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From 1922 to 1926, US 65 in Missouri was known as Route 3.US 65 originally followed Route 248 and US 160 between Branson and Springfield.Route 3 was originally planned on a shorter route between Springfield and Preston, with Route 71 on the longer alignment via Buffalo, but Route 3 was quickly shifted east, absorbing Route 71.
In Missouri, odd-numbered highways run north-south and even-numbered highways run east-west (with a few exceptions, such as Route 112).Missouri also maintains a secondary set of roads, supplemental routes, which are lettered rather than numbered.
I-44 west of Springfield: US 60 / Route 413 near Springfield–Republic city limits — — Part of James River Freeway: Route 364: 21.384: 34.414 I-64 / US 40 / US 61 in Lake St. Louis: I-270 in Maryland Heights — — Route 366: 12.000: 19.312 Route 30 / Gravois Road in St. Louis: I-44 / US 50 at S. Geyer Road in Sunset Hills — — Part of ...
One section of road has been renamed Route 413 and travels north to Springfield. In June 2009, the nation's first diverging diamond interchange, a style of interchange where traffic crosses to the left-side of the road, opened to traffic. The interchange is located at the I-44/MO-13 junction in Springfield. [1]
James River Freeway is a 14-mile-long (23 km) freeway located largely on the south side of Springfield, Missouri.Its western terminus is at Interstate 44 (I-44) north of Brookline and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 65 (US 65) in southeastern Springfield.
For most of its length, the route follows Glenstone Avenue, a major retail corridor in Springfield. Glenstone Avenue is an expressway from US 60 to Battlefield Road. At the corner of Battlefield and Glenstone lies Battlefield Mall, the region's largest shopping mall. Business 65 continues north as a four-lane arterial road.
The four-lane expressway continues through Hollister and Branson toward the Springfield metro area. Through the Branson area, US 65 is built as a freeway . North of Branson is an interchange with the Ozark Mountain Highroad (a freeway spur) and U.S. Route 160 .
The four-lane expressway portion is part of the Springfield-Kansas City expressway. After a brief concurrency with I-49/U.S. 71, Route 7 heads north as a two-lane highway, crossing Route 58 in Pleasant Hill, Route 150, and US 50. In Blue Springs, it crosses US 40 and I-70.