Horseshoe Bend Parkway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
Length | 2.304 mi [1] (3.708 km) | |||
Existed | 2011–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Route MM in Lake Ozark | |||
East end | US 54 in Lake Ozark | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Missouri | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Missouri Route 242, also known as Horseshoe Bend Parkway, is a short highway in central Missouri found within Lake Ozark. The highway runs from the US 54 expressway junction near Osage Beach in Miller County in the east to Route MM (near the Community Toll Bridge) in Camden County. [2] [3]
Plans to build Route 242 existed since 2007. Construction for the project did not start at the time due to lack of funding. [4] The project broke ground on January 18, 2011. [5] Route 242 opened on December 13, 2011. [2]
The west end of Missouri Route 242 begins at the intersection of Horseshoe Bend Pkwy and Route MM, a road which leads to the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge and subsequent toll plaza. Continuing east, the road intersects with Fish Haven Road before reaching the intersection of Bagnell Dam Boulevard. The road continues for about a half-mile (800 m) more, [1] where it allows access to both directions of US 54 through an interchange.
The entire route is in Lake Ozark.
County | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Camden | 0.000 | 0.000 | To US 54 Bus. / Horseshoe Bend Parkway west Route MM – Sunrise Beach (via toll bridge) | Western terminus of Rte. 242; eastern terminus of Rte. MM; road continues as Horseshoe Bend Pkwy. | |
Miller | 1.884 | 3.032 | To US 54 Bus. (Bagnell Dam Boulevard) | ||
1.884– 2.304 | 3.032– 3.708 | US 54 – Jefferson City, Camdenton | Interchange; eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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