Missouri Route 51
 Route 51 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
| Length | 120.811 mi[1] (194.426 km) | |||
| Existed | 1922–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  AR 139 at the Arkansas state line | |||
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| North end |   IL 150 / Great River Road at the Illinois state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Missouri | |||
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Route 51 is a highway in southeastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is the Illinois state line near Chester, Illinois; its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line northwest of Piggott, Arkansas. It continues into Illinois as Illinois Route 150 and it continues into Arkansas as Highway 139.
Route 51 is one of the original 1922 state highways and ran from the Mississippi River to Advance.
Route 51A, a branch route, formerly connected Route 51 with Puxico when Route 51 ended at Advance (at Route 25). Route 51A would become part of the main highway when it was re-routed and extended.
Route description
History
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Butler | Gillis Bluff Township | 0.000 | 0.000 |  AR 139 south – Pollard | Continuation into Arkansas |
| Qulin | 7.354 | 11.835 |  Route 53 south – Campbell | Southern end of Route 53 overlap | |
| Ash Hill Township | 10.318 | 16.605 |  Route 53 north – Poplar Bluff | Northern end of Route 53 overlap | |
| Stoddard | Duck Creek Township | 25.713 | 41.381 |  US 60 (Future I-57) – Poplar Bluff, Sikeston | |
| Bollinger | Liberty Township | 61.820 | 99.490 |  Route 91 south – Advance | |
| Marble Hill | 71.679 | 115.356 |   Route 34 west (First Street) | Western end of Route 34 overlap | |
| 72.179 | 116.161 |  Route 34 east – Jackson | Eastern end of Route 34 overlap | ||
| Union Township | 90.011 | 144.859 |  Route 72 – Millersville, Fredericktown | ||
| Perry | Perryville | 106.127 | 170.795 |  I-55 – Cape Girardeau, St. Louis | |
| 108.829 | 175.143 |  US 61 (Kingshighway) – Longtown, St. Mary | |||
| Mississippi River | 120.811 | 194.426 | Chester Bridge; Missouri–Illinois state line | ||
| IL 150 east – Chester | Continuation into Illinois | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Former suffixed route
References
KML is not from Wikidata
- ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (December 31, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 31, 2020.