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Missouri Route 64A
Route 64 is a highway in central Missouri with endpoints of Route 254 (Missouri), Route 254 south of Hermitage, Missouri, Hermitage and Route 5 (Missouri), Route 5 in Lebanon, Missouri, Lebanon. Route 64 is one of the original 1922 state highways and originally ran between Preston, Missouri, Preston and Collins, Missouri, Collins. It would eventually be moved further to the south with its older alignment becoming U.S. Route 54 (Missouri), U.S. Route 54. It would also be extended east. It is also only one of three Missouri state highways bearing the same number as an Interstate highway in Missouri. Major intersections Related routes Route 64 is the only remaining Missouri highway with lettered branches. Route 64A Route 64A is a spur off Route 64 which ends in Bennett Spring State Park. When Route 64 was on its old alignment, another Route 64A went north to the Benton County, Missouri, Benton/Hickory County, Missouri, Hickory county line and is now part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomme De Terre Lake
Pomme de Terre Lake is located in southwest Missouri at the confluence of Lindley Creek and the Pomme de Terre River (for which it is named). The lake is located in southern Hickory and northern Polk counties, about north of Springfield. Its name is the French language word for potato (literally "earth-apple"). The lake is part of a series of lakes in the Osage River Basin designed and constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood control. Construction began in 1957 and was complete in 1961 at a cost of $14,946,784. Storage of water began on October 29, 1961 and the multipurpose pool was reached on June 15, 1963. The dam is adjacent to Pomme de Terre State Park and is crossed by Route 254. It consists of a circular tunnel with two 6.5 X hydraulic slide service gates and a single circular low flow gate. The dam is long, wide at the top and wide at the base (maximum). There are two arms of the lake that extend from the dam site. The Pomme de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |