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Missouri Route 248

Route 248 is a highway in southwestern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 65 in Branson. Its western terminus is at Route 76/Route 86/Route 112 in Cassville.

Route description

Route 248 begins at a diverging diamond interchange with U.S. Route 65 at the northern terminus of Business US 65. The highway proceeds west through northern Branson as the Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, which despite its name is a four-lane boulevard with no controlled-access interchanges. It eventually turns north as a two-lane highway and leaves Branson (Shepherd of the Hills Expressway continues westward as a separate highway from an intersection near Kirby Van Burch's theater). North of Branson, it intersects Route 76 (the Ozark Mountain Highroad). Seven miles north of Branson, it begins a five-mile (8 km) concurrency with U.S. Route 160. At Reeds Spring Junction, the road leaves US 160 and begins a short concurrency (about one mile) with Route 13.

Route 248 continues west to Reeds Spring, where it joins Routes 265 and 413. The three roads will be united to Galena. This section of highway is a windy, hilly, two-lane highway making switchbacks through the Ozark Mountains. The entire section of highway is marked with no-passing stripes. At Galena is the Y-Bridge, placed on the National Register of Historic Places (closed to vehicles). Just north of the bridge is the western terminus of 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 Crossroads (five miles west of Galena) is an intersection with Route 173. Twelve miles west of Crossroads, Route 248 intersects 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 Route 80 between Elsey and Branson when the rest became US 160. A late 1950s extension of Route 76 replaced all of Route 148 except the portion north of Cape Fair, which became Route 173; Route 148 was then reassigned to the nearby former Route 44 from Cassville to Galena and part of Route 76 east from Reeds Spring. It has since been extended back east to Branson along former US 65.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
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
Route 176 east to 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
TaneyBranson Township46.86775.425
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
US 65 / Route 76 – Harrison, Springfield




US 65 Bus. south / Branson Landing Boulevard (Red Route east) / 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

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  1. ^ 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.