U.S. Route 63 in Missouri
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is the portion of a north-south highway that runs through Missouri from the Arkansas state line near Thayer to the Iowa state line near Lancaster.
U.S. Route 63 | ||||
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US 63 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
Length | 337.748 mi[1] (543.553 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 63 at the Arkansas state line | |||
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North end | US 63 at the Iowa state line | |||
Location | ||||
Counties | Oregon, Howell, Texas, Phelps, Maries, Osage, Cole, Callaway, Boone, Randolph, Macon, Adair, Schuyler | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
The highway passes south-to-north through Missouri, from Arkansas to Iowa, serving cities such as Rolla, Jefferson City, Columbia, Moberly, Macon, and Kirksville. Notable routes that are intersected include U.S. Route 60 in Howell County, Interstate 44 at Rolla, U.S. Route 50 (which it shares a concurrency with into Jefferson City south of the Missouri River until it reaches the junction with U.S. 54), U.S. Route 54 (which it overlaps in Jefferson City from the junction with U.S. Route 50 and crosses the Missouri River with on the Jefferson City Bridge), Interstate 70 at Columbia, U.S. Route 24 at Moberly, U.S. Route 36 at Macon, and U.S. Route 136 at Lancaster.
The road enters the state (passing the Oregon County line) at Thayer. Immediately after leaving Thayer, U.S. 63 intersects Route 19, then continues into Howell County on a two-lane highway with alternating passing lanes, en route to West Plains. The highway then widens to a four-lane divided highway, bypassing West Plains to the south and west, then continues on a divided highway to Willow Springs. The route then joins US Route 60, and the two highways run concurrently northwest to Cabool.
North of Cabool, the highway returns to two-lane status (with alternating passing lanes), passing through Houston and intersecting Route 32 in Licking. The highway then enters Phelps County and passes through Rolla, the home of Missouri University of Science and Technology, and becomes locally known as Bishop Avenue. In Rolla, Route 63 intersects Route 72, and later, Business Loop 44. The Business Loop runs concurrently with Route 63 past the University's campus to Interstate 44, where the Business Loop ends. As it leaves Rolla, the highway quickly narrows to two lanes, crossing into Maries County toward Vienna, intersecting Highway 42. After entering Osage County, Route 63 passes through Freeburg and Westphalia. A few miles north of Westphalia, Highway 63 widens to a four-lane divided highway, and almost immediately intersects US Route 50, and the two highways head west toward Jefferson City, the state capital. After passing through downtown on the Whitton Expressway, the route leaves Route 50, joining the eastbound direction of US Route 54 to cross the Missouri River into Callaway County.
After crossing the river, Route 63 exits Route 54, and heads north on a four-lane divided highway. About five miles north of US 54, the highway enters Boone County, then after five miles more, leaves the Ozark Plateau, entering the Columbia area. Highway 63 passes along the eastern edge of Columbia, but gains freeway status for about 10 miles through town. In the north part of town, Route 63 intersects Interstate 70. There is no direct connection between Route 63 and I-70; access to and from the Interstate is via an at-grade connector road, which intersects I-70 at a simple Diamond interchange. The route then leaves Columbia, returning to expressway status, and intersects Route 22 near Clark, right on the Boone-Randolph county line. After passing by Clark proper, U.S. 63 gains a Business Route, which passes through the otherwise-bypassed town of Renick, then passes through the city of Moberly. Mainline Route 63, meanwhile, upgrades to a freeway for about four miles as it passes through Moberly, intersecting US Route 24 at an interchange on the northern end of town.
Heading north, U.S. 63 enters Macon County just north of Jacksonville, and heads toward the city of Macon. Through town, the highway narrows to a two-lane city street, with a center left-turn lane. Near the northern edge of town, US 63 intersects US Route 36, which is part of the Chicago-Kansas City Expressway. Leaving Macon, the highway re-gains expressway status, and passes by La Plata before crossing into Adair County. South of Kirksville, the route interchanges with a Business Route, which passes through the ÷city proper, while mainline Route 63 narrows to two lanes and enters a newly-constructed bypass to the east of town. While on the bypass, the highway intersects Route 6 and Missouri Route 11, and the two east-west state routes form a three-mile long Wrong-way concurrency with each other following US 63. Leaving the Kirksville bypass, US 63 returns to a two-lane surface highway, and enters Schuyler County. Near Lancaster, the highway intersects US Route 136, which briefly overlaps with Route 63 into Lancaster itself. There, Route 136 turns east, while Route 63 continues north into Iowa, exiting Missouri about five miles north of Lancaster.
