Route description
Missouri Route 25 begins in Jackson at a junction with I-55/US 61/Route 34, located in Cape Girardeau County. The highway heads southerly, passing through the unincorporated community of Dutchtown, where it intersects Route 74 and Route A. Continuing southward, Route 25 reaches Blomeyer, where it meets Route 77 at a roundabout. Further south, Route 25 enters Stoddard County, passing through Advance, where it intersects Route 91. The highway continues through rural farmland before reaching Dexter, where it meets US 60 at an interchange. Route 25 briefly overlaps with US 60 Bus. before diverging and heading southward toward New Madrid County. In New Madrid County, Route 25 passes through Malden, where it intersects US 62 and Route 153. The highway continues southward, entering Dunklin County and reaching Clarkton, where it meets Route 162. Further south, Route 25 passes through Holcomb before reaching Kennett, the largest city along its route. In Kennett, the highway intersects Route E and terminates at a junction with US 412 and Route 84.History
Route 25 was one of the original 1922 state highways. Its original northern terminus was at Route 9 in Festus. In 1926, with the creation of the U.S. Highway system, Route 9 from St. Louis to Hematite became part of U.S. Route 61, which was then routed down Route 25 to Jackson, moving Route 25's northern terminus to Jackson, too. Until February 1981, when U.S. Route 412 was designated across the southernmost section, "the Bootheel", thus supplanting Route 25 south and west of Kennett, Route 25 passed Senath and Arbyrd, taking a sharp westward turn and heading across the St. Francis River and theMajor intersections
Business loop
A three mile business route of MO 25 exists in Malden.References
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