Route 45
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	42 mi (68 km)
North end:	Kansas state line
South end:	Kansas City
Major cities:	Iaton Weston Beverly East Leavenworth Farley Parkville Kansas City
Missouri Highways Supplemental - Decommissioned

Route 45 is a highway in northwest Missouri. Its northern terminus is at the Kansas state line over the Missouri River near Atchison, Kansas (it shares this terminus with Route 273 and is multiplexed with U.S. Highway 59 which continues on). Its southern terminus is at Interstate 29/U.S. Highway 71 in Kansas City. A spur connects with west Route 92 near East Leavenworth. The spur called the "Leavenworth cutoff" was built as a shortcut from Leavenworth, Kansas to Kansas City during the construction of the Centennial Bridge (Leavenworth, Kansas). Even though it is in Missouri it is maintained by the city of Leavenworth. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Missouri Department of Transportation (also refered to as MoDot) is in charge of maintaining public roadways of Missouri. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Weston is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States. ... East Leavenworth is an unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri. ... Farley is a village located in Platte County, Missouri. ... Parkville is a city located in Platte County, Missouri. ... Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Missouri 366 in St. ... Missouri Supplental Routes are officially designated as State Secondary Roads. They are roads within the state of Missouri designated with letters. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. ... Route 273 is a highway in northwestern Missouri. ... United States Highway 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). ... Interstate 29 (abbreviated I-29) is an interstate highway in the Midwestern United States. ... United States Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. ... Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Route 92 is a highway in northeastern Missouri. ... East Leavenworth is an unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri. ... Leavenworth redirects here. ...