History
U.S. 63 in Missouri was Route 7 from 1922 to 1926.
Junction list
All exits are unnumbered.
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Oregon | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 63 south – Mammoth Spring | Continuation into Arkansas |
Thayer | 1.202 | 1.934 | Route 142 / US 63 Bus. – Lanton | Southern terminus of Route 142 concurrency | |
1.823 | 2.934 | Route 142 – Doniphan | Northern terminus of Route 142 concurrency | ||
3.229 | 5.197 | Route 19 / US 63 Bus. – Alton | |||
| 4.514 | 7.265 | Route OO | ||
Koshkonong | 10.301 | 16.578 | Route F – Cover Prairie Conservation Area | ||
| 11.064 | 17.806 | Route Z – Warm Fork Conservation Area | ||
| 11.586 | 18.646 | Route M – Rover | ||
Howell | | 22.173 | 35.684 | Route PP – Cover Prairie Conservation Area | |
West Plains | 24.432 | 39.319 | Route ZZ | ||
24.910 | 40.089 | US 63 Bus. | |||
25.994 | 41.833 | Route 17 – Lanton | Southern terminus of Route 17 concurrency | ||
27.219 | 43.805 | US 160 – Gainesville, Springfield | Southern terminus of US 160 concurrency | ||
27.880 | 44.869 | Route K – Pottersville | |||
29.048 | 46.748 | US 160 / Route 17 / Route CC – Doniphan, Mountain View | Northern terminus of US 160 / Route 17 concurrency | ||
29.850 | 48.039 | US 63 Bus. / McFarland Street / Girdley Street | Interchange | ||
33.154 | 53.356 | Route 14 – Ava | |||
Pomona | 38.360 | 61.734 | Route N / Route P | Access to West Plains Regional Airport | |
| 42.380 | 68.204 | Route UU | ||
Willow Springs | 45.514 | 73.248 | US 60 – Mountain View, Poplar Bluff | Interchange; southern end of freeway; southern terminus of US 60 concurrency | |
46.433 | 74.727 | To US 60 Bus. / Industrial Drive | |||
48.508 | 78.066 | Route 76 / Route 137 – Ava, Raymondville | |||
50.739 | 81.657 | US 60 Bus. | Interchange; northern end of freeway | ||
Texas | Cabool | 59.410 | 95.611 | US 60 / US 60 Bus. – Mountain Grove, Springfield | Northern terminus of US 60 concurrency; southern terminus of US 60 Bus. concurrency |
60.953 | 98.094 | US 60 Bus. | Northern terminus of US 60 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 62.107 | 99.952 | Route PP | ||
| 66.078 | 106.342 | Route H – Elk Creek | ||
Simmons | 69.933 | 112.546 | Route Z | ||
| 71.152 | 114.508 | Route UU | ||
Houston | 76.940 | 123.823 | Route 17 – Mountain View | Southern terminus of Route 17 concurrency; access to Texas County Memorial Hospital | |
77.141 | 124.146 | Route 17 – Waynesville | Northern terminus of Route 17 concurrency | ||
77.888 | 125.349 | Route B / Route F – Raymondville | |||
| 80.557 | 129.644 | Route E | ||
| 88.093 | 141.772 | Route P / Route BB | ||
Licking | 91.392 | 147.081 | Route 32 to Route 137 – Lebanon, Salem, Willow Springs | ||
Sherrill | 97.289 | 156.571 | Route CC – White River Trace Conservation Area | ||
Phelps | | 100.465 | 161.683 | Route K – Duke | |
Edgar Springs | 105.142 | 169.210 | Route H – Lenox, Salem | ||
105.969 | 170.541 | Route M / Route FF – Flat, Spring Creek | |||
| 117.948 | 189.819 | Route W | ||
Rolla | 124.465 | 200.307 | Route 72 – Salem | ||
124.860 | 200.943 | I-44 BL (Kingshighway) | Southern terminus of BL I-44 concurrency | ||
125.093 | 201.318 | Route BB – Saint James | |||
125.345 | 201.723 | Route E to I-44 – Gasconade River | Access to Missouri University of Science and Technology | ||
126.161 | 203.036 | I-44 – Springfield, Saint Louis | I-44 exit 186; Eastern terminus of BL I-44 | ||
Maries | | 134.218 | 216.003 | Route P | |
Vichy | 137.315 | 220.987 | Route 68 east – Saint James | ||
138.081 | 222.220 | Route FF | |||
138.587 | 223.034 | Route 28 east – Belle | Southern terminus of Route 28 concurrency; access to Rolla National Airport | ||
| 142.879 | 229.941 | Route A | ||
| 147.596 | 237.533 | Route 28 west – Dixon | Northern terminus of Route 28 concurrency | |
| 147.975 | 238.143 | Route 28 Spur | ||
Vienna | 150.246 | 241.797 | Route 42 – Iberia, Belle | ||
151.122 | 243.207 | Route AA north – Argyle | |||
Osage | Freeburg | 160.516 | 258.325 | Route P west – Koeltztown | |
| 166.109 | 267.327 | Route E east – Rich Fountain | ||
| 168.790 | 271.641 | Route T south – Koeltztown, Argyle | ||
Westphalia | 172.454 | 277.538 | Route 133 south – Meta | ||
| 175.420– 175.625 | 282.311– 282.641 | US 50 – Saint Louis, Linn, Union | Southern terminus of US 50 concurrency | |
Cole | Schubert | 178.755 | 287.678 | Route J east / Route M west – Taos, Osage City | |
Jefferson City | 180.576 | 290.609 | Militia Drive | ||
183.088 | 294.652 | McCarty Street | |||
184.721 | 297.280 | Eastland Drive | |||
185.875 | 299.137 | Clark Avenue | |||
186.367 | 299.929 | Lafayette Street | Access to Lincoln University | ||
187.388 | 301.572 | US 50 Bus. west (Missouri Boulevard) to US 54 west | At-grade intersection; eastern end of freeway; eastern terminus of US 50 Bus. | ||
187.476– 187.749 | 301.713– 302.153 | US 50 / US 54 – Kansas City, Sedalia, Fulton, Lake of the Ozarks | Northern terminus of US 50 concurrency; southern terminus of US 54 concurrency | ||
Missouri River | 187.952– 188.081 | 302.479– 302.687 | Jefferson City Bridge | ||
Callaway | Jefferson City | 188.713 | 303.704 | Cedar City Road / Airport Road | Access to Jefferson City Memorial Airport |
189.176– 189.493 | 304.449– 304.959 | US 54 / Route 94 east – Fulton, Mokane, Jefferson City, Lake of the Ozarks | Northern terminus of US 54 concurrency | ||
Boone | | 200.701 | 322.997 | Route A west – Hartsburg | |
Ashland | 203.706 | 327.833 | Route M west (Broadway Street) / Route Y east – Wilton, Guthrie | Interchange | |
Elkhurst | 207.716 | 334.286 | Route 163 north / Route H east – Columbia, Rock Bridge Memorial State Park | Interchange; access to Columbia Regional Airport | |
Columbia | 212.874 | 342.587 | Discovery Parkway | Interchange; southern end of freeway | |
214.168 | 344.670 | Grindstone Parkway (AC) / East New Haven Road | |||
215.486 | 346.791 | Route 740 west (Stadium Boulevard) | Access to the University of Missouri and University Hospital | ||
216.486 | 348.400 | Route WW east (Broadway Street) – Williamsburg | Access to Downtown Columbia, Boone Hospital Center, and University of Missouri Women's and Children's Hospital | ||
217.022– 218.352 | 349.263– 351.403 | To I-70 / US 40 – Kansas City, Saint Louis | I-70 exit 128 | ||
218.836 | 352.182 | Vandiver Drive / Mexico Gravel Connection | |||
