U.S. Route 60 in Missouri

U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Brenda, Arizona, east to Virginia Beach, Virginia. In the state of Missouri, US 60 is a main east–west highway that runs through the southern part of the state, from the Oklahoma border to the Illinois border.

U.S. Route 60 marker

U.S. Route 60

Map
US 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length341.248 mi[1] (549.185 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end US 60 at Oklahoma state line in Seneca
Major intersections
East end US 60 / US 62 at Illinois state line east of Charleston
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesNewton, Barry, Lawrence, Christian, Greene, Webster, Wright, Texas, Howell, Shannon, Carter, Butler, Stoddard, New Madrid, Scott, Mississippi
Highway system
Route 59 US 61

Route description edit

US 60 enters Missouri from Oklahoma south of Seneca and south of I-44. It is a two-lane highway. It intersects Route 43 at a roundabout south of Seneca. Next, US 60 intersects I-49 and US 71 at exit 24 before entering Neosho. I-49 has a concurrency with US 71. In Nesho, US 60 picks up a concurrency with Route 59. Route 86 has a brief concurrency with US 60 and Route 59. US 60 will turn east and leave Route 59 while Route 59 continues north at an interchange before passing through Granby. In Monett, US 60 intersects Route 37. After leaving Monett, US 60 from there to Republic has alternate passing lanes. US 60 bypasses Aurora to the south. Then, it passes through Marionville and enters the Springfield metropolitan area and picks up a concurrency with Route 413 before entering Billings. In Republic, US 60 becomes a four-lane divided highway and remains a four lane highway for the next 240 miles (390 km) until it reaches Charleston. US 60 enters Springfield and the concurrency with Route 413 ends. US 60 merges onto the James River Freeway where it has a brief concurrency with US 160 and Route 13. US 60 intersects US 65 known as the "Schoolcraft Freeway" before leaving Springfield and is also where the James River Freeway ends.

Between Springfield and Willow Springs, US 60 passes through various communities, most of them are mainly accessible by exits. US 60 also parallels the BNSF Railway tracks. US 60 intersects Route 125 at a stoplight. It passes through Rogersville and Fordland before leaving Springfield metropolitan area. Afterwards, US 60 passes through Seymour. US 60 has a brief concurrency with Route 5 in Mansfield. US 60 passes through Mountain Grove. US 60 passes through Norwood and Cabool. Then, US 60 picks up a concurrency with US 63 east of Cabool. US 60 passes through Willow Springs where US 63 departs from US 60 at a freeway-to-freeway interchange east of Willow Springs. US 63 heads down southward to West Plains. At this point, US 60 no longer parallels the BNSF railway tracks as it heads down to West Plains as well.

US 60 passes through Mountain View where the divided highway briefly ends, While passing through Mountain View, US 60 has left turn lanes and has a concurrency with Route 17. After leaving Mountain View, US 60 goes back to a divided highway. US 60 passes through Birch Tree where it intersects Route 99. Then it passes through Winona where it has a concurrency with Route 19. US 60 passes through Chicopee, Van Buren and Ellsinore. Next, US 60 has a concurrency with US 67 until it enters Poplar Bluff as it leaves the Ozark Plateau.

In Poplar Bluff, US 60 will separate from US 67 at a cloverleaf interchange. After leaving Poplar Bluff, US 60 intersects Route 51 north of Fisk. Next, US 60 passes through Dexter then intersects Route 114 east of Morehouse. US 60 bypasses Morehouse US 60 then enters Sikeston where it intersects US 61 before intersecting I-55 exit 66 and I-57 exit 1 at a cloverleaf interchange. I-57 begins here, and US 60 picks up a concurrency with I-57. In Charleston, US 60 will leave I-57 at exit 12 and has a concurrency with US 62 and Route 77. At this point, US 60 becomes a two-lane highway. US 60 and 62 passes through Wilson City where Route 77 departs from US 60 and US 62. US 60 will leave Missouri crossing after the Cairo Mississippi River Bridge along with US 62 into Illinois.[1]

History edit

Before the U.S. Highway system was created, US 60 was Route 16.[citation needed]

On May 17, 1946, William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., the biological father of Bill Clinton, died on US 60 in a car accident after he was tossed out of his vehicle and drowned in a ditch.[2]

 
Part of the freeway section of US 60 near Mountain Grove

There have been several improvements on US 60. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) completed the process of upgrading 59 miles (95 km) of US 60 from Willow Springs to Van Buren to a four-lane highway (two lanes in each direction) on July 9, 2010, marking the completion of a continuous four-lane highway from Republic to Charleston, a total of approximately 240 miles (390 km).[3] Other improvement over the years involved replacing intersections with interchanges, adding frontage roads (outer roads), and many realignments of many parts of US 60.

