Optional U.S. Routes


 Also known as OPT. Optional routes were used to a different possible through route through or around certain cities, like an Alternate route. None are listed in the 1989 US route log. The OPT designation seems to have been inactive since 1963, when the last one was decommissioned in Kansas City, Missouri.

All routes listed from north to south and / or east to west.

From To Miles Replaced by Notes
(US 24) (Independence, MO) (Kansas City, MO) (8) River Blvd, Van Horn Rd, 
16th St, Paseo St		 Exist 1935-1936
(US 40) (Independence, MO) (Kansas City, MO)   Raytown Rd Leeds Rd Exist 1936-1941
(US 40) (Leeds, MO) (Kansas City, MO) (11) Linwood Ave Alt US 40 Exist 1935-1963; E Trunc Troost Park 1936
(US 40) (Kansas City, MO) (Kansas City, MO) (5) Oak St Exist 1935-1936
(US 50) (Lonejack, MO) (Olathe, KS) (37) MO-150 135th St. Exist 1936-1941
(US 66) (Venice, IL) (St. Louis, MO) (5) City US-66 US-67 MO-367 Clayton Ave, McCausland Av (many routes) Exist 1929-1937; Also "Alternate" route
(US 71) (Carthage, MO) (Neosho, MO) (27) Alt US-71 MO-571 Exist 1932-1935
(US 541) (Ybor City, FL) (Rockport, FL) (7) US-541 Bus US-41 Exist 1935-1936

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To the modern US highway system U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830)

E-mail R. V. Droz with any comments or requests for more details on specific roads.

This page last updated Sunday, February 2, 2003

This web page first posted July 1, 1999 by RVD

I'm still looking for any picture of an OPT banner...