219.745 | 353.645 | Route B (Paris Road) – Hallsville | |||
220.214 | 354.400 | Brown School Road / Oakland Gravel Road | |||
221.958 | 357.207 | East Prathersville Road | |||
Prathersville | 223.245 | 359.278 | Route 763 south (Range Line Street) – Columbia | Interchange; northern end of freeway; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 229.814 | 369.850 | Route 124 east – Hallsville | Southern terminus of Route 124 concurrency | |
| 230.645 | 371.187 | Route 124 west – Harrisburg | Northern terminus of Route 124 concurrency | |
| 235.038 | 378.257 | Route NN | ||
| 237.090 | 381.559 | Route CC – Sturgeon | ||
Boone–Randolph county line | Sturgeon | 238.559 | 383.923 | Route 22 / Route F – Centralia, Rucker | Interchange |
Randolph | Clark | 241.224 | 388.212 | Route B / Route P – Higbee | |
| 246.386 | 396.520 | US 63 Bus. / Route NN – Renick, Moberly | ||
Moberly | 250.225 | 402.698 | Route M – Middle Grove | Interchange | |
251.825 | 405.273 | Route EE (Rollins Street) | Interchange | ||
253.861 | 408.550 | US 24 – Kansas City, Quincy | Interchange | ||
254.863 | 410.162 | US 63 Bus. | Interchange; access to Omar N Bradley Airport - MBY | ||
Cairo | 258.674 | 416.295 | Route K / Route Z | ||
Jacksonville | 264.109 | 425.042 | Route J – Duncans Bridge | ||
Macon | Excello | 267.828 | 431.027 | Route T / Route Y – College Mound | |
Macon | 273.817 | 440.666 | Route PP | Access to Macon-Fowler International Airport | |
275.902 | 444.021 | US 36 Bus. | Access to Samaritan Hospital | ||
276.045– 276.057 | 444.251– 444.271 | US 36 / Route 110 (CKC) – Saint Joseph, Hannibal | Interchange | ||
| 279.643 | 450.042 | Route DD – Ten Mile | ||
Atlanta | 285.319 | 459.176 | Route M – Economy | ||
| 287.842 | 463.237 | Route J – Elmer | ||
| 292.375 | 470.532 | Route NN | ||
La Plata | 295.028 | 474.802 | Route 156 – South Gifford, Novelty | ||
Adair | | 298.319 | 480.098 | Route E – Wilson | |
Millard | 302.056 | 486.112 | Route KK | Access to Kirksville Regional Airport | |
Kirksville | 304.438– 304.933 | 489.945– 490.742 | US 63 Bus. north (South Baltimore Street) | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
307.140 | 494.294 | Route 6 / Route 11 – Edina, Brookfield | Southern terminus of Route 6 / Route 11 concurrency | ||
309.136 | 497.506 | Route 6 / Route 11 – Milan, Baring | Northern terminus of Route 6 / Route 11 concurrency | ||
312.432 | 502.811 | US 63 Bus. south (North Baltimore Street) | Interchange | ||
| 314.788 | 506.602 | Route T – Sperry | ||
| 318.981 | 513.350 | Route A – Downing | ||
Schuyler | Greentop | 320.179 | 515.278 | Route K | |
Queen City | 324.035 | 521.484 | Route E / Route W – Worthington | ||
325.112 | 523.217 | Route O | |||
| 327.583 | 527.194 | Route P / Route U – Lancaster | ||
| 330.468 | 531.837 | US 136 – Unionville | Southern terminus of US 136 concurrency | |
Lancaster | 332.587 | 535.247 | US 136 / Route 202 – Glenwood, Keokuk | Northern terminus of US 136 concurrency | |
| 337.748 | 543.553 | US 63 north – Bloomfield | Continuation into Iowa | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Missouri Department of Transportation (August 16, 2017). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 16, 2017.