Missouri Route 162

Route 162
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	29.767 mi[1] (47.905 km)
Existed:	1956 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Route 25 in Clarkton
East end:	Mississippi River near Portageville
Location
Counties:	Dunklin, New Madrid
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental ← Route 161 Route 163 →

Route 162 is a highway in the Missouri Bootheel and was numbered after nearby U.S. Route 62. Its eastern terminus is at the Mississippi River in southeastern New Madrid County; its western terminus is at Route 25 in Clarkton.

History

Around 1932, Routes C and K were designated along gravel roads in the Missouri Bootheel. Route C connected from Route 25 in Clarkton to Gideon, while Route K was from Portageville to near the Mississippi River.^[2][3] Route K was extended southeastward one year later, intersecting the newly designated Route M.^[3][4] Route C was extended east of Gideon in 1935,^[5][6] and its section from Clarkton to Gideon was paved one year later.^[6][7] The section of Route C east of Gideon was paved by 1949,^[8][9] and the route was extended eastward by 1953. Route K was also paved during that time.^[9][10] By 1954, Route C was extended along a gravel road to Portageville, connecting with US 61 and Route K.^[10][11] In 1956, Route 162 was designated, replacing Routes C and K.^[12] The remaining gravel section and was paved that year.^[13][14] An interchange was being built during 1967,^[15] and it was completed by 1968.^[16][17]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Dunklin	​	0.000	0.000	Route 25 – Holcomb, Malden
New Madrid	Gideon	3.057	4.920	Route 153 (Main Street) – Risco	Western terminus of Route 153 concurrency
		3.622	5.829	Route 153 (Main Street) – Peach Orchard	Eastern terminus of Route 153 concurrency
	​	8.290	13.341	Route B to Route 153	Western terminus of Route B concurrency
	​	9.779	15.738	Route B – Wardell	Eastern terminus of Route B concurrency
	​	16.260	26.168	Route F
	Portageville	17.054	27.446	US 61 – Marston	Western terminus of US 61 concurrency
		18.084	29.103	Route T
		18.663– 18.769	30.035– 30.206	I-55 / US 61 – Blytheville, Sikeston	Eastern terminus of US 61 concurrency; Diamond interchange
	​	22.493	36.199	Route KK / Route TT
	​	25.500	41.038	Route M
	​	29.767	47.905	Dead end	Boat ramp at Mississippi River
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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