Missouri Route 34
highway in Missouri
Route 34 is a highway in southeastern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at the Illinois state line on the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau where it overlaps Route 74. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 60 (US 60) near Van Buren. The road continues into Illinois via the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge as Illinois Route 146.
Route description
Route 34 begins at a junction with US 60 and Route 21 east of Van Buren in Carter County. The highway heads north from the junction running concurrently with Route 21 for about 3.4 miles (5.5 km), crossing into Reynolds County. Just north of the county line, the routes separate and Route 34 continues easterly through the far southern portion of Reynolds County, passing through Garwood before entering Wayne County. Near the unincorporated community of Leeper, Route 34 crosses the Black River and soon after meets Route 49; the two highways run concurrently northward for 7.8 miles (12.6 km) through Piedmont. Route 34 then continues northeasterly toward Patterson. Just east of Patterson, Route 34 intersects Route 143, which provides access to Sam A. Baker State Park.
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