Missouri Route 265

{{Infobox road

|state=MO

|type=Route

|route = 265

| map={{maplink-road|from=Missouri Route 265.map}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=MO 265 highlighted in red

|length_mi = 66.975

|length_ref=

|direction_a = South

|terminus_a = {{Jct|state=MO|US|65}} south of Branson

|junction = {{Jct|state=MO|US|60}} from Marionville to Aurora

|direction_b = North

|terminus_b = {{Jct|state=MO|I|44|MO|39}} in Mount Vernon

|previous_type = MO

|previous_route= 254

|next_type = MO

|next_route = 266

}}

Route 265 is a highway in southwestern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 44 in Mount Vernon; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 65 (for which it was numbered after) south of Branson. Much of the highway is concurrent with other routes (including Route 39, U.S. Route 60, Route 413, Route 13, Route 76, and Route 165). It is also known as the Ozark Mountain Parkway.

Image:Missouri State Highway 265.jpg with another highway, the other two being 5.6 miles from Route 76 to Route 165, near Table Rock Dam, and 3.2 miles from Route 165 to US 65 at its southern terminus.]]

Major intersections

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{{MOint

|county=Taney

|cspan=4

|township=Oliver

|ctdab=Taney

|lspan=2

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|65|city1=Branson|location2=Harrison}}

|notes=Southern terminus; road continues north as Cedar Valley Road}}

{{MOint

|type=concur

|mile=3.217

|road={{Jct|state=MO|CR|165|county1=Taney|dir1=south}}
{{Jct|state=MO|MO|165|dir1=begins}}

|notes=Southern end of Route 165 / CR 165 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|location=Branson

|type=concur

|mile=7.264

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|165|dir1=north|CR|165|county2=Taney|dir2=north}}

|notes=Northern end of Route 165 / CR 165 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|township=Branson

|ctdab=Taney

|mile=9.730

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|376|dir1=east|location1=Attractions}}

}}

{{MOint

|county=Stone

|cspan=8

|township1=Sunset Cove

|township2=Ruth

|ctdab=Stone

|type=concur

|mile=12.851

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|76|dir1=east|city1=Branson}}

|notes=Southern end of Route 76 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|location=Branson West

|type=concur

|mile=16.938

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|13|dir1=south|city1=Kimberling City}}

|notes=Southern end of Route 13 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|location=Reeds Spring

|lspan=3

|type=concur

|mile=17.795

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|13|dir1=north|MO|76|dir2=west|city1=Spokane}}
{{Jct|state=MO|MO|413|dir1=begins}}

|notes=Northern end of Route 13 and Route 76 overlaps; southern end of Route 413 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|mile=19.747

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|76|city1=Cape Fair}}

}}

{{MOint

|type=concur

|mile=21.353

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|248|dir1=east}}

|notes=Southern end of Route 248 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|location=Galena

|lspan=2

|mile=28.922

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|176|dir1=east}}

}}

{{MOint

|type=concur

|mile=29.306

|road={{Jct|state=MO|MO|248|dir1=west|city1=Galena|city2=Cassville}}

|notes=Southern end of Route 248 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|location=Elsey

|mile=34.340

|road={{jct|state=MO|MO|173|dir1=south|city1=Cape Fair}}

}}

{{MOint

|county1=Stone

|county2=Christian

|township1=Grant

|ctdab1=Stone

|township2=West Polk

|township3=East Polk

|ctdab=Christian

|location=none

|type=concur

|mile=45.310

|road={{jct|state=MO|MO|413|dir1=north|city1=Billings}}

|notes=North end of Route 413 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|county=Lawrence

|cspan=5

|location=Marionville

|type=concur

|mile=48.446

|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|60|dir1=east|to2=y|MO|14|city2=Billings}}

|notes=Southern end of US 60 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|location=Aurora

|lspan=3

|mile=52.266

|road={{Jct|state=MO|US-Bus|60|dab1=Aurora|dir1=west|city1=Aurora}}

}}

{{MOint

|type=concur

|mile=54.484

|road={{Jct|state=MO|US|60|dir1=west|MO|39|dir2=south|to3=y|MO|248|noshield3=y|city1=Monett}}

|notes=Northern end of US 60 overlap; southern end of Route 39 overlap

}}

{{MOint

|mile=56.053

|road={{Jct|state=MO|US-Bus|60|dab1=Aurora|name1=Church Street}}

}}

{{MOint

|location=Mount Vernon Township

|ctdab=Lawrence

|type=concur

|mile=66.840

|mile2=66.975

|road={{Jct|state=MO|I|44|city1=Springfield|city2=Joplin}}
{{Jct|state=MO|BL|44|dab1=Mount Vernon|dir1=west|MO|39|dir2=north|name2=Mt. Vernon Boulevard}}

|notes=Northern terminus; northern end of Route 39 overlap; highway continues as I-44 BL west/Rte. 39 north (Mt. Vernon Blvd.)

}}

References

265

Category:Transportation in Lawrence County, Missouri

Category:Transportation in Christian County, Missouri

Category:Transportation in Stone County, Missouri

Category:Transportation in Taney County, Missouri

Category:U.S. Route 65