Missouri Route 171
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| Route 171 |
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| Maintained by MoDOT | |||||||||
| Length: | 26 mi (42 km) | ||||||||
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| North end: | Kansas state line | ||||||||
| South end: | Carthage | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Asbury Carl Junction Airport Drive Webb City Carterville Carthage |
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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. Highway 71 and Route 571 in Carthage. The last ten southbound miles are multiplexed with Business US 71.
Some (about half) of those last 10 miles 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 multiplex" 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 north of Carl Junction and then again about two miles 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, U.S. 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.
Missouri 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 multiplexes along its routing.
