Missouri Route 763

Route 763
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	6.771 mi[1] (10.897 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Route 740 in Columbia
	I-70 / US 40 in Columbia Business Loop I-70
North end:	US 63 north of Columbia
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental ← Route 759 Route 765 →

Route 763 is in central Missouri. Its southern terminus is at Route 740. Between Route 740 and Business Loop 70, it is known as College Avenue. It is briefly concurrent with Business 70 for 2/10ths of a mile before turning onto Rangeline Road. This section between Business Loop 70 and US 63 is an old alignment of US 63.

Route description

Route 763 begins at an intersection with Route 740 in Columbia, heading north on South College Avenue, a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The road passes through the University of Missouri campus, passing to the west of Sanborn Field. Past the university, the route intersects Broadway and becomes North College Avenue, passing homes and coming to an intersection with Paris Road, providing access to Route B, which officially begins past its junction with Business Loop 70. Route 763 passes more residences with some businesses and crosses a railroad line before coming to an intersection with I-70 Bus. At this point, Route 763 turns west to form a concurrency with I-70 Bus. on a four-lane divided highway before turning north onto four-lane undivided Rangeline Street. The road passes commercial establishments before becoming a divided highway and reaching an interchange with I-70/US 40. Past this interchange, the route becomes undivided again and passes more businesses. Farther north, Route 763 becomes a divided highway and continues through areas of fields and businesses with some homes. The route reaches a roundabout where it intersects Route VV and Prathersville Road, the latter providing access to the southbound direction of US 63. Northbound motorists on US 63 must use Prathersville Rd to access Route 763. Route 763 becomes a two-lane undivided road and merges into the northbound direction of US 63 at an interchange. Route 763 receives traffic from the southbound direction of US 63.^[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Columbia, Boone County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	Route 740 (Stadium Boulevard)
1.495	2.406	Route B (Paris Road)
2.028	3.264	Business Loop I-70 east	South end of I-70 Bus. overlap
2.218	3.570	Business Loop I-70 west	North end of I-70 Bus. overlap
2.535	4.080	I-70 / US 40
5.835	9.391	Route VV / Prathersville Road	Access to southbound US 63
6.771	10.897	US 63 north	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Missouri Department of Transportation (May 11, 2012). Flex Map Viewer (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2012.