# Missouri Route 52

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 description

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

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.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Bates | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | K-52 west to US-69 | Continuation into Kansas |
| Bates | ​ | 15.141 | 24.367 | I-49 / US 71 – Kansas City, Joplin | I-49 exit 131 |
| Bates | Butler | 15.954 | 25.675 | I-49 BL north (South Orange Street) | Western end of I-49 Bus. overlap |
| Bates | ​ | 17.223 | 27.718 | 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 |
| Bates | ​ | 18.653 | 30.019 | 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 | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Henry | Deepwater | 55.090 | 88.659 | Route 52 Bus. east – Deepwater | |
| Henry | ​ | 56.027 | 90.167 | Route 13 south – Springfield | Interchange; western end of Route 13 overlap |
| Henry | ​ | 57.087 | 91.873 | Route 52 Bus. west – Deepwater | |
| Henry | Clinton | 64.159 | 103.254 | Route 7 south / Route 18 west – Clinton, Warrensburg | Western end of Route 7 overlap. Access to Historic Downtown Clinton |
| Henry | Clinton | 65.636 | 105.631 | Route 7 north / Route 13 north – Warrensburg, Clinton | Interchange; eastern end of Route 7 / Route 13 overlap. Access to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital. |
| Henry | Windsor | 82.076 | 132.089 | Route 2 west (Benton Street) | |
| Pettis | ​ | 87.568 | 140.927 | Route 127 north – Green Ridge | |
| Benton–Pettis county line | Windsor Junction | 95.795 | 154.167 | US 65 north – Sedalia | Western end of US 65 overlap |
| Benton | Cole Camp Junction | 100.936 | 162.441 | US 65 south – Warsaw | Interchange; eastern end of US 65 overlap |
| Morgan | ​ | 115.794 | 186.352 | Route 135 north – Florence | Western end of Route 135 overlap |
| Morgan | Stover | 117.491 | 189.083 | Route 135 south to Route 5 – Business District | Eastern end of Route 135 overlap |
| Morgan | Versailles | 125.278 | 201.615 | Route 5 south / Route W – Gravois Mills | Western end of Route 5 overlap; Future roundabout |
| Morgan | ​ | 127.982 | 205.967 | Route 5 north – Tipton | Eastern end of Route 5 overlap |
| Miller | Eldon | 143.235 | 230.514 | US 54 Bus. east | Western end of US 54 Bus. overlap |
| Miller | ​ | 146.244 | 235.357 | US 54 – Jefferson City, Lake of the Ozarks | Interchange; eastern end of US 54 Bus. overlap |
| Miller | Tuscumbia | 155.896 | 250.890 | Route 17 north – Eugene | Western end of Route 17 overlap |
| Miller | ​ | 156.772 | 252.300 | Route 17 south – Iberia, Fort Leonard Wood | Eastern end of Route 17 overlap |
| Miller | ​ | 176.603 | 284.215 | Route 133 – Meta, Crocker | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||