(KAIR)--A local area roadway joins numerous others across Missouri that are closed due to flooding.

According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri Route 45, south of Saint Joseph, is closed. The closure is from Route 116 at Rushville to just south of the village of Iatan.

The closure took effect Wednesday afternoon, May 29.

According to MoDot, more than 300 roadways are closed across Missouri.

Locally, that includes U.S. Highway 59, east of Atchison, KS, in Buchanan County, and Interstate 29, north of St. Joseph.