Missouri Route 43

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MO-43.svg
Route 43
Missouri Route 43
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length98.380 mi [1]  (158.327 km)
Major junctions
South endArkansas 43.svgOklahoma State Highway 20.svg AR 43  / SH-20 at the Arkansas Oklahoma state tripoint near Southwest City
Major intersections
North endUS 54.svg US 54 in Vernon County
Location
Country United States
State Missouri
Highway system
MO-42.svg Route 42 I-44.svg I-44

Route 43 is a highway in western Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 midway between Nevada and Deerfield. Its southern terminus is at the corner of Missouri (near Southwest City), Arkansas, and Oklahoma where it continues down the Arkansas/Oklahoma state line as both Arkansas Highway 43 and OK-20. [2]

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Route description

First reassurance marker heading north, Route 43, Southwest City, Missouri. Near the AR/MO/OK tripoint First reassurance marker heading north, Route 43, Southwest City, Missouri.jpg
First reassurance marker heading north, Route 43, Southwest City, Missouri. Near the AR/MO/OK tripoint

North of Joplin, Route 43 is a relatively straight highway. It intersects U.S. Route 160 in Barton County west of Lamar. A few miles south of there it intersects Route 126. Just north of Joplin, it intersects Route 96.

In Joplin, the highway is known as Main Street and passes through the old historic downtown area. For a few blocks, it is historic US Route 66 until it reaches Seventh Street (Route 66), where Route 66 goes west. It joins Business Loop I-44 until it reaches Interstate 44, then joins this road for one exit west, then turns south again.

When Route 43 reaches Seneca (where it has a junction with U.S. Route 60), it comes within a half mile of Oklahoma and stays relatively close to it all the way to the intersection with Route 76 east of Tiff City. All through this area, the highway becomes more hilly and curvy. The road serves as the western terminus of Route 90 just before reaching Southwest City. South of Southwest City, the highway runs less than a mile before reaching the corner of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma becoming the concurrency of Arkansas Highway 43 and OK-20. A stone marker is erected at the corner of the three states.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
OKARMO Corner 0.0000.000South plate.svg
Arkansas 43.svg
West plate.svg
Oklahoma State Highway 20.svg
AR 43 south / SH-20 west
Continuation into Arkansas and Oklahoma
McDonald Prairie Township 3.1695.100East plate.svg
MO-90.svg
Route 90 east Noel
McMillen Tiff Township 11.71918.860East plate.svg
MO-76.svg
Route 76 east Anderson
Southern end of Route 76 overlap
14.46223.274West plate.svg
MO-76.svg
Route 76 west Tiff City
Northern end of Route 76 overlap
Newton Seneca 25.64141.265US 60.svg US 60  Wyandotte, Neosho
Begin plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 60.svg
US 60 Bus. begins
Roundabout; southern end of US 60 Business overlap
26.51942.678West plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 60.svg
US 60 Bus. west Wyandotte
Northern end of US 60 Business overlap
Joplin 39.45163.490West plate blue.svg
I-44.svg
I-44 west Tulsa
Southern end of I-44 overlap; exit 4
41.93167.481East plate blue.svg
I-44.svg
I-44 east Springfield
Begin plate green.svg
Business Loop 44.svg
East plate.svg
MO-86.svg
I-44 BL begins / Route 86 east (Hearnes Boulevard)
Northern end of I-44 overlap; southern end of Loop 44 overlap; exit 6
Jasper 45.27472.861Business Loop 44.svgMO-66.svg I-44 BL  / Route 66 (7th Street)Northern end of Loop 44 overlap
47.34976.201Zora StreetInterchange
Airport Drive 49.37779.465MO-171.svg Route 171 (DeMott Drive)Roundabout
Twin GrovesMineral
township line
53.36485.881MO-96.svgTo plate.svg
MO-171.svg
Route 96 to Route 171  Carthage
Roundabout
Barton Nashville Township 67.796109.107MO-126.svg Route 126  Pittsburg, Golden City
Central Township 74.161119.351US 160.svg US 160  Mindenmines, Lamar
Vernon Deerfield Township 98.380158.327US 54.svg US 54  Nevada, Deerfield
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Seneca truck route

Route 43 Truck
Location Seneca
Length1.97 mi (3.17 km)

Route 43 Truck is used to bypass a steep grade on Route 43 just south of Seneca, Missouri. This route is unsigned and concurs with US 60 Bus.

References

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  1. 1 2 Missouri Department of Transportation (December 27, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 42, 50, and 60, ISBN   0-89933-224-2