U.S. 166/400

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U.S. 166/400 travel just 0.97 miles into Newton County, Missouri from east of Baxter Springs, Kansas. The pair enter a roundabout with Downstream Boulevard west and Greenwood Drive east midway between the state line and diamond interchange with Interstate 44. U.S. 166 travels 166 miles west from I-44 at Exit 1 to U.S. 81 at South Haven, Kansas. U.S. 400 runs 488 miles west from I-44 to Granada, Colorado.

Historically U.S. 166 extended east from Joplin to Springfield. Most of the route was upgraded to Interstate 44. U.S. 400 was established in 1994.

U.S. 166 U.S. 400 East
U.S. 166/400 east expand to two lanes ahead of the roundabout with Greenwood Drive east and Downstream Boulevard west. Both lanes continue to Interstate 44. 05/04/12
Downstream Boulevard provides the main access road to the Downstream Casino Resort. The complex lies just south of the Oklahoma state line nearby. 05/04/12
Exiting the roundabout along U.S. 166/400 east. 05/04/12
End shields are posted for both U.S. 166/400 ahead of the westbound entrance ramp to Interstate 44. 05/04/12
U.S. 166/400 east default onto Interstate 44 east ahead of Joplin. I-44 west transitions into the tolled Will Rogers Turnpike en route to Tulsa, Oklahoma. 05/04/12
U.S. 166 U.S. 400 West
U.S. 166/400 enter a roundabout with Downstream Boulevard west and Greenwood Drive east just beyond I-44. Costing nearly $1.9 million and paid for by the Quapaw Tribe, the roundabout was constructed over three months and completed by late June 2008 to service the Downstream Casino Resort.1 05/04/12
Greenwood Drive is a local road leading east and then north from U.S. 166/400 to Apricot Drive, the former alignment of U.S. 166. 05/04/12
U.S. 166/400 continue another 5.2 miles into Cherokee County, Kansas before splitting for Baxter Springs and Riverton respectively. 05/04/12

Sources:
  1. "Traveling in circles." The Joplin Globe (MO), June 13, 2008.


Photo Credits:

05/04/12 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 44

Page Updated 11-18-2013.

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