Route 3 is a highway in northern and central
Missouri
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. Its northern terminus is at
Route 11 south of
Kirksville
Kirksville is the county seat and most populous city in Adair County, Missouri. Located in Benton Township, Adair County, Missouri, Benton Township, its population was 17,530 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Kirksville is home to ...
; its southern terminus is at
Route 5/
Route 240 northwest of
Fayette.
Route 3 was initially Route 67, designated in 1922 between
Rocheport and
Fayette. It was renumbered in 1926 due to
US 67. In 1934/1935, the route extended north to US 36 in
Callao
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. The next year, the original portion from Rocheport to Fayette became part of Route 240. In 1953/1954, the route extended north to Kirksville, its current terminus.
Route description
History
Major intersections
References
003 003, O03, 0O3, OO3 may refer to:
*003, fictional British 00 Agent
*003, former emergency telephone number for the Norwegian ambulance service (until 1986)
*1990 OO3, the asteroid 6131 Towen
* OO3 gauge model railway
*''O03 (O2)'' and other related ...
Transportation in Howard County, Missouri
Transportation in Randolph County, Missouri
Transportation in Macon County, Missouri
Transportation in Adair County, Missouri
External links
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