Route 97 is a highway in southwest
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
. Its northern terminus is at
Route 32
The following highways are numbered 32:
International
* Asian Highway 32
* European route E32
Australia
* Great Western Highway
* Barrier Highway
* East Derwent Highway
* Mitchell Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 32
* Manitoba Highway 32
* No ...
eight miles (13 km) south of
El Dorado Springs; its southern terminus is at
Route 86, four miles north of
Wheaton.
Route description
Route 97 starts at a curve of Route 32, 8 miles south of El Dorado Springs. Runs south for 8 miles, where State Hwy B joins it for a 2-mile stretch to the western edge of
Jerico Springs. On the western side of Jerico Springs, the road turns to the east. In downtown Jerico Springs, Hwy B continues straight; while 97 turns to the south. 3 miles south of Jerico Springs, at the junction of State Hwy D, 97 turns east for a few miles, before turning back south to
Lockwood. At Lockwood, 97 intersects
US Route 160. It then crosses the BNSF railroad Fort Scott sub in downtown Lockwood; then runs south for 14 miles to a junction with
Missouri Route 96
Route 96 is a state highway that travels from Route 171 near Carl Junction, in Jasper County, to Interstate 44 (I-44) in Halltown, in Lawrence County. A large section of the highway between Carthage and Halltown served as p ...
. After crossing 96, it crosses Spring River & the Missouri & North Arkansas railroad, just north of Stotts City. It then passes through
Stotts City; then 2 miles south of Stotts City; it crosses
I-44 at exit 38; then it turns west on the old US Route 166 roadbed for 2 miles, before turning left (south) to go to
Pierce City
Pierce City, formerly Peirce City, is a city in southwest Lawrence County, Missouri, Lawrence and northwest Barry County, Missouri, Barry counties, in southwest Missouri, United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2010 United States Census, 201 ...
. In Pierce City, it shares a 2 block stretch of
Missouri Route 37
Route 37 is a highway in southwest Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 in Golden City (it shares this terminus with Route 126); its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line where it continues as Highway 37, though it o ...
; then turns south & crosses the BNSF Cherokee Sub. Two miles south of Pierce City, it intersects
US Route 60
U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling from southwestern Arizona to the Atlantic Ocean coast in Virginia.
The highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it is known as Pacific Avenue, in the ...
at
Yonkerville; also the home of the Monett Municipal Airport. Route 97 runs south for 7 miles, passing the unincorporated community of
Pulaskifield. South of Pulaskifield, it intersects State Route B, then turns west for 2 miles to its southern terminus at
Missouri Route 86; four miles north of
Wheaton.
Major intersections
References
097
Transportation in Barry County, Missouri
Transportation in Cedar County, Missouri
Transportation in Dade County, Missouri
Transportation in Lawrence County, Missouri
External links
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