Route 181 marker

Route 181

MO 181 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length56.718 mi[1] (91.279 km)
Major junctions
South end US 160 in Gainesville
North end
 US 60 Bus. in Cabool
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
Highway system
← Route 180→ Route 185

Route 181 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its southern terminus is at US 160 in Gainesville in Ozark County.[2] It passes through eastern Douglas County and reaches its northern terminus at Business U.S. Route 60 in Cabool in Texas County.[3]

Route description

Route 181 begins at an intersection with US 160 near Gainesville and heads northeast, intersecting Route 80. The route passes by Caney Mountain Conservation Area before passing through Zanoni and crossing over Pine Creek. It then passes through Sycamore, past the Hodgson Mill and continues northeast. It then heads due north through Dora in Ozark County and meets Route 14. The route then runs concurrent with Route 14 for 4.8 miles (7.7 km) until meeting the twin bridges at the North Fork River and Spring Creek.The two bridges on Route 14 are separated by an 880-foot-wide (270 m) low point in a north–south trending ridge between the North Fork River and its tributary Spring Creek to the east.[2] Then, the route continues north until meeting up with Route 76 and runs concurrent with it for about 3.5 miles (5.6 km). It then continues north until it approaches Cabool. It interchanges with US 60 before crossing over the Big Piney River and reaching its northern terminus at US 60 Business.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
OzarkGainesville0.0000.000 US 160 – Gainesville, TecumsehSouthern terminus
DouglasBrush Creek Township25.11840.424
 Route 14 west – Ava		Southern end of Route 14 overlap
Richland Township29.88348.092
 Route 14 east to US 63		Northern end of Route 14 overlap
McKinley–Clinton
township line		42.52568.437
 Route 76 east – Willow Springs		Southern end of Route 76 overlap
Clinton Township46.04774.105
 Route 76 west to Route 95		Northern end of Route 76 overlap
TexasCabool56.15990.379 US 60 – Willow Springs, Mountain Grove
56.71891.279
 US 60 Bus. (Ozark Street)		Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Template:Attached KML/Missouri Route 181
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  1. 1 2 Missouri Department of Transportation (December 13, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Ava, Missouri, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985
  3. ↑ Mountain Grove, Missouri, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
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