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Near the AR/MO/OK tripoint. North of Joplin, Route 43 is a relatively straight highway. It intersects U.S. Route 160 in Barton County west of Lamar. A few miles south of there it intersects Route 126. Just north of Joplin, it intersects Route 96. In Joplin, the highway is known as Main Street and passes through the old historic downtown area.
Joplin is the main hub of the three-county Joplin-Miami, Missouri-Oklahoma Metro area, which is home to 210,077 people; this makes the city the fifth largest metropolitan area in Missouri. In May 2011, a violent EF5 tornado killed more than 150 people and destroyed one-third of the city.
In 1922, US 66 was originally Route 14, connecting St. Louis and Joplin. In 1926, it was designated a national highway, US 66. The route between St. Louis and Springfield was an old road. It had traditionally been a Native American trail, known as the "Osage Indian Trail". By the early-to-mid-19th century, settlers laid a telegraph line along ...
Jasper County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,761. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Carthage, [ 2 ] and its largest city is Joplin. The county was organized in 1841 and named for William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Route description. I-44 enters Missouri in Newton County at the eastern terminus of the Will Rogers Turnpike, 200 yards (180 m) south of the Kansas state line. The first interchange in Missouri is the eastern terminus of both U.S. Route 166 (US 166) and US 400. This highway next goes through southern Joplin and then begins to run concurrently ...
Joplin Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Joplin. It developed between about 1883 and 1958 and includes representative examples of Mission Revival, Art Deco, and Modern Movement style ...
October 12, 2010. South Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses eight contributing buildings in a commercial section of Joplin. It developed between about 1901 and 1960 and includes representative examples of Italianate and Colonial Revival style ...
Route 66 Route 66 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by MoDOT Length 14.239 mi (22.915 km) Existed 1985–present Major junctions West end K-66 at the Kansas state line Major intersections I-44 BL / Route 43 in Joplin I-49 BL in Joplin Route 249 east of Duquesne East end I-44 I-49 / US 71 east of Duenweg Location Country United States State Missouri Highway system Missouri State ...