Missouri Route 86
Route 86 is a highway in southwest Missouri. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 65 just north of Ridgedale. From there, the road crosses the Long Creek arm of Table Rock Lake and continues to Blue Eye west between the Arkansas state line on the south and Table Rock Lake on the north.[1] This section is also in the Mark Twain National Forest, and is recommended as a scenic drive by the Missouri Department of Transportation. From Eagle Rock the road turns north to join with Route 76 at Bates Corner with which it is runs concurrent through Cassville to just east of Rocky Comfort. The road continues north and west towards Neosho, then goes further west before turning north towards Joplin where the road ends at the interchange of Interstate 44 and Route 43.[1] Except for a short section in Neosho (where it overlaps with Business I-49), the road is a two-lane highway for its entire length.
Route 86 | ||||
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MO 86 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
Length | 110.324 mi (177.549 km) | |||
Existed | 1922–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Missouri | |||
Highway system | ||||
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History
The original highway only ran between Ridgedale and Route 43 (now Route 13) north of Blue Eye. It was later extended both east and west. The eastern terminus moving to Kissee Mills, with the route joined with U.S. Route 65 to modern-day Route 76 where it turned east and followed this road to Kissee Mills. It would later be truncated back to its later eastern terminus.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Newton | Joplin | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Neosho | 16.394 | 26.384 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of Loop 49 overlap | |
17.450 | 28.083 | ![]() ![]() | |||
19.167 | 30.846 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of Loop 49 overlap | ||
19.648 | 31.620 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 60 Business overlap | ||
20.371 | 32.784 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 60 Business overlap | ||
Neosho–Granby township line | 23.920 | 38.496 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 60 / Route 59 overlap | |
24.170 | 38.898 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 60 / Route 59 overlap | ||
Barry | Pioneer Township | 40.797 | 65.656 | ![]() ![]() | |
Wheaton–Liberty township line | 45.779 | 73.674 | ![]() ![]() | West end of Route 76 overlap | |
Cassville | 58.991 | 94.937 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of Route 112 / Route 37 Bus. overlap | |
60.159 | 96.817 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of Route 37 Bus. overlap | ||
60.358 | 97.137 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Flat Creek Township | 61.915 | 99.643 | ![]() ![]() | East end of Route 112 overlap | |
64.579 | 103.930 | ![]() ![]() | East end of Route 76 overlap | ||
Roaring River Township | 77.996 | 125.522 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
White River Township | 81.972 | 131.921 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Stone | Carr Lane | 86.946 | 139.926 | ![]() | |
Pine Township | 95.833 | 154.228 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of Route 13 overlap | |
98.665 | 158.786 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of Route 13 overlap | ||
Taney | Oliver Township | 110.324 | 177.549 | ![]() | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60-62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- Missouri Department of Transportation (December 28, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 28, 2020.