Missouri Route 14 (decommissioned)
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- For the current highway, see Route 14 (Missouri).
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| Route 14 |
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| Length: | 319 mi (513 km) | ||||||||
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| East end: | St. Louis | ||||||||
| West end: | Joplin | ||||||||
| Major cities: | St. Louis Maplewood Brentwood Kirkwood Des Peres Manchester Ballwin Ellisville Wildwood Gray Summit St. Clair Sullivan Bourbon Cuba St. James Rolla St. Robert Waynesville Lebanon Phillipsburg Conway Marshfield Strafford Springfield Halltown Phelps Avilla Carthage Carterville Webb City Joplin |
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The original 1922 Missouri 14 was a route connecting St. Louis and Joplin. In 1926, it was reassigned U.S. Highway 66 and is currently approximated by Interstate 44. The later Route 14 was originally Route 40 which was renamed to avoid confusion with the newly designated U.S. Highway 40. Missouri 14 followed the Manchester Road alignment of Route 66 out of St. Louis rather than down the later Watson Road/Missouri 366 alignment.
[edit] History
The route between St. Louis and Springfield is an old road. It had been an old Native American trail, known as the "Osage Indian Trail". By the early-mid 1800s, a telegraph line was laid down this road (it continued south from Springfield to Fort Smith, Arkansas) and became known as the "Wire Road" (and later the "Old Wire Road" after the line came down). This highway would then become Missouri 14 and part of the Ozarks Trails. In 1926, it became part of U.S. Highway 66, and finally Interstate 44.
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