Western Terminus: I-44 Exit 6,
south of Joplin
Eastern Terminus in Missouri: I-44 Westbound Exit 15, east of Joplin
Pictures taken 29 November 2002.
| Northbound. While BL-44 traverses
northward, it is duplexed with MO-43. In Downtown Joplin it then turns
east & is duplexed with MO-66 for the remainder of its run. The
BGSs on I-44 display BL-44 on the eastbound exit signs, but not the
westbound ones. Probably because the westbound side (but not the
eastbound side) has an exit marking the other end of BL-44, and
the shields are displayed on those exit signs. |
Eastern Terminus in Missouri: I-44 Westbound Exit 15, east of Joplin
 |
The main picture didn't make much
sense by itself, so I used the Terraserver site to show what the
intersection looks like. The cross street is actually the exit's
off-ramp, and becomes the oncoming lane. (The main picture was taken at
Spot 1 on the map, looking roughly northeast. Traffic in my direction
of travel (and that of the car in the picture) has
to stop & yield to exiting
traffic. There is no 'End' marker, but as the BGSs for the exit in question (one of which can be seen at left, taken at Spot 2 in the aerial photo) refer only to '66 West' it is safe to assume that highway's terminus point is here. And since BL-44 is duplexed with MO-66 the entire time it travels east-west, it would also be reasonable to put its terminus point here as well. |
Pictures taken 29 November 2002.