Missouri Route 248

Route map:
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US 160 / Route 13 in Reeds Spring
East end US 65 in Branson
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
Highway system
Route 246 Route 249

Route 248 is a highway in southwestern

Route 112 in Cassville
.

Route description

Route 248 begins at a

Route 13
.

Route 248 continues west to Reeds Spring, where it joins

Route 176. Route 248/265/413 turns west, crossing James River
. Route 248 then leaves the concurrency, heading into downtown Galena. The highway then leaves Galena on a northwesterly direction.

At

Route 39 one mile (1.6 km) south of Jenkins
. The highway becomes fairly straight, though still hilly as it heads into Cassville. Route 248 ends in downtown Cassville at the concurrency of Routes 76, 86, and 112.

History

Route 248 was initially Route 148, numbered in the mid-1950s to replace

US 65
.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BarryCassville0.0000.000 Route 76 / Route 86 / Route 112
Jenkins Township14.13822.753 Route 39 – Aurora, Shell Knob
StoneLincoln Township27.26143.872 Route 173 – Elsey, Cape Fair
Galena31.76851.126

Route 265 north / Route 413 north – Crane
Western end of Route 265 / Route 413 overlap
32.15251.744
US 160
Reeds Spring39.72163.925

Route 265 south / Route 413 south
Eastern end of Route 265 / Route 413 overlap
41.16466.247
Route 13 south – Branson West
Western end of Route 13 overlap
41.96067.528

US 160 west / Route 13 north – Spokane, Springfield
Eastern end of Route 13 overlap; western end of US 160 overlap
US 160 east – Forsyth
Eastern end of US 160 overlap
49.63279.875 Route 76 to US 65Formerly Route 465
Branson53.62686.303
Shepherd of the Hills Expressway (Red Route west)
Western end of Red Route overlap
53.88586.720
CR 165 south (Gretna Road)
Western end of CR 165 overlap; formerly Route 165
55.713–
55.833
89.661–
89.855
CR 165 ends
Diverging diamond interchange; eastern end of Red Route and CR 165 overlaps; roadway continues as US 65 Business
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is not from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (December 7, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Southwest District Office (20 November 2011). "Route 248/Route 65 Diverging Diamond Interchange In Branson OPEN to Traffic Sunday Evening, Nov. 20" (Press release). Missouri Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.