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 Route 96 | ||||
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 Route 96 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
| Length | 52.323 mi (84.206 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   Route 171 / Route YY north of Carl Junction | |||
  I-49 / US 71 in Carthage | ||||
| East end |  I-44 west of Halltown | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Missouri | |||
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Route 96 is a state highway that travels from Route 171 near Carl Junction, in Jasper County, to Interstate 44 (I-44) in Halltown, in Lawrence County. A large section of the highway between Carthage and Halltown served as part of U.S. Route 66 (US 66) and is currently marked as Historic Route 66.
The road was numbered due to its being an extension of K-96 and its eastern terminus was in Carthage. When US 66 was deleted east of Joplin, Route 96 was extended to replace US 66.
Route 96 was redesignated as Route YY west of Route 171 when Kansas deleted the eastern part of K-96.