Route 49 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 19 in Cherryville, and its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 67 five miles (8 km) east of Williamsville.

The highway runs through the eastern part of the Ozarks and passes through two sections of the Mark Twain National Forest and near Johnson Shut-ins State Park and Taum Sauk Mountain. Lesterville and Annapolis, as well as Johnson Shut-ins State Park, were evacuated in 2005 following a reservoir failure at the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant.

Route 49 is one of the original 1922 state highways. It only ran between Glover and Piedmont and was later extended.

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History

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WayneBlack River Township0.0000.000US 67 / Route 172 east – Poplar Bluff, GreenvilleRoadway continues as Route 172
Williams Township12.66020.374Route A – EllsinoreRoute 49 changes from an east–west to north–south orientation
Leeper22.36235.988Route 34 west to Route 21Southern end of Route 34 overlap
Piedmont30.21048.618Route 34 east – PattersonNorthern end of Route 34 overlap
IronDes Arc41.71467.132Route 143 south – Sam A. Baker
Glover59.04895.029Route 21 north / Route 72 east – ArcadiaEastern end of Route 21 / Route 72 overlap
ReynoldsLesterville Township72.273116.312Route 21 south / Route 72 west – CentervilleWestern end of Route 21 / Route 72 overlap
IronDent Township91.567147.363Route 32 east to Route 21Eastern end of Route 32 overlap
Bixby97.107156.279Route 32 west – SalemWestern end of Route 32 overlap
CrawfordCherryville117.187188.594Route 19Steelville, Salem
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus