Missouri Route 171

Missouri Route 171

Route 171 marker

Route 171
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length: 26 mi (42 km)
Major junctions
North end: K-171.svg K-171 near Opolis, KS
South end: No image wide.svgBusiness plate.svg
US 71.svgUS 71.svgMO-96.svgMO-571.svg US 71/71 Business/Route 96/Route 571 in Carthage
Highway system

Missouri Highways
Supplemental

I-170 Route 172

Route 171 is a short highway in western Missouri. Its norther terminus is at the Kansas state line where it continues as K-171 near Opolis, Kansas. Its southern terminus is at the junction of U.S. Route 71, Route 96 and Route 571 in Carthage. The last ten southbound miles are concurrent with Business US 71.

Some (about half) of those last 10 miles (16 km) to Carthage, from its junction with 71 Business at Madison Ave. in Webb City, are routed in a northeasterly direction. This results in going northeast on "South" 171 and vice-versa along this stretch. However, 71 Business is going more or less in its designated direction, north, in a wrong-way concurrency at the same time.

Also, because of this curve back to the northeast, Route 171 and Route 96 intersect each other on opposite sides of the Joplin/Webb City area. Going "southbound," 96 and 171 meet each other about two miles (3 km) north of Carl Junction and then again about two miles (3 km) west of Carthage. Route 96 maintains a straight east–west routing between these two points except at the very east end before the intersection with 171 and 71 Business.

At Carthage, 171 meets its "parent" route, US 71. 171's "southern" terminus and 71 Business' northern terminus are here while the northern terminus of Route 571 approaches from the east. Route 96 continues though this interchange. This results in four x71's meeting in the same location.

Route 171 was once Route 57. That was changed when I-57 was established on the eastern side of the state. Kansas did not change K-57's number to match until 2004, when it became K-171 after it was decided to shorten K-57 because it had numerous concurrencies along its routing.

Interstate 49

It is suggested that Missouri Route 171 east of MO 249 will be eventually be a part of Interstate 49.[1]

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