West of US 60 and US 65 interchange in Springfield, there used to be railroad crossings over the BNSF Railway tracks that have been replaced with overpasses over the railroad tracks. That project included redesigning the US 60 and US 65 interchange. It was completed in 2012.[citation needed]

In 2016, US 60 through Rogersville was converted into a freeway.[4] Spot improvements between Springfield and Rogersville was done.[5]

Future edit

US 60 from Poplar Bluff to Sikeston is planned to be upgraded to I-57. I-57 currently ends at I-55 in Sikeston. I-57 will then continue south following US 67 down to Arkansas.[6]

Major intersections edit

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
NewtonSeneca0.0000.000 
 
US 60 west – Wyandotte
Continuation into Oklahoma
0.4380.705 
 
 
  US 60 Bus. west / Route 43 – Seneca, Tiff City
Roundabout
Neosho11.418.3   I-49 / US 71 – Joplin, Fort SmithI-49 exit 24
12.620.3 
 
 
 
 
  I-49 BL south / US 60 Bus. east / Route 59 (S. Neosho Boulevard)
Western end of Route 59 overlap
NeoshoGranby
township line
17.56828.273 
 
Route 86 west – Neosho
Western end of Route 86 overlap
17.81828.675 
 
Route 86 east – Cassville
Eastern end of Route 86 overlap
19.86331.966 
 
  US 60 Bus. / Route 59 – Neosho, Diamond
Eastern end of Route 59 overlap
BarryYonkerville37.28560.004  Route 97 – Pierce City, Pulaskifield
Monett41.71267.129  Route 37 – Monett
42.55168.479 
 
 
  US 60 Bus. east / Route H (Kyler Street)
LawrenceSpring River Township47.07675.761 
 
 
US 60 Bus. west – Monett
Verona49.39579.494 
 
 
US 60 Bus. east – Verona
Aurora54.13887.127 
 
  Route 265 north / Route 39 to Route 248 – Aurora
Western end of Route 265 overlap
56.35690.696 
 
 
US 60 Bus. west – Aurora
Marionville60.17696.844 
 
Route 265 south – Crane
Eastern end of Route 265 overlap
60.45697.295 
 
Route 14 east
ChristianWest PolkEast Polk
township line
65.192104.916 
 
Route 413 south – Crane
Western end of Route 413 overlap
Billings66.153106.463 
 
Route 14 west (Mt. Vernon Road) – McKinley
Western end of Route 14 overlap
66.747107.419 
 
Route 14 east (Jefferson Avenue)
Eastern end of Route 14 overlap
GreeneRepublic73.347118.041 
 
Route 174 west – Chesapeake
Springfield77.657124.977 
 
 
 
 
 
Route 413 north (W. Sunshine Street) / Route 360 west (James River Freeway) to I-44 – Springfield
Eastern end of Route 413 overlap
79.749128.344 
 
   US 160 west / Route FF – Battlefield
Western end of US 160 overlap. Access to Springfield-Branson National Airport
82.531132.821 
 
Route 13 north (Kansas Expressway)
Diverging diamond interchange; western end of Route 13 overlap
83.696134.696 
 
 
 
US 160 east / Route 13 south / Campbell Avenue – Nixa
Eastern end of US 160 and Route 13 overlaps. Access to Downtown Springfield and Bass Pro Shops
84.905136.641  National AvenueAccess to Missouri State University, Ozarks Technical Community College, Drury University, Cox South Hospital, and Mercy Hospital
86.248–
86.321
138.803–
138.920
 
 
US 65 Bus. (Glenstone Avenue) / Republic Road
Western end of US 65 Business overlap. Access to Evangel University and Springfield Nature Center
87.809–
87.839
141.315–
141.363
  
 
 
US 65 / US 65 Bus. ends – Branson, Sedalia
Eastern end of US 65 Business overlap
Clay Township90.337145.383   Route J / Route NN – Turners, Ozark
Washington Township94.146151.513  Route 125 – Linden, StraffordTo be converted into an interchange by 2025[7][8]
Rogersville95.929154.383Farm Road 247Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
95.985–
96.770
154.473–
155.736
 
 
 
  US 60 Bus. east / Route B / Farm Road 253
Webster97.723157.270  Route VV (Mill Street)
99.634160.345 
 
 
US 60 Bus. west – Rogersville
Fordland105.682–
106.336
170.079–
171.131
  Route PP – FordlandNo westbound entrance
WrightMansfield126.050202.858 
 
 
 
 
  US 60 Bus. east / Route 5 south / Route EE – Mansfield, Ava
Western end of Route 5 overlap
127.307204.881 
 
 
 
 
US 60 Bus. west / Route 5 north – Mansfield, Hartville
Eastern end of Route 5 overlap
Clark Township132.709213.574   Route K / Route Y – Macomb
Norwood136.223219.230   Route C / Route E – Norwood
Mountain Grove Township142.908229.988 
 
