Missouri State Highway 66 is a fourteen mile long road in southwest Missouri which had previously been U.S. Highway 66 for its final six years. The highway begins at Interstate 44, passes through Duenweg, Duquesne, and Joplin, then crosses into Kansas becoming Kansas 66. Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Southern U.S. state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... U.S. Highway 66 or Route 66 was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST I-40 Oklahoma 120 I-35 Oklahoma 130-135 I-55 Missouri 290 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS   Interstate 44 is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... Duenweg is a city located in Jasper County, Missouri. ... Duquesne is a village located in Jasper County, Missouri. ... Joplin is a city located in parts of southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of Missouri. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... Kansas State Highway 66 is a 13 mile (21 kilometre) long highway that slices off the southeastern corner of the state. ...

US 66 through the Joplin Area

Although all of Missouri 66 once served as US 66, only five of the six westernmost miles are marked as "Historic Route 66" being that the historic alignment comes in from the north (westbound) on Main Street in Joplin. The very westernmost mile of Historic Route 66 turns off Missouri 66 on a county road known as "Route 66 Boulevard" and enters Kansas at a different location than the current state highway.