Location: US-169 and Route KK, Smithville
No reassurance shield after 169 Spur, but we’ll quickly approach Route KK
Location: US-169 and Route KK, Smithville
Turn left for Route KK, stay straight for US-169, which continues as a fairly alternate backroad between here and St. Joe as we head out of Smithville
Location: US-169 and Route KK, Clay Cty
Reassurance shield after KK as we head out of Smithville. This is the first time US-169 will be in unincorporated community since Kansas
Location: US-169 and NE 180th St, Clay Cty
Reassurance shield as we pass a major neighborhood street
Location: US-169 and Route W, Clay Cty
Junction Route W coming up
Location: US-169 and Route W, Clay Cty
Follow 169 North to get to Trimble, but you can take Route W west to unincorporated Paradise and Smithville Reservoir
Location: US-169 and Route W, Clay Cty
Turn right for Route W, straight for 169 north
Location: US-169 and Route W, Clay Cty
Reassurance shield after the Route W intersection
Location: US-169 and 1st St, Trimble
Welcome to Trimble! 169 will mainly just bypass the town to the west though
Location: US-169 and Route F, Trimble
As we get to the north end of Trimble, we come to a junction with Route F
Location: US-169 and Route W, Trimble
Turn right to head back into downtown Trimble, follow 169 North for Grayson
Location: US-169 and Route W, Trimble
Turn right for Route W, straight for US-169
Location: US-169 and Route W, Clinton Cty
Reassurance shield after Route W as we head out of the Trimble area
Location: US-169 and Route Z, Clinton Cty
Junction Route Z coming up
Location: US-169 and Route Z, Clinton Cty
Stay straight to head towards Grayson on 169, turn left to head to Edgerton and I-29 via Route Z
Location: US-169 and Route Z, Clinton Cty
Left for Route Z, straight for US-169
Location: US-169 and Route Z, Clinton Cty
Reassurance shield after the Route Z intersection
Location: US-169 and Route O, Clinton Cty
Just before entering Grayson, we’ll come to a junction with Route O
Location: US-169 and Route O, Clinton Cty
Turn left for Route O, a quick spur down to the north edge of Smithville Reservoir
Location: US-169 and Route O, Grayson
Welcome to Grayson! Grayson is so small it doesn’t even get a listed population
Location: US-169 and Route 116, Clinton Cty
As we head out of the non-town of Grayson, we’ll come to a junction with Missouri 116
Location: US-169 and Route 116, Clinton Cty
Follow 169 North for Gower, 116 east for Plattsburg, and 116 west for Rushville, which is about 10 minutes from Kansas along US-59. Note the ridiculously rural Ford dealership
Location: US-169 and Route 116, Clinton Cty
Straight for 169 north, left for 116 west, right for 116 east
E to MO-33, W to MO-371
S to Smithville
