Editing Independence, Missouri (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Highways and roads===
* [[File:I-70.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70 (Missouri)|Interstate 70]] – Major east–west interstate highway, connecting Independence to [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]], and [[St. Louis]].
* [[File:I-470.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 470 (Missouri)|Interstate 470]] – Follows MO-291 starting at 39th St./I-70 south into [[Lee's Summit]].
* [[File:I-435.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 435 (Missouri)|Interstate 435]] – Runs just outside the western city limits, between Independence and Kansas City.
* [[File:US 24.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 24 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 24]] – A major east/west U.S. highway that links Independence with Kansas City and [[Buckner, Missouri|Buckner]], and forms part of Independence's northern border with [[Sugar Creek, Missouri|Sugar Creek]]. It passes through the Fairmount Business District, by the Truman Presidential Library and Museum, by William Chrisman High School, and north of the Independence Square. Parts of U.S. 24 are known as Winner Road, and Independence Avenue.
* [[File:US 40.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 40 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 40]] – Connects Independence with Lee's Summit, [[Lake Tapawingo, Missouri|Lake Tapawingo]], and [[Blue Springs, Missouri|Blue Springs]], and forms part of Independence's southern border with Kansas City.
* [[File:MO-7.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 7|Route 7]] – Links U.S. 24 and Twyman Road (near Fort Osage High School) with Blue Springs, and passes by the [[Lake City Army Ammunition Plant]].
* [[File:MO-12.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 12|Route 12]] is a short highway that connects the Independence Square to [[I-435]] in Kansas City, and is commonly known as Truman Rd.
* [[File:MO-78.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 78|Route 78]] is an east–west highway that links Kansas City to MO-7, near the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Parts of MO-78 are known as 23rd St. (formerly E. Alton St.), and Lake City-Buckner Road.
* [[File:MO-291.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 291|Route 291]] – A minor north–south freeway, once designated as U.S. Route 71 Bypass, that links Independence to Lee's Summit, Sugar Creek, and [[Liberty, Missouri|Liberty]]. The [[Liberty Bend Bridge]] carries the highway across the [[Missouri River]]. I-470 carries the highway from I-70 south into Lee's Summit. Part of the former alignment, known as Old 71 Bypass, is a street in the Bass Pro area.
* [[Truman Road]] is a major [[arterial street]] that connects Independence with downtown Kansas City, and eastern unincorporated Jackson County. It passes by Van Horn High School, through the Maywood Business District, by President Harry S. Truman's house, and the Independence Square. Truman Road enters Independence with MO-12, and exits with State Route FF.

===Hospital===
* [[Centerpoint Medical Center]]

===Transportation===
* [[Independence (Amtrak station)|Amtrak Station]]
* [[Kansas City Area Transportation Authority]] (KCATA)

===Utilities===
Independence Power & Light (IPL) is a local electric power plant owned and operated by the city. It was established in 1901 and has undergone many changes and upgrades. One change was moving from the old Dodgion Street plant (where the Roger T. Sermon Center stands now) to the Blue Valley Plant near Truman Rd. and MO-78/Lake City-Buckner Rd. IPL also draws power from other sources: the [[Missouri City, Missouri|Missouri City]] Power Plant, and the [[Kansas City Power and Light Company]] (KCP&L), through several 69 and 161 kilovolt transmission interconnections. IPL has an "Out of Sight" power line burial program. After signing an agreement with TradeWind Energy in July 2008, IPL will begin purchasing annually 15 megawatts of renewable energy from the [[Smoky Hills Wind Farm]] (a wind turbine facility) in Kansas.