OKRoads -- U.S. 71 Missouri -- Southbound -- Missouri 58 to Interstate 44

U.S. 71 runs from U.S. 190 east of Opelousas, Louisiana, to International Falls, Minnesota, at the Canadian border. Most of the highway between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Kansas City, Missouri, is slated to become a northern extension of Interstate 49, including parts of the highway in northern Louisiana, western Arkansas, far northeastern Texas, and western Missouri. U.S. 71 is 4-lane divided highway between MO 59 near Anderson, MO, to Kansas City, where it joins Interstate 29 until St. Joseph. Basically, U.S. 71 is the main highway for north-south travel in western Missouri.

Southbound
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Routes J and C - Peculiar. (Top photo taken 11/29/02, bottom photo taken 6/29/03)
	U.S. 71 South at Missouri 291 North - Harrisonville. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 6/29/03)
	U.S. 71 South at Missouri 7 North and Missouri 2 East - Wall Street. The top photo shows the sign bridge before the reconstruction of U.S. 71. The bottom photo shows the new signs after the reconstruction. Also notice that Missouri 2 East now heads south on U.S. 71 and Missouri 7. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 6/29/03)
	U.S. 71 South, Missouri 2 East, and Missouri 7 South at Missouri 2 East - Commercial Street. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 and Missouri 7 South at the truck weigh station in south Harrisonville. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Use Missouri 7 South for Truman Lake. It is located 60 miles to the southeast near Warsaw. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 and Missouri 7 South at Missouri 7 South. Clinton is 23 miles to the southeast. The state highway is four-lane divided between U.S. 71 and Clinton. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Routes B and A - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Routes B and A in Archie. Drexel is 15 miles to the west on Route A. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Routes E and AA. Route E eastbound dead-ends near the Bates-Cass County line. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Route E East and Route AA West. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Missouri 18 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Missouri 18. A 33 mile drive separates U.S. 71 from Clinton, the seat of Henry County. (Top photo taken 12/1/02, bottom photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Business U.S. 71 and State Supplemental Routes D and F - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Business U.S. 71 and State Supplemental Routes D and F - Passaic/Butler. (Top photo taken 12/1/02, bottom photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Missouri 52 West - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Missoui 52 West - Butler/Amoret. Sixteen miles to the west is the community of Amoret, located near the Kansas state line. (Top photo taken 12/1/02, bottom photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South and Missouri 52 East assurance shields in Butler. The two highways share a two-mile duplex in south Butler. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South and Missouri 52 East approaching Missouri 52 East. From here, the state highway heads through Appleton City. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South and Missouri 52 East at Missouri 52 East - Appleton City. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South and Missouri 52 East officially split here. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Routes B and A - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Routes B and A in Rich Hill. This is the final interchange in Bates County. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Route TT. The highway dead-ends at a location named Carbon Center on some maps just two miles to the east. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Route TT. (Photo taken 12/1/02)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Horton - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at the unincorporated community of Horton. (Photo taken 12/1/02)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Route M. Route M winds its way to Schell City in northeast Vernon County. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Route M. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Four exits serve the city of Nevada, the seat of Vernon County. The first exit for the city of 8,607 residents is at Highland Avenue. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Attached to the Highland Avenue overpass is the first advance signage for the business route through Nevada. The highway has a narrow right of way through north Nevada. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Business U.S. 71 - Nevada. Pronounced "nev-eh-da," Nevada is the largest city on U.S. 71 between Kansas City and Joplin. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching U.S. 54 - 1/2 mile. U.S. 54 enters Missouri from Fort Scott and heads mostly due east until reaching the Lake Ozark area. From there until the end of the highway near Pittsfield, Illinois, U.S. 54 heads mostly to the northeast. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at U.S. 54 - Nevada/El Dorado Springs. Fort Scott, Kansas, is 20 miles west of Nevada. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Route K - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Route K - Nevada/Camp Clark. This also marks the southern terminus of the Nevada business route. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Route E. The route heads through Montevallo, a community located in east Vernon County. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Route E. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Route BB - 1/2 mile. Route BB heads west then turns northward to U.S. 54 in Nevada. