Missouri Route 19

Route 19 is a long state highway in Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 61 in New London and its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 63 on the north side of Thayer. Route 19 is one of Missouri's original 1922 highways, though it initially had a northern terminus at Route 14 (now Interstate 44) in Cuba and was later extended north.

Route 19
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	256 mi (412 km)
Existed	1922–present
Major junctions
North end	US 61/US 61 BUS (Avenue of the Saints) in New London
	US 54 near Laddonia Route 161 in Montgomery City I-70/US 40 near New Florence Route 100 in Hermann US 50 in Drake I-44 in Cuba Route 8 in Steelville Routes 32, 68 & 72 in Salem US 60 in Winona US 160 in Alton
South end	US 63 in Thayer
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental ← Route 18 Route 20 →

Route description

Route 19 begins at U.S. Route 61 in New London. It then travels mainly south, forming an 8-mile concurrency with U.S. Route 54, 3 miles west of Farber. The highway intersects Interstate 70 near New Florence. It crosses the Missouri River on the Christopher S. Bond Bridge at Hermann. There is a concurrency with Missouri Route 100 through Hermann. It then forms a brief 1 mile concurrency with U.S. Route 50 at Drake. Through Owensville there is a concurrency with Route 28. The highway intersects Interstate 44 at Cuba. South of Cuba, the highway is designated as a scenic highway. It forms a concurrency with Route 8 through Steelville. It passes through the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and portions of the Mark Twain National Forest. The highway overlaps U.S. Route 60 in Winona and U.S. Route 160 in Alton. The highway terminates at U.S. Route 63 in Thayer.

History

The part from Drake north to US 54 east of Mexico was Route 45 from 1922 until about 1930.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Oregon	Thayer			US 63 / US 63 Bus. south – Thayer, Koshkonong
	Alton			US 160 east – Doniphan	south end of US 160 overlap
				US 160 west – West Plains	north end of US 160 overlap
Shannon	Winona			US 60 west – Birch Tree	south end of US 60 overlap
				US 60 east – Fremont	north end of US 60 overlap
	Eminence			Route 106
Dent	Salem			Route 32 / Route 72 – Rolla, Boss
				Route 68 west – St. James
	​			Route 117 south
Crawford	Cherryville			Route 49 south – Davisville, Viburnum, Dillard Mill State Historic Site
	Steelville			Route 8 east – Potosi	south end of Route 8 overlap
				Route 8 west – St. James	north end of Route 8 overlap
	Cuba			Route ZZ west (Washington Street / Historic Route 66) – Fanning
				I-44 – Rolla, Sullivan, St. Louis	I-44 exit 208
Gasconade	Owensville			Route 28 west – Bland, Belle	south end of Route 28 overlap
				Route 28 east – Rosebud	north end of Route 28 overlap
	​			US 50 east – Rosebud, Union	south end of US 50 overlap
	Drake			US 50 west – Mount Sterling, Linn	north end of US 50 overlap
	Hermann			Route 100 west / Lewis and Clark Trail west – Gasconade, Chamois	south end of Route 100 / Lewis and Clark Trail overlap
				Route 100 east / Lewis and Clark Trail east – Washington	north end of Route 100 / Lewis and Clark Trail overlap
Montgomery	​			Route 94 / Lewis and Clark Trail – Rhineland, Treloar
	​			I-70 / US 40 – Danville, Columbia, Kingdom City, Jonesburg, St. Louis	I-70 exit 175
	Montgomery City			Route 161 south – Danville	south end of Route 161 overlap
				Route 161 north – Middletown	north end of Route 161 overlap
Audrain	Scotts Corner			US 54 west / Route BB east – Mexico, Middletown	south end of US 54 overlap
	Bassinger Corner			US 54 east / Route J west – Vandalia	north end of US 54 overlap
Ralls	​			Route 154 east	south end of Route 154 overlap
	​			Route 154 west – Perry	north end of Route 154 overlap
	​			US 61 / US 61 Bus. north – Hannibal, Bowling Green	interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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