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|direction_b=North |terminus_b= at the Iowa state line |previous_type=Route |previous_route=64 |next_type=Route |next_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. ==Route description== 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, U.S. 65 is built as a freeway. North of Branson there is an interchange with Route 465 (a freeway spur) and U.S. Route 160. U.S. 160 to Highlandville 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 the "Schoolcraft Freeway" in Springfield, in honor of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. In Springfield, there are junctions with U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 44. The one with I-44 includes a flyover ramp connecting northbound U.S. 65 with westbound I-44. Construction is underway to rebuild the interchange 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 to appear in Southwest Missouri. North of Springfield, it returns to a four-lane, non-interstate highway. U.S. 65 from Springfield to Buffalo has been upgraded to a four-lane, non-interstate highway. This project began with the addition of a partial four-lane highway through the Fair Grove, MO area to replace a dangerous traffic light intersection with an overpass, it culminated with the entire length of U.S. 65 becoming a four-lane highway from Springfield to just outside of Buffalo. It was completed in summer 2010. 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 strips and extending the middle turn lane to just outside the northern part of the city. From Buffalo to Preston, U.S. 65 is a 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 (where it is called Limit Avenue), there is an intersection with U.S. Route 50 (or Broadway Blvd), and at Marshall Junction there isan another one with Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 40. In Marshall, the four-lane highway ends and U.S. 65 is now a two-lane highway and stays like that all the way up to Iowa. At Waverly is the beginning of a concurrency with U.S. Route 24 (which continues to Carrollton). Also in Waverly, U.S. 65 and U.S. 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. The section of highway from Preston to Marshall Junction has been cited as a good drive for motorcyclists, with its sparsely-populated areas and the hilly landscape.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.motorcycleroads.us/roads/mo_us65.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「U.S. Route 65 in Missouri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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