U.S. Route 65 (Missouri)

U.S. Route 65
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	313.114 mi (503.908 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 65 at the Arkansas state line
	US 160 north of Branson US 60 in Springfield I-44 in Springfield US 54 in Preston US 50 in Sedalia I-70 south of Marshall US 24 in Carrollton US 36 in Chillicothe US 136 in Princeton
North end:	US 65 at the Iowa state line
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental ← Route 64 Route 66 →

U.S. Route 65 is a north–south U.S. highway that runs from Clayton, Louisiana to Albert Lea, Minnesota. In Missouri, the highway enters the state from Arkansas, just south of Branson. The highway exits the state into Iowa near South Lineville.

US 65 enters Missouri between Omaha, Arkansas and Ridgedale, Missouri. The road is a four-lane expressway, traveling through Branson and Hollister toward the Springfield metro area. Through the Branson area, it is built as a freeway. North of Branson, there is an interchange with Route 465 (a freeway spur) and U.S. Route 160. All the way to Highlandville, U.S. 160 is the old alignment of U.S. 65 (until the 1960s).

Just south of Route EE at the Highlandville exit, U.S. 65 returns to freeway status. The freeway is called "Schoolcraft Freeway" in Springfield, in honor of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. In Springfield, there are junctions with U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 44. The I-44 interchange includes a flyover ramp connecting northbound U.S. 65 with westbound I-44. Construction is completed that added two at U.S. 60 (also known as the James River Freeway). In September 2011, U.S. 65 became a six-lane divided freeway in Springfield between Interstate 44 and U.S. 60. It is the first six-lane highway in Southwest Missouri. North of Springfield, it returns to a four-lane, non-interstate highway.

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