Missouri Route 171

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MO-171.svg
Route 171
Missouri Route 171
MO 171 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length25.931 mi [1]  (41.732 km)
Major junctions
East endI-49.svgUS 71.svgMO-96.svgMO-571.svg I-49  / US 71  / Route 96  / Route 571 in Carthage
North endK-171.svg K-171 at the Kansas state line
Location
Country United States
State Missouri
County Jasper
Highway system
I-170.svg I-170 MO-172.svg Route 172
I-57.svg I-57 Route 57MO-58.svg Route 58

Route 171 is a short highway in southwestern Missouri. It runs from Interstate 49 (I-49) in Carthage northwest to the Kansas state line. The first ten miles are concurrent with I-49 BL.

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Route description

Some (about half) of those last 10 miles (16 km) to Carthage, from its junction with I-49 Business at Madison Ave. in Webb City, are routed in a northeasterly direction. This results in going northeast on southbound Route 171 and vice versa along this stretch. However, I-49 Business is going more or less in its designated direction, north, in a wrong-way concurrency at the same time.

Also, because of this curve back to the northeast, Route 171 and Route 96 intersect each other on opposite sides of the Joplin/Webb City area. Going "southbound," Route 96 and Route 171 meet each other about two miles (3 km) north of Carl Junction and then again about two miles (3 km) west of Carthage. Route 96 maintains a straight eastwest routing between these two points except at the very east end before the intersection with Route 171 and I-49 Business.

At Carthage, Route 171 meets its "parent" route, US 71, along with I-49. Route 171's "southern" terminus and I-49 Business' northern terminus are here while the northern terminus of Route 571 approaches from the east. Route 96 continues through this interchange. This results in three x71's meeting in the same location.

History

Route 57
Location Webb City Opolis
Length10.4 mi (16.7 km)
Existed1922–1959

Route 171 was once Route 57. That was changed when I-57 was established on the eastern side of the state. Kansas did not change K-57's number to match until 2004, when it became K-171 after it was decided to shorten K-57 because it had numerous concurrencies along its routing.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jasper County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Carthage 0.0000.000East plate.svg
MO-96.svg
South plate.svg
MO-571.svg
Route 96 east / Route 571 south Carthage
Begin plate green.svg
Business Loop 49.svg
I-49 BL begins
Continuation east; southern end of Route 96 concurrency; northern terminus of I-49 BL
I-49.svgUS 71.svg I-49  / US 71  Kansas City, Joplin Exit 53 on I-49
1.6702.688West plate.svg
MO-96.svg
Route 96 west Oronogo
Northern end of Route 96 concurrency
Brooklyn Heights 3.5345.687Access via Historic US 66
Carterville 6.1959.970MO-supp-HH.svg Route HH Carterville
6.67310.739South plate.svg
MO-249.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-44.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-49.svg
Route 249 south to I-44  / I-49 (US 71) Joplin
Northern terminus of Route 249
Webb City Northern end of freeway section
8.81014.178South plate green.svg
Business Loop 49.svg
I-49 BL south (Madison Avenue) Joplin, Missouri Southern State University
Northern end of I-49 BL concurrency
9.46515.232East plate brown.svg
US 66 (MO historic).svg
Historic US 66 east (Powell Drive)
Southern end of Historic US 66 concurrency
Airport Drive 10.80817.394MO-43.svgWest plate brown.svg
US 66 (MO historic).svg
Route 43  / Historic US 66 west (North Main Street Road) Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport Main Terminal
Roundabout; northern end of Historic US 66 concurrency
16.02725.793East plate.svg
MO-96.svg
West plate.svg
MO-supp-YY.svg
Route 96 east / Route YY west Kansas, Carthage
Western terminus of Route 96; eastern terminus of Route YY
25.93141.732West plate.svg
K-171.svg
K-171 west Pittsburg
Continuation into Kansas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. 1 2 Missouri Department of Transportation (December 13, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2020.