Missouri Route 249

Route 249 marker

Route 249
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
Highway system
← Route 248Route 254 →

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.[4]

Exit list

The entire route is in Jasper County.

Locationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Joplin0.0000.000 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
Duenweg1.8452.96940 Route 66 / BL I-44 (7th Street)
Joplin2.8364.56441Newman Road
3.9376.33642 Route VV (Zora Street)
Carterville6.1629.91743 BL I-49 / Route 171
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map:

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 3 Missouri Department of Transportation (May 11, 2012). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ I-49 Maps and Information Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.modot.org/Southwest/major_projects/ProjectsbyCounty.htm
  4. ↑ https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.topics&id=0701290#Status
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