Missouri Route 142
{{short description|State highway in southern Missouri}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=MO
|route = 142
|type = Route
| map={{maplink-road|from=Missouri Route 142.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=MO 142 highlighted in red
|length_mi = 122.328
|direction_b = West
|terminus_b = {{Jct|state=MO|MO|53}} in Poplar Bluff
|junction={{Plainlist|
- {{jct|state=MO|US|63}} in Thayer
- {{jct|state=MO|US|160}} in Doniphan
- {{jct|state=MO|US|67}} in Neelyville
}}
|direction_a = East
|terminus_a = {{Jct|state=MO|MO|101}} in Bakersfield
|previous_type = MO
|previous_route= 141
|next_type = MO
|next_route = 143
}}
Route 142 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route 53 in southern Poplar Bluff; its western terminus is at Route 101 in Bakersfield. Route 142 is the southernmost east–west highway in the south-central part of the state. Despite its length, there are relatively few towns on the route.
Major intersections
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{{MOint
|county=Ozark
|cspan=2
|location=Bakersfield
|lspan=2
|mile=0.000
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|101}}
}}
{{MOint
|mile=0.040
|road={{Jct|state=MO|Supp|AR|to2=y|AR|87}}
}}
{{MOint
|county=Howell
|location=Lanton
|mile=20.811
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|17|location1=Arkansas state line|city2=West Plains}}
}}
{{MOint
|county=Oregon
|cspan=3
|location=Thayer
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=36.010
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US-Bus|63|dab1=Thayer|dir1=north}}
|notes=Western end of US 63 Business overlap
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=36.472
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|63|dir1=south|location1=Mammoth Spring}}
{{Jct|state=MO|US-Bus|63|dab1=Thayer|dir1=ends}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 63 Business overlap; western end of US 63 overlap
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=37.105
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|63|dir1=north|city1=West Plains}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 63 overlap
}}
{{MOint
|county=Ripley
|cspan=3
|township=West Doniphan
|ctdab=Ripley
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=78.768
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|21|dir1=south|location1=Pocahontas}}
|notes=Western end of Route 21 overlap
}}
{{MOint
|type=concur
|mile=80.015
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|160|dir1=west|city1=Alton}}
|notes=Western end of US 160 overlap
}}
{{MOint
|location=Doniphan
|type=concur
|mile=81.904
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|160|dir1=east|MO|21|dir2=north|Supp|Y}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 160 and Route 21 overlaps
}}
{{MOint
|county=Butler
|cspan=4
|location=Neelyville
|mile=103.147
|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|67|location1=Corning|location2=Poplar Bluff}}
|notes=
}}
{{MOint
|township=Coon Island
|ctdab=Butler
|mile=109.200
|road={{Jct|state=MO|Supp|HH}}
|notes=Route 142 changes from an east–west to north–south orientation
}}
{{MOint
|township=Poplar Bluff
|ctdab=Butler
|lspan=2
|mile=116.700
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|158|dir1=west|city1=Harvell}}
}}
{{MOint
|mile=122.328
|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|53|to2=y|US-Bus|67|dab2=Poplar Bluff|noshield2=y|Supp|WW}}
}}
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References
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Category:Transportation in Howell County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Oregon County, Missouri
Category:Transportation in Ripley County, Missouri
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