Route 181 is a highway in southern

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. Its southern terminus is at

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in Gainesville in

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. It passes through eastern Douglas County and reaches its northern terminus at Business U.S. Route 60 in Cabool in Texas County.''Mountain Grove, Missouri,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983

Route description

Route 181 begins at an intersection with

near Gainesville and heads northeast, intersecting Route 80. The route passes by Caney Mountain Conservation Area before passing through

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and crossing over Pine Creek. It then passes through

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, past the

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and continues northeast. It then heads due north through Dora in

and meets Route 14. The route then runs concurrent with Route 14 for until meeting the twin bridges at the North Fork River and

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.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.''Ava, Missouri,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985 Then, the route continues north until meeting up with Route 76 and runs concurrent with it for about . It then continues north until it approaches Cabool. It interchanges with

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before crossing over the Big Piney River and reaching its northern terminus at US 60 Business.

Major intersections

References

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Transportation in Texas County, Missouri Transportation in Douglas County, Missouri Transportation in Ozark County, Missouri