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Route BB. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Just one mile later, U.S. 71 South meets State Supplemental Route DD - 1/2 mile. Route DD heads eastward then south to Barton County, where the route changes to Route A. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Route DD. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Route DD. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Near the Barton-Vernon county line is a diamond interchange at State Supplemental Routes B and N. The exit serves the city of Sheldon (population 529). (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Use Route B East, Missouri 39 North, and Missouri 215 East to Stockton Lake. Using those routes is a 35 mile drive from U.S. 71. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Routes B and N. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Routes C and V - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Route C eastbound enters the community of Irwin within one mile. Route V West will intersect Missouri 43 in 10 miles. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Shield assembly at State Supplemental Routes C and V. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Routes EE and DD - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Routes EE and DD. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Shield assembly at Routes EE and DD. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching the diamond interchange at U.S. 160, one mile. Lamar, the seat of Barton County, has a population of 4,425. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, was born in Lamar in 1884. His birthplace is just a short drive east from U.S. 71. Prairie State Park is located just off of U.S. 160 and Route NN near the Kansas state line. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at U.S. 160 - Lamar/Mindenmines. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Missouri 126 - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Missouri 126. Pittsburg, Kansas, is 22 miles to the west. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Cut off perspective of the shield assembly at Missouri 126. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South enters Jasper County as the diamond interchange for State Supplemental Routes K and H approach in one mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Routes K and H. Jasper has a population of just over 1,000. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Routes N and M - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Routes N and M. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Four exits serve the city of Carthage. The first exit is at Garrison Avenue in 1 1/4 miles. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Routes V and D - 1 mile. Alba is eight miles northwest on Route D of the upcoming half interchange. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Routes V and D - Garrison Avenue/Alba. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Capital letters adorn both signs for the next southbound exit, Civil War Road, one-half mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Civil War Road. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Missouri 571 South, Missouri 96, Business U.S. 71, and Missouri 171 North - 1 mile. This is obviously a major interchange as all advance signage is on sign bridges. The upcoming interchange was once the southbound beginning of Alternate U.S. 71, which connected Neosho to Carthage. Mainline U.S. 71 exited here and went through Webb City and Joplin. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching the Central Avenue exit - 1/2 mile. In our opinion, Missouri 171 should be extended along the short length of Missouri 571. At least that would eliminate one of the four routes that this exit serves. We are sure this has caused some confusion, with three of the four highways having the number "71" in the route number. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Business U.S. 71, Missouri 96, Missouri 171 North, Missouri 571 South. Missouri 96 is the only highway that continues through the interchange. The other three have a terminus here. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching State Supplemental Route HH - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Use Route HH west to the Precious Moments Chapel. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at State Supplemental Route HH - Fir Road/Carterville. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Interstate 44 - 2 miles. U.S. 71 will share seven miles with Interstate 44 West before continuing on a freeway to Anderson. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Cedar Road - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Troop D of the Missouri Highway Patrol has a service center located off of Cedar Road. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Interstate 44 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Cedar Road. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Interstate 44 West and U.S. 71 South - 1/2 mile. Joplin is ten miles west of the upcoming cloverleaf interchange. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	Straight ahead is Missouri 59 South. Use Missouri 59 South to Route V West to visit the George Washington Carver National Monument. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South approaching Interstate 44 West and U.S. 71 South - 1/4 mile. The speed limit falls to 60 shortly before the ramp's departure. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
	U.S. 71 South at Interstate 44 West and U.S. 71 South - Joplin. (Photo taken 5/23/05)
Scenes Related to U.S. 71
	In Nevada, Business U.S. 71 South at U.S. 71 South - Joplin. Sixty-four miles separate Nevada and Joplin. (Photo taken 5/23/05)