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Directions:
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Interesting Stops
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Continue from Cuba on MO-ZZ through
Fanning
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Turn left on to MO-KK and continue to Rosati. |
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Continue on MO-KK to St. James, where the road name changes
to James Boulevard. |
Rosati Winery (1898) at 22050 Highway KIK, St. James
Old Derby Station on Highway KK, St. James. |
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Turn right onto Jefferson St. (MO-68) in St. James. |
Johnnie’s Bar on the southwest corner of James Blvd and Jefferson St.
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Cross I-44 at exit 195 and make sharp left onto north outer road. |
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Continue on the north service road as the name changes to Rose Mary
Avenue, then Old Highway 66, then CR-29, CR-2020, and CR-2000 into
Rolla. |
Country Aire Motel along the North service road in Rolla
(open)
Route 66 Motors and Gift Shop (1979) at 12661 Old Highway 66.
Mule Trading Post at 11160 Dillon Outer Road at I-44 Exit 189. |
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Turn left (south) onto US-63/Bishop Avenue and continue, crossing I-44
near Exict 186. |
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Turn right onto Kings Hiway/BL-44. |
Maid-Rite Diner at 1028 Kings Highway, Rolla. |
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Left onto Martin Springs Drive/CR-7100 (south service road) just
before Kings Hgwy crosses I-44. |
Totem Pole Trading Post (1933) at 1413 martin Springs
Drive, Rolla.
Zeno's Motel and Steak House (1957) at 1621 Martin Springs
Drive, Rolla.
Pinga’s Tortilla Flats Restaurant, formerly Hillside Tavern (1920’s),
at 14775 CR-7100, Martin Springs.
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Continue on to Doolittle, where the road name changes to Eisenhauser
Street/CR-762.
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West of Doolittle, road name changes to CR-762/CR-7300. |
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Cross over and join I-44, at Exit 176 in Arlington, for the next 3 ½
miles. |
Sugartree outer road/CR-8490 on the north side of Exit 176
dead-ends after 2.1 miles west. Here are John’s Modern Cabins (1935,)
long closed, and Vernelle’s Motel, now a private residence, at
10891 Sugartree Outer
Road.
Totem Pole Tourist Camp cabins (1933) past Vernelle’s on
the Sugartree Outer Road.
Beacon Hill Motel and Restaurant also on the Sugartree
Outer Road, now a private residence.
Two 1952 bridges cross the Little Piney River in Arlington on the
south outer road. |
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Exit I-44 at #172 onto the north service road (Powellville
Outer Road) |
Remains of Stony Dell
Resort (1932), Exit 172, east on Highway D in Jerome.
Larry Baggett’s Trail of Tears, Exit 172, east on Highway D in Jerome. |
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Turn left on to MO-J at Exit 169, cross over I-44, and turn
right (southwest) on MO-Z (south service road.) |
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Turn left onto
Teardrop Road, just
before the Big Piney River, to head into Devil’s Elbow. |
An alternate alignment is also here, the first 4-lane divided highway
in Missouri (1942-1981.) To access, continue straight on MO-Z, instead
of turning onto Teardrop Road. |
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Continue on through Devil’s Elbow and turn left onto
MO-Z/south service road. |
Elbow Inn and BBQ Pit, former Munger Moss Sandwich Shop
(1929) at
21050 Teardrop Rd.
Devils Elbow Bridge
(1923) over the Big Piney River.
Sheldon’s Market, formerly Miller’s Market (1954) at
12175 Timber Road.
Charles McCoy’s Store and Camp (1941-54) on
Timber Road.
River Park on Teardrop
Road was formerly Graham’s Cabins and Store.
Vista Point at top of the hill on
Teardrop Road.
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Stay on MO-Z to St. Robert. |
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In St. Robert, just west of intersection with
Missouri Ave, road
splits to BL-44 and Old Route 66. Veer left onto Old Route 66. |
DeVille Motor Inn at 461
Old Route 66, St. Robert.
Frog Rock, a rock formation painted to look like a giant frog, on the
way to Waynesville. |
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Old Route 66 then rejoins BL-44 into Waynesville, where
it’s also called MO-17. |
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