Missouri Route 266

Route 266
	Route 266 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	16.237 mi[1] (26.131 km)
Major junctions
West end	Route 96 west of Halltown
East end	I-44 / BL I-44 at Springfield
Highway system

Route 266 is a section of former U.S. Route 66 (US 66) with termini between Interstate 44 (I-44) at Springfield and Route 96 west of Halltown. The road runs as a two-lane highway its entire length of 16 miles (26 km) and is marked as Historic Route 66.

Route description

Route 266 in Halltown.

Route 266 starts at its intersection of Missouri Route 96 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of I-44.[2] At Halltown, the Route meets Route Z. In 12.5 miles (20.1 km), Route 266 deviates from old Route 66 in a project to improve access to Springfield-Branson Regional Airport. For 1 mile (1.6 km), the route follows the new roadway. At the Partial cloverleaf interchange at Interstate 44, the road continues as Interstate 44 Business.

History

Route 266 was originally assigned to a new expressway built through downtown Springfield (specifically, Chestnut Expressway between College Street and Glenstone Avenue). As Interstate 44 was constructed, and US 66 was assigned concurrently with it, the now former US 66 from Springfield to Route 96 was added to Route 266. The westernmost section (which passed through Paris Springs Junction and Spencer) would be turned into county roads. Eventually, Chestnut Expressway would be designated Interstate 44 Business, and Route 266 would have its current route.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations
Lawrence	Ozark Township	0.000	0.000	Route 96
Lawrence	Halltown	2.554	4.110	Route Z
Greene	Pond Creek Township	4.892	7.873	Route F
	Pond Creek Township	5.651	9.094	Route K
	Center Township	10.933	17.595	Route T
		13.566	21.832	Route AB
		14.068	22.640	Route B
	Springfield	16.156– 16.173	26.001– 26.028	I-44
	Springfield	16.237	26.131	BL I-44
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

Missouri Department of Transportation (June 22, 2013). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
Google (September 8, 2012). "Intersection of Routes 96 and 266" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

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[MoDOT-1] Missouri Department of Transportation (June 22, 2013). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

[2] Google (September 8, 2012). "Intersection of Routes 96 and 266" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 8, 2012.