 
US 60 Bus. east – Mountain Grove
Mountain Grove145.363233.939  Route 95 – Mountain Grove
TexasClinton Township149.284240.249 
 
 
  US 60 Bus. west / Route MM – Mountain Grove
152.278245.068 
 
 
US 60 Bus. east – Cabool
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
Cabool154.762249.065  Route 181 – Cabool
155.984251.032 
 
 
 
US 63 north / US 60 Bus. – Houston, Rolla
Western end of US 63 overlap
HowellWillow Springs164.815265.244 
 
 
 
 
 
US 60 Bus. east / US 63 Bus. south – Willow Springs
167.060268.857 
 
 
 
Route 76 west / Route 137 north – Willow Springs
169.140272.204 
 
 
 
 
 
US 60 Bus. west / US 63 Bus. north – Willow Springs
Willow Springs Township169.895273.419 
 
US 63 south – West Plains, Thayer
Eastern end of US 63 overlap
Mountain View183.363295.094 
 
Route 17 south – West Plains
Western end of Route 17 overlap
184.902297.571 
 
Route 17 north
Eastern end of Route 17 overlap
ShannonBirch Tree195.302314.308 
 
  Route 99 south / Route FF – Birch Tree
Winona203.789327.967 
 
Route 19 south – Alton
Western end of Route 19 overlap
204.594329.262 
 
Route 19 north – Eminence
Eastern end of Route 19 overlap
CarterChicopee224.722361.655 
 
Route 103 south – Big Spring
Van Buren225.222362.460 
 
 
US 60 Bus. east
Carter Township226.725364.879 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 60 Bus. west to Route D / Route W
231.261372.179 
 
  Route 21 north / Route 34 – Ellington
Western end of Route 21 overlap
Johnson Township241.196388.167 
 
Route 21 south – Hunter, Grandin, Doniphan
Eastern end of Route 21 overlap
ButlerBlack River Township260.535419.290 
 
US 67 north – St. Louis
Western end of US 67 overlap
Poplar Bluff265.007–
265.738
426.487–
427.664
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future I-57 south / US 67 south / US 60 Bus. east / US 67 Bus. south – Poplar Bluff, Corning AR
Cloverleaf interchange; Western end of Future I-57 and eastern end of US 67 overlap
Poplar Bluff Township270.884435.946 
 
US 60 Bus. – Poplar Bluff
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only
271.506436.947   Route T / Route AA – Lake Wappapello
StoddardDuck Creek Township279.397449.646  Route 51 – Fisk, Puxico
285.153458.909   Route TT / Route WW – Dudley
Dexter290.567467.622 
 
 
  US 60 Bus. east / Route AD – Dexter
292.101470.091One Mile Road – Dexter
Liberty Township293.732472.716 
 
 
  US 60 Bus. west / Route 25 – Dexter, Bloomfield
Richland Township301.238484.796 
 
  Route 153 south / Route N – Circle City, Parma
306.429493.150  Route 114 – Morehouse
New MadridBig Prairie Township311.034500.561 
 
 
  US 60 Bus. east / Route FF to Route 114
Sikeston313.917505.200 
 
  
 
US 61 east / US 62 / US 60 Bus. – Sikeston, New Madrid
Scott316.675509.6391  I-55 – St. Louis, Memphis
 
 
I-57 begins
Cloverleaf interchange; Current western end of I-57 overlap; signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north)
MississippiLong Prairie Township321.591517.5514  Route B – Bertrand
Charleston327.420526.93110 
 
  I-57 BL north / Route 105 – Charleston, East Prairie
329.752530.68412 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I-57 north / I-57 BL south / US 62 west / Route 77 north – Charleston, Wyatt
Eastern end of I-57 overlap; western end of US 62 and Route 77 overlaps
Wilson City334.873538.926 
 
  Route 77 south / Route Y – Wyatt, Alfalfa Center
Eastern end of Route 77 overlap
Mississippi River341.248549.185Cairo Mississippi River Bridge; Missouri–Illinois state line
 
 
 
 
US 60 east / US 62 east – Cairo
Continuation into Illinois
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Missouri Department of Transportation (November 27, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Weingarten, Gene (June 20, 1993). "The First Father: William Jefferson Blythe and the Back Roads of Fate". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Southeast Missouri". semissourian. August 1, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2022.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "Project Freeway: U.S. 60 Rogersville - Completed". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "U.S. Route 60 at Greene County Routes NN/J Interchange Project". Ozarks Traffic. City of Springfield, Missouri. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "U.S. 67 (Future I-57) in Butler County". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Route 60 at Route 125 Interchange". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Schumacher, Kaitlyn (March 15, 2023). "Road construction begins at the U.S. 60 and Route 125 intersection near Rogersville, Mo". KY3. Springfield, Missouri: KYTV-TV. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

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