The North Missouri Cross State Highway - Part 11

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.

Satellite images courtesy of Google Maps.

Part 11 - Harvester, MO to St. Charles, MO.

This section  of the autotrail follows Harvester Rd., N. St. Peters Pkwy., N. Outer Rd., S. Old Hwy 94, 1st Capitol Dr. (MO 94 & BL 70), a driveway\parking lot.






















More to come in part 12.

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