Missouri Route 76

Route 76
Route 76
Route information
	Maintained by MoDOT
Length	209.809 mi (337.655 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	E 240 Road at the Oklahoma state line near Tiff City
	I-49 / US 71 at Anderson; US 65 at Branson; US 160 at Forsyth;
East end	US 60 / US 63 / Route 137 at Willow Springs
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Highway system
	Missouri State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Supplemental;

Route 76 is a highway in the west half of southern Missouri running between

U.S. Route 63 at Willow Springs and the Oklahoma state line near Tiff City where it continues as a county road. It bypasses Branson on the Ozark Mountain High Road and is the namesake of the Branson strip, 76 Country Blvd. The road runs for its entirety through the Missouri Ozarks

, and is at times very hilly and curvy.

Route description

Route 76 begins at Willow Springs. Within a couple of miles, the highways enters the

Route 14

, and south of Ava, Route 76 will turn west off Route 5.

At Brownbranch, the highway enters another part of the Mark Twain National Forest, and at Bradleyville, it has a short concurrency with

U.S. Route 65

.

Route 76 runs concurrent with US 65 for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) before exiting onto the Ozark Mountain Highroad Freeway. While on the freeway, Route 76 has an interchange with

Route 173

.

At the

Route 37

. The road becomes less winding and hilly in this area.

At Wheaton, Route 86 turns north. Route 76 continues west through

Route 43, turning north with that highway three miles. At the northwest junction, Route 76 turns west for one mile (1.6 km) and enters Tiff City. The western limit of Tiff City is the Oklahoma state line, where Route 76 becomes a county road on the county line of Ottawa County and Delaware County, Oklahoma

.

History

Route 76 was initially designated in 1922, running from south of

Route 176

from Galena to Rockaway Beach.

In 1967-68, Route 76 was extended from Route 5 two miles north of Ava east along former State Route F through northeast Douglas County and other county roads to

US 63 at Willow Springs in Howell County.^[1]^[2]

This added approximately 53 miles plus a four-mile concurrence with Missouri Route 5 west of Ava.

Prior to January 2020, Route 76 ran along 76 Country Boulevard through Branson, where many of the entertainment theaters for which Branson is famous can be found. This alignment was plagued with traffic during much of the day and especially towards show start and end times (usually around 6-8 PM and 9-10PM). Now, Route 76 runs concurrent with US 65 for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) to the Ozark Mountain High Road, replacing

Route 465. At the west end of the highroad, Route 76 returns to its original route, with its former routing through the interchange signed as Route 376.^[3]

Major intersections

All exits are unnumbered.

County	Location	mi^[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
McDonald	Tiff City	0.000	0.000	E 240 Road	Continuation into Oklahoma
		0.665	1.070	Route 43 north – Seneca	West end of Route 43 overlap
		3.408	5.485	Route 43 south – Southwest City	East end of Route 43 overlap
	Anderson	10.559	16.993	Route 59 south – Lanagan	West end of Route 59 overlap
	Anderson	11.729	18.876	US 71 Bus. north / Route 59 north – Goodman, Neosho	East end of Route 59 overlap; west end of US 71 Bus. overlap
		12.707	20.450	US 71 Bus. south	East end of US 71 Bus. overlap
		13.439	21.628	Fort Smith AR	I-49 exit 10
Barry		38.686	62.259	Route 86 west – Wheaton	West end of Route 86 overlap
	Cassville	51.878	83.490	Route 37 / Route 112 north / Route 37 Bus. begins – Purdy, Washburn, Seligman	West end of Route 112 / Route 37 Bus. overlap
		53.046	85.369	Route 37 Bus. north (Main Street) – Monett	East end of Route 37 Bus. overlap
		53.245	85.690	Route 248 east
	Hilltop	54.802	88.195	Route 112 south – Seligman, Roaring River State Park	East end of Route 112 overlap
	Bates Corner	57.466	92.483	Route 86 east – Eagle Rock	East end of Route 86 overlap
		65.624	105.612	Route 39 north to Route 248 – Aurora	West end of Route 39 overlap
	Hill City	66.794	107.495	Route 39 south – Shell Knob	East end of Route 39 overlap
Stone	Cape Fair	79.389	127.764	Route 173 north to Route 248
	Reeds Spring	88.204	141.951	Route 265 / Route 413 – Galena, Kimberling City
	Reeds Spring	88.681	142.718	Route 13 north – Reeds Spring Junction	West end of Route 13 overlap
	Branson West	90.478	145.610	Route 265 / Route 413 north / Business 13 south – Reeds Spring	West end of Route 265 overlap; southern terminus of Route 413
		91.335	146.989	Route 13 south – Kimberling City	East end of Route 13 overlap
		91.741	147.643	Business 13
		95.422	153.567	Table Rock Dam and Visitor Center, Table Rock State Park	East end of Route 265 overlap
		96.059	154.592	Route 376 east (Seventy-six Country Boulevard)	West end of freeway; south end of Ozark Mountain Highroad (former Route 465); northern terminus of Route 376; former Route 76 east
		96.059	154.592	Ozark Mountain Highroad south	Unbuilt interchange
Taney		100.733	162.114	Route 248
				West Outer Road (Adair Road)	At-grade intersection ; east end of freeway
		103.722	166.924	US 65 north / Route F – Springfield	North end of Ozark Mountain Highroad; west end of freeway; west end of US 65 overlap; western terminus of Route F
	Branson	106.362	171.173	Branson Hills Parkway / Bee Creek Road
		107.196	172.515	CR 165 south (Shepherd of the Hills Expressway) Red Route east (Branson Landing Boulevard)	Diverging diamond interchange
		108.162	174.070	US 65 Bus. (Main Street) begins / Seventy-six Country Boulevard	East end of freeway; east end of US 65 overlap; west end of US 65 Bus. overlap; Seventy-six Country Blvd. is former Route 76 west
		109.062	175.518	Red Route west (Veterans Boulevard north)	Eastern terminus of the Red Route
	US 65 Bus. south / Branson Landing Boulevard – Hollister	Roundabout; east end of US 65 Bus. overlap
	US 160 west – Forsyth	West end of US 160 overlap
		124.792	200.833	US 160 east – Kissee Mills, Gainesville	East end of US 160 overlap
	Bradleyville	137.560	221.381	Route 125 north – Garrison	West end of Route 125 overlap
		138.226	222.453	Route 125 south – Rueter	East end of Route 125 overlap
Route 5 Bus. north (Jefferson Street) / Route 5 south – Gainesville	West end of Route 5 overlap
	163.510	263.144	Route 5 Bus. south / Route 14 (Springfield Avenue) – Sparta
		165.823	266.866	Route 5 north / Route B north – Mansfield, Mount Zion	East end of Route 5 overlap
		189.147	304.403	Route 95 to Route 14 – Mountain Grove
		198.934	320.153	Route 181 north – Cabool	West end of Route 181 overlap
		202.456	325.821	Route 181 south	East end of Route 181 overlap
Howell	Willow Springs	209.618– 209.809	337.347– 337.655	Route 137 north (Harris Street) / US 60 / US 63 – Cabool, West Plains	Interchange; eastern terminus; highway continues north as Route 137 (Harris St.)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Unopened