Business routes of Interstate 49
business routes of an Interstate Highway
Four business routes of Interstate 49 (I-49) exist, all of them within the state of Missouri. All four were once business routes of U.S. Route 71 (US 71) and were converted to business routes of I-49 on December 12, 2012, when that highway was designated in Missouri.
Neosho business loop
Interstate 49 Business (I-49 Bus.) is a business route of I-49. It begins two miles (3.2 km) northwest of Neosho, Missouri, at I-49/US 71 and Route 86 and ends south of the city at I-49/US 71 and Route AA. Part of the highway overlaps Route 86; another part overlaps Route 59. Most of the road is a previous alignment of US 71, which was realigned west of Neosho as a freeway and was eventually upgraded to I-49.
I-49 Bus. in Neosho used to be labeled U.S. Route 71 Business (US 71 Bus.), with its northern terminus instead following present-day Route 175 until the interchange with I-49/US 71 and the southern terminus of I-49 Bus. in Joplin (former US 71 Bus. in Joplin).
Joplin business loop
Interstate 49 Business (I-49 Bus.) is an alternate alignment of I-49/US 71 which begins at a junction of I-49/US 71 and Route 175 at Tipton Ford, Missouri, midway between Joplin and Neosho.
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