Route 14 is a
state highway
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traveling through the southern part of the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. Its western terminus is at
U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in
Marionville, and its eastern terminus is at
US 63 on the northern edge of
West Plains. Route 14 is a two-lane highway for its entire length, however, there are plans to widen Route 14 in some spots.
Formerly this road's western terminus was at
US 71 in
Joplin, and its eastern terminus was at
US 67 southwest of
Poplar Bluff. These sections are now
US 160,
Route 174, and
Interstate 44 (I-44). The section between
Mount Vernon
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and the southeast corner of
Douglas County was Route 40 from 1922 to 1926.
Route description
Route 14 begins at US 60 in northern Marionville. Shortly after beginning it goes into an old alignment of US 60 making a sharp curve at McKinley. It then heads east joining with (for one mile)
U.S. Route 60
U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling from southwestern Arizona to the Atlantic Ocean coast in Virginia.
The highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it is known as General Booth Bouleva ...
and
Route 413 where it proceeds to pass through Clever and crosses the
James River
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west of Nixa. At Nixa is an intersection with
U.S. Route 160
U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a east–west United States Numbered Highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is at US 89 west of Tuba City, Arizona. The eastern terminus is at US 67 and Missour ...
and
Route 13. Route 14 then continues east out of Nixa, through heavier traffic, and crosses Business
U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of I ...
. Route 14 now runs through downtown Ozark united with US 65 and heads on a straight course out of Ozark towards Sparta. The road starts to become more hilly west of Sparta.
Route 14 then joins with
Route 125 for where it starts to wind its way east towards Ava. Once Route 14 reaches Ava it meets an intersection with
Route 76 and
Route 5. Route 14 continues on east for more until it intersects
Route 95 west of
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US&nbs ...
. Route 14 continues twenty-eight miles where it reaches US 63 and then, for , forms a
concurrency
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
Route 181 towards the twin bridges east. At the end of the concurrency it enters the
Mark Twain National Forest
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and then passes through the hilly country of the Ozarks. Next, Route 14 passes through a town where it then goes before it reaches another town. After those 52 miles it reaches its end at an intersection with US 63 at the northern boundary of West Plains.
History
Major intersections
Major (numbered state highways) include:
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, pp 61-64 ]
See also
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References
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014 014 may refer to:
* Argus As 014
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