Missouri Route 19

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Route 19
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	256 mi (412 km)
Formed:	1922
North end:	US 61 (Avenue of the Saints) in New London
Major junctions:	US 54 in Laddonia Route 161 in Montgomery City I-70/US 40 in New Florence Route 100 in Hermann US 50 North of Owensville I-44 in Cuba Route 8 in Steelville Routes 32, 68 & 72 in Salem US 60 in Winona US 160 in Alton
South end:	US 63 in Thayer
Major cities:	New London Center Laddonia Martinsburg Wellsville Montgomery City New Florence Big Spring McKittrick Hermann Owensville Cuba Steelville Cherryville Salem Gladden Eminence Winona Greer Alton Thayer
Missouri Highways < Route 18 Route 20 > Supplemental

Route 19 is a long highway in Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 61 in New London; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 63 on the north side of Thayer. Route 19 is one of Missouri's original 1922 highways, though it initially had a northern terminus at Route 14 (now Interstate 44) in Cuba and was later extended north.

Route 19 crosses the Missouri River at Hermann, a town famous in Missouri for its wineries, and crosses Historic U.S. Route 66 at Cuba. South of Cuba, it is a state scenic highway and passes by Indian Trail State Park northeast of Salem, crosses through the Ozark National Scenic Riverways twice, and passes through a part of the Mark Twain National Forest.

[edit] History

The part from Drake north to US 54 east of Mexico was Route 45 from 1922 until about 1930.