page_title: U.S. Route 65
section_title: Missouri
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Route 65 / Route description / Missouri
caption_attribution_description: English: US 65 northbound in Springfield, Missouri.
context_page_description: U.S. Route 65 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Parts of its modern route in Iowa and historic route in Minnesota follow the old Jefferson Highway.
context_section_description: US 65 enters Missouri between Omaha, Arkansas and Ridgedale, Missouri.  The four-lane expressway continues through Hollister and Branson toward the Springfield metro area. Through the Branson area, US 65 is built as a freeway.  North of Branson is an interchange with the Ozark Mountain Highroad (a freeway spur) and U.S. Route 160.  US 160 to Highlandville is the old alignment of US 65 (until the 1960s).
  Just north of Route EE (Highlandville exit), US 65 returns to freeway status. The freeway is called the "Schoolcraft Freeway" in Springfield, in honor of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.  In Springfield are junctions with U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 44.  The interchange with I-44 includes a flyover ramp connecting NB 65 with WB 44. Construction is underway to rebuild the interchange at US 60 (James River Freeway). In September 2011, US 65 became a six-lane divided freeway in Springfield between Interstate 44 and US 60. It is the first six-lane highway to appear in Southwest Missouri. North of Springfield, it returns to a four-lane, non-interstate highway.
  Through the town of Buffalo, the highway becomes two lanes with a center lane for left turns. This part of the highway has also seen upgrades in recent years, such as rumble stripes and extending the middle turn lane to just outside the northern part of the city. From Buffalo to Preston, US 65 is two-lane highway, having an intersection with U.S. Route 54 at Preston (a four-way stop). At Warsaw the highway crosses over the western end of the Lake of the Ozarks and becomes a four lane, non-interstate highway again at the intersection with Missouri Route 7.
  At Sedalia is an intersection with U.S. Route 50, at Marshall Junction is an interchange with Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 40.  In Marshall, the four-lane ends, and US 65 is a two-lane highway all the way to Iowa.  At Waverly is the beginning of a concurrency with U.S. Route 24 (which will continue to Carrollton).  Also in Waverly, US 65 and US 24 cross the Missouri River via the Waverly Bridge.  Further north, the road crosses U.S. Route 36 at Chillicothe and U.S. Route 136 at Princeton.  The highway leaves Missouri at South Lineville and enters Iowa.
caption: U.S. Route 65 in Springfield, Missouri.
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