Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) in Joplin runs north from I-44 along Main Street until it reaches Route66 (7thStreet), where it turns east. It then runs through Duquesne and Duenweg. I-44 Bus. has a diamond interchange with Route249 between Duquesne and Duenweg.
I-44 Bus. is concurrent with other highways for its entire length. From the highway's western terminus to downtown Joplin it is concurrent with Route 43. In downtown Joplin, the highway then turns east onto 7th Street and runs concurrent with Route 66 until I-44/I-49/US 71 near Scotland. It follows the old alignment of US 71.
Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) through Sarcoxie begins running south from I-44 concurrent with Route37. It then splits off at Blackberry Street, which becomes High Street upon entering Sarcoxie. After leaving the town, I-44 Bus. angles northeast and ends at I-44. This road is part of former U.S. Route166 (US166), which preceded I-44 through the area.
Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) in Mount Vernon runs along Mount Vernon Road. The east half of the highway is concurrent with Route39. I-44 Bus. runs largely along the former route of US166.
Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) in Springfield begins at the eastern terminus of Route266 and runs east along Chestnut Expressway, intersecting US160 and Route13. It then runs along the north edge of downtown Springfield. I-44 Bus. turns north at Glenstone Avenue, concurrent with U.S. Route65 Business (US65 Bus.). It then ends where Glenstone meets I-44.
Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) in Lebanon began at the westernmost Lebanon exit and ended at the easternmost exit. The route followed former US66 for its entire length. I-44 Bus. followed Springfield Road, then curved off and became Elm Street. At Jefferson Street, it finally junctioned with Route5, Route32, and Route64. The designation was removed in 2021.[2]
Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) in the Waynesville–St. Robert area begins on the westside of Waynesville at exit156. The road briefly heads north on Ichord Avenue, then heads east on a concurrency with Route17. The road, at this point, also becomes Historic Route66. I-44 Bus. continues east, past the Pulaski County Courthouse in the old part of the city (where Route17 turns off north). The route then climbs a steep hill and rounds a curve underneath a rock overhang painted like a frog. I-44 Bus. continues into St. Robert, and the lanes split with a Roadside Park between them. It passes on through St. Robert, ending at exit161, which is also the exit for the Fort Leonard Wood I-44 business spur.
Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) is a short route connecting the Waynesville–St. Robert I-44 business loop with the main north gate of Fort Leonard Wood. The highway is lined with businesses and is also called Missouri Avenue, whose name continues into Fort Leonard Wood. It is an old alignment of Route17.
Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) in Rolla begins at the westernmost Rolla exit and ends at the easternmost exit. The route follows former US66 its entire length. The road is Kingshighway to Bishop Avenue, where the road joins northbound US63, with which it is concurrent to I-44. Near the Missouri University of Science and Technology is a model of Stonehenge.
Interstate44 Business (I-44 Bus.) is a former routing of US66 through downtown Pacific. This portion of road was designated a business loop of I-44 after the Interstate was built to bypass the town. US50 was then rerouted onto I-44, making this portion a business loop after US66 was removed from the area in 1979. After I-44 Bus.'s western terminus, the road continues solely as Historic Route 66 until an intersection with Route100.
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