Truman Road
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Truman Road, Truman, or 15th Street is a major east/west road in Jackson County
, Missouri
. It serves Kansas City, Missouri
, Independence
, and eastern unincorporated Jackson County. Its western terminus is at Broadway Boulevard & I-670
in downtown Kansas City, and its eastern terminus is at the Jackson/Lafayette County line when concurrent with Route FF, north of Oak Grove
. It is named after Harry S. Truman
, the 33rd U.S. President and runs through his hometown Independence
. Leaving Kansas City to the east, Truman Road follows Route 12 from Interstate 435 to an intersection with Spring St. on the Independence Square. Along this stretch is Van Horn High School
, the Maywood Business District, and the Truman home. Truman Road east of Route 291 in Independence was originally called Spring Branch Road, after the nearby creek. Out here is an intersection with Route 78/Lake City-Buckner Road, as well as a bridge crossing over the Little Blue River. With the proposed extensions of Jackson Drive and the Little Blue Parkway north of 39th Street as well as future development, this stretch of Trumuan Road is due for upgrades, such as converting from two lanes to four, . Truman Road, in Kansas City, was originally called Van Horn Road for Robert T. Van Horn
. He was elected Kansas City mayor for three terms in 1861, 1863, and 1864. The Truman Road corridor is served by two principle tax exempt entities. The Truman Road Corridor Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to investing in distressed real estate along the corridor and the Truman Road Community Improvement District is a sub-governmental entity largely tasked with maintaining the common areas along Truman Road.
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. With a population of 674,158 in the 2010 census, Jackson County is the second most populous of Missouri's counties, after St. Louis County. Kansas City, the state's most populous city and focus city of the Kansas City Metropolitan...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. It serves Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Independence
Independence, Missouri
Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
, and eastern unincorporated Jackson County. Its western terminus is at Broadway Boulevard & I-670
Interstate 670 (Kansas-Missouri)
Interstate 670 is a 2.81 mile connector highway between I-70 in Kansas City, Kansas and I-70 in Kansas City, Missouri. The highway provides a more direct route through downtown Kansas City than the older mainline I-70, and avoids the sharp turn of the latter at the west end of the Intercity...
in downtown Kansas City, and its eastern terminus is at the Jackson/Lafayette County line when concurrent with Route FF, north of Oak Grove
Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri
Oak Grove is a city in Jackson and Lafayette counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 5,535 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Grove is located at ....
. It is named after Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
, the 33rd U.S. President and runs through his hometown Independence
Independence, Missouri
Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
. Leaving Kansas City to the east, Truman Road follows Route 12 from Interstate 435 to an intersection with Spring St. on the Independence Square. Along this stretch is Van Horn High School
Van Horn High School
Van Horn High School is a comprehensive high school located at 1109 Arlington in Independence, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Independence School District.- School Background :...
, the Maywood Business District, and the Truman home. Truman Road east of Route 291 in Independence was originally called Spring Branch Road, after the nearby creek. Out here is an intersection with Route 78/Lake City-Buckner Road, as well as a bridge crossing over the Little Blue River. With the proposed extensions of Jackson Drive and the Little Blue Parkway north of 39th Street as well as future development, this stretch of Trumuan Road is due for upgrades, such as converting from two lanes to four, . Truman Road, in Kansas City, was originally called Van Horn Road for Robert T. Van Horn
Robert T. Van Horn
Robert Thompson Van Horn was a lawyer, the owner and publisher of the The Kansas City Enterprise, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during the parts of the Civil War, member of the Missouri General Assembly, and representative to the Forty-seventh Congress of the United States.Born in East Mahoning...
. He was elected Kansas City mayor for three terms in 1861, 1863, and 1864. The Truman Road corridor is served by two principle tax exempt entities. The Truman Road Corridor Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to investing in distressed real estate along the corridor and the Truman Road Community Improvement District is a sub-governmental entity largely tasked with maintaining the common areas along Truman Road.
Trivia
- It passes from Baltimore Avenue to Grand BoulevardGrand Boulevard (Kansas City, Missouri)Grand Boulevard or Grand Avenue is a north/south street that in Kansas City, Missouri. Grand runs along the 200 east block in the Kansas City street grid system . In the Downtown and Crown Center areas of Kansas City it is an arterial route, continuing on the north as the Grand Ave. Viaduct...
by the Power & Light District. - It passes from Grand Boulevard to Oak Street by the Sprint CenterSprint CenterSprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District...
. - It passes from Troost AvenueTroost AvenueTroost Avenue or Troost is a major north/south main street that runs in Kansas City, Missouri. It starts at 4th Street & Troost Avenue at Garrison Square and ends at Bannister Road & Troost Avenue. Troost Avenue was named after one of the founders of Kansas City, Dr...
to Lydia Avenue by the Manual Career & Technical CenterManual Career & Technical CenterManual Career & Technical Center, Manual, or Vo-Tech is a career and technical center in the same building with Southeast High School located at 1215 East Truman Road, which is the Main Campus and 1924 Van Brunt Boulevard, which is the East Campus at East High School...
.