Missouri Route 249
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
| Length: | 6.162 mi[1] (9.917 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2002 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
   I-44 / I-49 / US 71 in Joplin | |||
| North end: |
  BL I-49 / Route 171 in Carterville | |||
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Route 249 is a short, 4 lane freeway running from Interstate 44/Interstate 49 in Joplin and ending at Business I-49 in Carterville.
The road has been built as a freeway and could be a future part of Interstate 49 which will run down the U.S. Route 71 corridor. It is also possible that it will be resigned as part of a possible I-249 in the future.[2]
Route description
Route 249 begins at an interchange with I-44, I-49, and US 71 east of Joplin in Jasper County, where the road continues south as I-49/US 71. The route heads north as a four-lane freeway through agricultural areas with some nearby development, coming to an interchange with Route 66/I-44 Bus. west of Duenweg. The freeway continues north to the next interchange at Newman Road. Route 249 curves northwest and comes to the exit for Route VV (Zora Street). The route curves north and ends at an interchange with I-49 Bus./Route 171 near Carterville.[1]
History
It is proposed that Route 249 is to be the first leg of a loop encircling the Joplin area.[3]
After an agreement between EPA and the state of Missouri, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department built the Route 249 highway bypass through four miles of contaminated land on the site in 2001. The project adaptively reused mine wastes as fill material. Cleanup of the superfund site began in 2007, and the Route 249 bypass opened to the public in 2008.
https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.topics&id=0701290#Status
Exit list
The entire route is in Jasper County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Joplin | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-49 south / US 71 south – Neosho, Fort Smith, AR | ||
| 0.329– 0.348 | 0.529– 0.560 | 39B-C | I-44 / I-49 north / US 71 north – Springfield, Kansas City, Tulsa, OK | ||
| Duenweg | 1.845 | 2.969 | 40 |   Route 66 / BL I-44 (7th Street) | |
| Joplin | 2.836 | 4.564 | 41 | Newman Road | |
| 3.937 | 6.336 | 42 |  Route VV (Zora Street) | ||
| Carterville | 6.162 | 9.917 | 43 | BL I-49 / Route 171 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
Route map: Google
- 1 2 3 Missouri Department of Transportation (May 11, 2012). Flex Map Viewer (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ↑ I-49 Maps and Information
- ↑ http://www.modot.org/Southwest/major_projects/ProjectsbyCounty.htm