Missouri Route 7

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MO-7.svg
Route 7
Missouri Route 7
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length186.476 mi [1]  (300.104 km)
Major junctions
South endI-44.svgMO-supp-P.svg I-44  / Route P north of Laquey
Major intersections
North endUS 24.svg US 24 in northeast Independence
Location
Country United States
State Missouri
Counties Pulaski, Camden, Benton, Henry
Highway system
MO-6.svg Route 6 MO-8.svg Route 8

Route 7 is a north/south state highway with its northern terminus at U.S. Route 24 in northeast Independence and its southern terminus at Interstate 44 southeast of Richland (near the town of Laquey which it doesn't quite reach). The section between Harrisonville (at a junction with Interstate 49/U.S. Route 71) and Clinton (at a junction with Route 13) provides an important link for traffic between Springfield and Kansas City.

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Route description

The route begins at Interstate 44, exit 150, as a two-lane highway. It then heads northwest into Richland, intersecting with Route 133. From there, it continues northwest to a concurrency with Route 5, starting three miles south of Camdenton. In Camdenton, it crosses U.S. 54, and continues northwest, crossing the Lake of the Ozarks. After crossing the lake, Route 5 enters Greenville, and the highway diverges north, and Route 7 heads west, pass through Climax Springs and Edwards then continues west to another concurrency with US 65. The combined route crosses Harry S. Truman Reservoir and the Osage River and then enters Warsaw, where the concurrency ends; Route 7 heads west and crosses more arms of the Truman Reservoir. At Clinton, it intersects Route 13 and Route 52, and then becomes a four-lane highway, running northwest to Interstate 49/US 71 in Harrisonville. The four-lane expressway portion is part of the Springfield-Kansas City expressway. After a brief concurrency with I-49/U.S. 71, Route 7 heads north as a two-lane highway, crossing Route 58 in Pleasant Hill, Route 150, and US 50. In Blue Springs, it crosses US 40 and I-70. Continuing north, Route 7 is the eastern terminus of Route 78, before itself terminating at US 24 in Independence.

History

Missouri Route 7 links the Kansas City area to the Ozarks, however it was not always called Route 7. Starting in 1926-27 it connected US 71 to US 50 only, by 1937 it had been extended to US 40. The section that runs east from US 71 - US 65 (1935), to US 54, and later on to US 66 (1953) was once called State Route 35. This was changed to Route 7 in 1959. In the early 1970s with the creation of Truman Lake, the Osage River Bridge was bypassed with a new mile long span. [2]

Business route

Business plate.svg
MO-7.svg
Route 7 Business
Location Pleasant Hill
Length0.83 mi (1,340 m)

A one-mile business route of MO 7 exists in Pleasant Hill, which can take you to two churches, and the school district office. [3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Pulaski Liberty Township 0.0000.000I-44.svgEast plate.svg
MO-supp-P.svg
I-44  / Route P east Springfield, Rolla
I-44 exit 150
Richland 7.82912.600North plate.svg
MO-133.svg
Route 133 north Swedeborg
Southern terminus of Route 133 overlap
8.96714.431South plate.svg
MO-133.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-44.svg
Route 133 south to I-44  Hazelgreen, Business District
Northern terminus of Route 133 overlap
Camden Osage Township 31.39050.517South plate.svg
MO-5.svg
North plate.svg
Business plate.svg
MO-5.svg
Route 5 south / Route 5 Bus. north Camdenton, Lebanon
Interchange; southern terminus of Route 5 overlap
Camdenton 33.67354.191US 54.svg US 54  Camdenton, Nevada, Osage Beach Interchange
36.13958.160South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
MO-5.svg
Route 5 Bus. south / Pier 31 Road Camdenton
Interchange
Greenview 41.57366.905North plate.svg
MO-5.svg
Route 5 north Hurricane Deck, Sunrise Beach
Northern terminus of Route 5 overlap
Benton Dell Junction 72.700116.999South plate.svg
US 65.svg
US 65 south Fristoe, Springfield
Southern terminus of US 65 overlap
Tom Township 77.575124.845South plate.svg
MO-83.svg
Route 83 south White Branch
Interchange
Warsaw 78.344126.082 Warsaw Interchange; no northbound entrance
79.195127.452North plate.svg
US 65.svg
US 65 north Sedalia
Interchange; northern terminus of US 65 overlap
Henry Clinton 107.485172.980South plate.svg
MO-13.svg
West plate.svg
MO-18.svg
West plate.svg
MO-52.svg
Route 13 south / Route 18 west / Route 52 west Clinton, Springfield
Eastern terminus of Route 18; southern terminus of Route 13/52 overlap
108.927175.301East plate.svg
MO-52.svg
Route 52 east Windsor
Interchange; northern terminus of Route 52 overlap
109.825176.746North plate.svg
MO-13.svg
South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
MO-13.svg
Route 13 north / Route 13 Bus. south Clinton, Warrensburg
Northern terminus of Route 13 overlap
Bogard Township 124.325200.082MO-supp-K.svgMO-supp-B.svg Route K / Route B Urich Interchange
Cass Creighton 128.733207.176MO-supp-B.svg Route B Creighton Interchange
IndexCamp Branch
township line
137.498221.282MO-supp-F.svgMO-supp-Z.svgMO-supp-N.svg Route F / Route Z / Route N Garden City, Blairstown Interchange
Harrisonville 146.750236.171South plate blue.svg
I-49.svg
South plate.svg
US 71.svg
I-49 south / US 71 south Joplin, Nevada
Southern terminus of I-49/US 71 overlap; Route 7 south follows exit 157
147.997238.178East plate.svg
MO-2.svg
Route 2 east (Commercial Street)
Southern terminus of Route 2 overlap; I-49 exit 158
148.979239.758North plate blue.svg
I-49.svg
North plate.svg
US 71.svg
West plate.svg
MO-2.svg
I-49 north / US 71 north / Route 2 west Kansas City, Freeman
Northern terminus of I-49/US 71/Route 2 overlap; Route 7 north follows exit 159
Pleasant Hill 160.992259.092MO-58.svg Route 58 Interchange
Jackson 166.498267.953West plate.svg
MO-150.svg
Route 150 west Greenwood
Southern terminus of Route 150 overlap
166.998268.757East plate.svg
MO-150.svg
Route 150 east Lone Jack
Northern terminus of Route 150 overlap
169.004271.986US 50.svg US 50  Kansas City, Warrensburg Interchange
Blue Springs 177.238285.237US 40.svg US 40  Independence, Kansas City, Grain Valley
178.690287.574I-70.svg I-70  Kansas City, Columbia I-70 exit 20
Independence 184.002296.123West plate.svg
MO-78.svg
Route 78 west / Lake City-Buckner Road Independence, Lake City
Traffic circle; eastern terminus of Route 78
186.476300.104US 24.svgLewis and Clark Trail.svg US 24  / Lewis and Clark Trail  Independence, Buckner Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Missouri Department of Transportation (March 22, 2015). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. "Missouri Highway Map Archive 1918 - 2019 | Missouri Department of Transportation".
  3. "City Maps - P thru R | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. Retrieved July 19, 2025.

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