Route 52 is an east/west highway running from its eastern terminus at Route 133 7 miles (11 km) east of St. Elizabeth to the Kansas state line where it continues as K-52 (this road continues for 23 additional miles). Highway 52 comprises 173 miles (278 km) of primarily two-lane roadway in Missouri.

Route 52 marker
Route 52
Map
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length176.603 mi (284.215 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end K-52 at the Kansas state line
Major intersections
East end Route 133 east of St. Elizabeth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
Highway system
Route 51 Route 53
Missouri Route 52 eastbound shortly after ending a concurrency with I-49/US 71.

Route description

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Route 52 is largely a two-lane highway for its entirety except for the concurrency with I-49/US 71 and US 65. A portion through Versailles and Eldon has a center lane for left turning.

Route 52 begins at the Kansas state line from a continuation from K-52. It shares a brief concurrency with I-49 on the west side of Butler. After leaving I-49 it passes through Deepwater then it shares a concurrency with Route 13. It passes through Clinton where it leaves Route 13. Route 52 intersects with Route 2 in Windsor. Route 52 shares a concurrency with US 65. After leaving US 65, Route 52 passes through Cole Camp, Stover, and Versailles where it has a concurrency with Route 5. It leaves Route 5 and then passes through Marvin, Barnett, and Eldon before crossing US 54. It passes through Tuscumbia then it crosses the Osage River with a concurrency with Route 17. After leaving Route 17, it passes through St. Elizabeth then it ends at Route 133.

History

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Route 52 was formerly Route 24 between Eldon and the Kansas state line. The numbering change was to avoid duplication with the new U.S. Route 24 which came through Missouri in 1926.[citation needed]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Bates0.0000.000 
 
 
 
K-52 west to US-69
Continuation into Kansas
15.14124.367   I-49 / US 71 – Kansas City, JoplinI-49 exit 131
Butler15.95425.675 
 
I-49 BL north (South Orange Street)
Western end of I-49 Bus. overlap
17.22327.718 
 
 
 
I-49 north / US 71 north – Kansas City
 
 
I-49 BL ends
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastern end of I-49 Bus. overlap; western end of I-49 / US 71 overlap; Route 52 west follows exit 130
18.65330.019 
 
  I-49 south / US 71 – Joplin
Eastern end of I-49 / US 71 overlap; Route 52 east follows exit 129
St. Clair
No major junctions
HenryDeepwater55.09088.659 
 
 
Route 52 Bus. east – Deepwater
56.02790.167 
 
Route 13 south – Springfield
Interchange; western end of Route 13 overlap
57.08791.873 
 
 
Route 52 Bus. west – Deepwater
Clinton64.159103.254 
 
 
 
Route 7 south / Route 18 west – Clinton, Warrensburg
Western end of Route 7 overlap. Access to Historic Downtown Clinton
65.636105.631 
 
 
 
  Route 7 north / Route 13 north – Warrensburg, Clinton
Interchange; eastern end of Route 7 / Route 13 overlap. Access to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital.
Windsor82.076132.089 
 
Route 2 west (Benton Street)
Pettis87.568140.927 
 
Route 127 north – Green Ridge
BentonPettis
county line
Windsor Junction95.795154.167 
 
US 65 north – Sedalia
Western end of US 65 overlap
BentonCole Camp Junction100.936162.441 
 
US 65 south – Warsaw
Interchange; eastern end of US 65 overlap
Morgan115.794186.352 
 
Route 135 north – Florence
Western end of Route 135 overlap
Stover117.491189.083 
 
 
 
Route 135 south to Route 5 – Business District
Eastern end of Route 135 overlap
Versailles125.278201.615 
 
  Route 5 south / Route W – Gravois Mills
Western end of Route 5 overlap; Future roundabout[2]
127.982205.967 
 
Route 5 north – Tipton
Eastern end of Route 5 overlap
MillerEldon143.235230.514 
 
 
US 54 Bus. east
Western end of US 54 Bus. overlap
146.244235.357  US 54 – Jefferson City, Lake of the OzarksInterchange; eastern end of US 54 Bus. overlap
Tuscumbia155.896250.890 
 
Route 17 north – Eugene
Western end of Route 17 overlap
156.772252.300 
 
Route 17 south – Iberia, Fort Leonard Wood
Eastern end of Route 17 overlap
176.603284.215  Route 133 – Meta, Crocker
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Missouri Department of Transportation (December 27, 2020). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Versailles Route 52/Route 5 Improvements | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.