U.S. Route 136 in Missouri
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| Auxiliary route of US 36 | |
| Length: | 804 mi (1,294 km) |
| Existed: | 1951 – present |
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  US 6 / US 34 in Edison, NE
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  I-74 / I-465 in Speedway, IN
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U.S. Highway 136 is a spur of U.S. Highway 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of 804 miles (1,294 km). US 136 never meets its parent, US 36. However, it does come within 2 miles of it at its interchange with I-465/I-74 at its Eastern Terminus.
U.S. 136 passes through the following states:
U.S. 136 closely parallels Nebraska's southern border from its western terminus near Edison to the Missouri River. It passes through Beatrice and exits the state at Brownville via the Brownville Bridge. It is designated the Heritage Highway throughout Nebraska.
US 136 enters Missouri on the west just east of Brownville, Nebraska, over the Missouri River. It leaves the state at Alexandria, Missouri, on the east concurrent with US 61. During its journey it enters every county seat in the nine counties it traverses. The distance across Missouri is around 240 miles (390 km). US 136 is two lanes for the full distance.
U.S. Route 136 in Iowa consists of a 3.6-mile-long (5.8 km) route which runs across the south-easternmost tip of Lee County. It crosses the Des Moines River from Missouri with U.S. Route 61, overlapping for just over one mile (1.6 km). East of the US 61 split, US 136 is overlapped by US 61 Bus. through Keokuk. US 136 enters Keokuk along 7th Street, which takes a turn to the northeast towards downtown. At the intersection with Main Street, which is the southern end of U.S. Route 218, it turns to the southeast towards the Mississippi River. US 136 travels another 2⁄3 mile (1.1 km) before crossing the Mississippi into Hamilton, Illinois via the Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge.
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