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In 1926, the U.S. Highway System was created and many of the highways listed below became part of a new U.S. Highway; in some cases, a highway's number was changed so as not to conflict with a U.S. Highway number (or, later, an Interstate Highway number) which came through Missouri.
Missouri overlaps highways in order to maintain continuity. The Missouri Department of Transportation routinely uses the term "Route" in reference to the names of the roads. However, Missouri statutes define them as "State Highways". Missourians may use the terms "Route" and "Highway" interchangeably when referring to a state road.
Route 366 is a highway located completely within the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is primarily a former section of U.S. Route 66.Beginning at South Broadway/South Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis and ending at the Interstate 44/Interstate 270 interchange in Sunset Hills, it was established in 1979 when US 66 was decertified between Chicago, Illinois and Joplin, Missouri.
Route 172 is a state highway in the Mark Twain National Forest, specifically in Wayne County, Missouri. The route runs for 8.97 miles (14.44 km) eastward as a two-lane highway through dense forests. Route 172 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 67 just south of the intersection nearby with Route 49.
Before the U.S. Highway system was established, Route 73 was part of Route 15. [5] In 1926, a significant part of Route 15 became U.S. Route 54 , including the section that is today Route 73. [ 6 ] Sometime between 1932 and 1935, US 54 was realigned to the north (switching places with Route 64 ), rejoining its old alignment west of Macks Creek .
The original termini of the highway were at Route 64 in Fair Play and Route 76 in Walnut Shade, Missouri. The road, however, would be extended further north and shortened to the south. From Willard, the highway continued on through Springfield, Nixa, Highlandville, and to Walnut Shade.
Route 53 is a highway in southeastern Missouri. Its southern terminus is at Route 25 in Holcomb. Its northern terminus is at Business U.S. Route 67 Business in Poplar Bluff. Route 53 is one of the original state highways and has remained essentially unchanged since 1922.
Route 41 is a highway in central Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 24 in southern Carroll County; its southern terminus is at Interstate 70/U.S. Route 40 west of Boonville, where the road continues south as Route 135. Route 41 is one of the original state highways.