Missouri Route 123
state highway in Greene, Polk, and Hickory counties in Missouri, Untied States
Route 123 is a highway in southwestern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 in Weaubleau; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 in Willard.
Route description
The current highway begins in Weableau. South of Humansville, it crosses Route 13 and at Fair Play it intersects Route 32. At Aldrich, the road crosses Stockton Lake, then forms a concurrency with Route 215 to Eudora. At the north edge of Willard, the road ends at US 160.
Originally, the highway continued all the way to Springfield, passing through town on various streets (one of which was West Bypass) and leaving town on Campbell Avenue. The path south of Springfield is modern US 160 and headed through Nixa, Highlandville, and Spokane. At Spokane, old Route 123 followed modern Route 176 (US 160 also followed this route until the newer highway was built) to Walnut Shade where the highway ended.
History
The original termini of the highway were at Route 64 in Fair Play and Route 76 in Walnut Shade, Missouri.
“Missouri Route 123” enters the record as state highway in Greene, Polk, and Hickory counties in Missouri, Untied States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Missouri, Route and state can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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