The North Missouri Cross State Highway - Part 4

The North Missouri Cross State Highway

Missouri's forgotten early 20th century autotrail.

By Route66Fan

Information is from Volume 5 of the 1918 Official Automobile Blue Book (Unless where noted.), the Kansas City Star & the Chariton Courier (Keytesville, MO).

Satellite images courtesy of Google Maps.

 Part 4 - Carrollton, MO to Waverly, MO (Connector route.).

This route, while not directly being a portion of the North Missouri Cross State Highway, was described as being a connector route between the NMCSH, at Carrollton, MO & the National Old Trails Road, at Waverly, MO. This route mostly follows US 65 & 24, as well as, S. Main St (In Carrollton, MO.), CR 403, CR 432, CR 508, an unnamed levee road & Main St. (In Waverly, MO.).

Just North of the former townsite of Bowdry, MO, the road turned South & rejoined the alignment of US 65 & 24. The light scar, seen in the center of the image, is the former alignment of US 65 & 24.

At Waverly, MO, the autotrail crossed the Missouri River on a ferry that remained in operation until 1925, when the old Waverly, MO bridge opened & then continued into town on Main St.

More to come in part 5.


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