the route to four lanes from Fort Dodge to Humboldt. US 169 passes through Humboldt and Algona before it leaves Iowa north of Lakota. Minnesota US 169 is a major north–south highway in Minnesota. It enters the state at Elmore. Shortly after, it junctions with I-90 at Blue Earth. It passes Mankato, crossing the Minnesota River. Between Mankato and the Twin Cities, US 169 is largely a rural highway. Before entering Le Sueur, US 169 crosses the Minnesota River again. At Shakopee, US 169 becomes a freeway, crossing the Minnesota River for a third time. The freeway ends in Champlin. US 169 crosses the Mississippi River at Anoka and follows concurrently with US 10 to Elk River, where US 169 splits off northbound through central Minnesota. The rest of the route in Minnesota is largely rural. The route passes the western side of Mille Lacs Lake. It terminates at US 53 in Virginia, in the Iron Range. History In Kansas, US 169 used run concurrent with US 69 from I-35 through Downtown Kansas City, Kansas and the Fairfax District across the Platte Purchase Bridge to I-635 until splitting at I-29 in Missouri. In Missouri, US 169 replaced Route 1 from Kansas City to St. Joseph, Route 4 from St. Joseph to Stanberry, and all of Route 29 from Stanberry to Iowa. The part of Route 1 north of Kansas City had been Route 33 south of, and Route 50 north of, Grayson from 1922 to 1926. Prior to 2008, US 169 traveled east on I-435 in Lenexa and Overland Park, Kansas, and then it traveled north on Metcalf Avenue. Prior to 1981, US 169 entered Minneapolis, Minnesota. Major intersections Oklahoma in Tulsa. The highways travel concurrently through Tulsa. in Tulsa in Tulsa in Nowata Kansas in Coffeyville. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of Coffeyville. south-southwest of Cherryvale. The highways travel concurrently for approximately . north-northeast of Cherryvale east of Iola northeast of Welda. The highways travel concurrently to south of Garnett. in Olathe. I-35/US 169 travels concurrently to Merriam. US 50/US 169 travels concurrently to Lenexa. US 56/US 169 travels concurrently to the Westwood–Mission Woods city line. in Lenexa in Lenexa. The highways travel concurrently to Overland Park. in Kansas City in Kansas City. I-70/US 24/US 40/US 169 travels concurrently to Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri in Kansas City. The highways travel concurrently through Kansas City. southeast of Northmoor in