Missouri Route 92
state highway in Platte and Clay counties in Missouri, United States
Route 92 is a highway in Platte and Clay counties in northwestern Missouri, United States. Its western terminus is a continuation of K-92 on the Centennial Bridge over the Missouri River at the Kansas state line, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 69 in northern Excelsior Springs.
Route 92 is one of the original 1922 state highways. Its eastern terminus was south of Smithville and was later extended east.
Route Description
Route 92 begins at the Centennial Bridge of the Missouri River and travels over 3.5 miles northeasterly where it junctions with Route 45 at Beverly. From there, the highway travels 4 miles east to reach Tracy, then continues southeast through Platte City before junctioning with I-29. Heading east, Route 92 traces the northern boundary of Kansas City for over 2 miles before continuing easterly 6 miles to where it enters into Clay County and reaches the southern stretches of Smithville at its junction with US-169.
Running east, Route 92 passes south of Smithville Lake and travels about 11.5 miles before intersecting I-35 and Route 33 immediately after, all in Kearney. The highway continues easterly and passes south of Watkins Woolen Mill State Park before reaching US-69 in the north stretches of Excelsior Springs.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2485293. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1922.
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