Missouri Route 39
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| Route 39 |
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| Length: | 110 mi (177 km) | ||||||||
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| North end: | Cedar Springs | ||||||||
| South end: | Arkansas state line | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Cedar Springs Stockton Arcola Greenfield South Greenfield Pennsboro Miller Albatross Mount Vernon Aurora Jenkins Cato Shell Knob Viola Carr Lane |
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Route 39 is a two-lane highway in southwest Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 between Collins and El Dorado Springs at the community of Cedar Springs; its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line (north of Berryville, Arkansas) where it continues as Highway 221.
Missouri 39 is one of the original 1922 state highways. At that time, its southern terminus was at the Dade/Lawrence County line south of Pennsboro.
There is a short Business Missouri 39 in Mount Vernon.
[edit] Route of the highway
Missouri 39 begins at US 54, heading south-southeast towards Stockton. About one mile before reaching Stockton, the road begins a brief concurrency with Route 32 before turning south again. Two miles south of Stockton is the western terminus of Route 215. South of Arcola, Missouri 39 crosses a branch of Stockton Lake.
At Greenfield is the beginning of a concurrency with U.S. Route 160 which last for two miles, with US 160 turning west and Missouri 39 continuing south to South Greenfield. At Albatross is an intersection with Route 96. The curves around on its approach to Mount Vernon.
At the north edge of Mount Vernon is the western terminus of Route 174, and two miles further south, Missouri 39 turns east, joining Business Loop I-44 for about two miles. At Interstate 44, the business loop ends, and Route 265 begins and the two will be united to Aurora, where Missouri 39 intersects U.S. Route 60.
South of Aurora, Missouri 39 heads straight south for about sixteen miles and intersects Route 248. The highway then enters the Mark Twain National Forest. Eight miles south of Missouri 248, Missouri 39 forms a brief concurrency with Route 76, then turns south again. At Shell Knob, Missouri 39 crosses Table Rock Lake. At Carr Lane is an intersection with Route 86, and one mile further south the highway crosses the Arkansas state line.
