) before merging northbound into I-229 and US 59.