Missouri Route 52
state highway in Missouri, United States
Route 52 is an east/west highway running from its eastern terminus at Route 133 7 miles (11 km) east of St. Elizabeth to the Kansas state line where it continues as K-52 (this road continues for 23 additional miles). Highway 52 comprises 173 miles (278 km) of primarily two-lane roadway in Missouri.
Route description
Route 52 is largely a two-lane highway for its entirety except for the concurrency with I-49/US 71 and US 65. A portion through Versailles and Eldon has a center lane for left turning.
Route 52 begins at the Kansas state line from a continuation from K-52. It shares a brief concurrency with I-49 on the west side of Butler. After leaving I-49 it passes through Deepwater then it shares a concurrency with Route 13. It passes through Clinton where it leaves Route 13. Route 52 intersects with Route 2 in Windsor.
“Missouri Route 52” enters the record as state highway in Missouri, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Missouri, Route and state can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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