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Scott City, MO
Scott County
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[Ord. No. 348 §1, 10-21-1991; Ord. No. 451 §1, 11-21-1994; Ord. No. 583 §1, 10-6-1997; Ord. No. 672 §1, 11-6-2000; Ord. No. 846 §1, 6-16-2008; Ord. No. 909 §§1 — 2, 11-15-2010; Ord. No. 1035 §3, 10-19-2015; Ord. No. 1271, 4-18-2022]
No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle (except emergency vehicles on emergency runs) or any other conveyance on any street, boulevard, thoroughfare, or public way in this City, at any time, at a rate of speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour, except as greater or lesser speed is hereinafter provided for certain State and Federal highways:
Ord. No.
Speed Limit
Location
348 §1
Interstate Route 55 — thoroughways and ramps — speed shall be State controlled under authority granted by Section 304.120, RSMo., 1975, and Section 300.205, RSMo., Cumulative Supplement, 1965.
30 MPH
Interstate Route 55 outer roadways — outer roadway along the west side of Route I-55 from Route M northerly to the north City limits.
Outer roadway along the east side of Route I-55 from Route K northerly to the terminating point near the north City limits.
348 §1
40 MPH
Route M — from the west City limits easterly to Wheeler Drive.
1271
35 MPH
Route M — from Wheeler Drive easterly to Route K except between Wheeler Drive easterly to West Outer Road, when there are school activities in the school zone and flashing signs installed by the Missouri Highway Department reflect a lower speed limit.
1271
25 MPH
Route M — from Wheeler Drive easterly to West Outer Road during periods of school activity, which shall be evidenced by flashing signs posted by the Missouri Highway Department.
348 §1
35 MPH
Route K — from its intersection with Route M easterly to its intersection with Route N.
35 MPH
Route N — from its intersection with Route K eastwardly to the east City limits.
35 MPH
Route N — from its junction with Route K, south to Hickory Street.
25 MPH
Route N — from its intersection with Hickory Street to its intersection with Beech Street.
30 MPH
Route N — from its intersection with Beech Street to south City limits.
25 MPH
Hillman Drive and Lincoln Street.
30 MPH
All side roads intersecting with Nash Road.
521 §1
10 MPH
1300 Block of West Mar Elm Street.
672 §1
35 MPH
That portion of Route AB located between Log Point 0.97 and Log Point 1.16.
45 MPH
That portion of Route AB located between Log Point 0.66 and Log Point 0.97 and that portion of Route AB located between Log Point 1.16 and Log Point 1.90.
846 §1
30 MPH
Rock Levy Road.
909 §2
35 MPH
U.S. Route 61 from Ramsey Creek northerly to its intersection with Route M.
45 MPH
U.S. Route 61 from south City limits northerly to Ramsey Creek.
1035 §3
25 MPH
Lake Drive and Cypress Way
1057 §1
45 MPH
All of Route AB located within the City limits of Scott City, Missouri
It shall be unlawful for any person unnecessarily to drive at such a slow speed or in such position on the roadway as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.