Route 215 is a highway in southern

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. Its northern terminus is at Route 39 south of Stockton; its southern terminus is at

U.S. Route 65 U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of In ...

between Buffalo and Springfield. Except for a short section which overlaps Route 13, it is a two-lane highway its entire length. It was originally a set of

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s. In the early 2000s, US 65 was realigned and the southern terminus was extended about east opposite the western terminus of Route O. The highway runs more east–west than north–south, but is marked as a north–south highway.

Route description

The highway begins southwest of Stockton near Stockton Lake. Two miles west (at Umber View Heights), the highway crosses Stockton Lake and enters

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. Shortly before reaching Bona, it crosses another arm of Stockton Lake, and at Bona is an intersection with Route 245. East of Bona, it crosses yet another arm of Stockton Lake, then begins a

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with Route 123. At Eudora, the concurrency ends. east of Eudora, the highway joins Route 13 for , then turns east. The highway continues east to US 65 where the highway ends.

Major intersections

Related route

Route 215 Spur is a former alignment of Route 215 in Polk County, Missouri. The highway begins at Route 13 and Route 215 near Brighton and runs for before ending at Route F (formerly Route 13) north of Brighton.

References

215 Year 215 ( CCXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laetus and Sulla (or, less frequently, year 968 ''Ab urbe condita''). ...

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