Route 172
MO 172 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	8.810 mi [1] (14.178 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 67 in Mark Twain National Forest
Major intersections	Route W in Mark Twain National Forest
East end	End of state maintenance in Lake Wappapello State Park
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Wayne
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental
← Route 171 → Route 173

Route 172 is a state highway in the Mark Twain National Forest, specifically in Wayne County, Missouri. The route runs for 8.97 miles (14.44 km) eastward as a two-lane highway through dense forests. Route 172 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 67 just south of the intersection nearby with Route 49. Route 172 has a mile-long concurrency midway with Supplemental Route W, where the Route 172 returns to its eastern terminus, Lake Wappapello State Park. The route does not pass any communities or municipalities on its stretch.

Route description

Route 172 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 67 in the Mark Twain National Forest just south of Route 49. The route progresses eastward as a two lane highway through dense forests, soon weaving from northeast to the southeast. The highway crosses a power line cut and continues its gradual bends in different directions until becoming a steady northeastern road near an intersection with County Road 552, which heads southeast into the forest. The two highways parallel a distance apart, as Route 172 makes yet another dip to the southeast. After turning northeast, the right-of-way is taken over by Supplemental Route PP, where Route 172 turns to the southeast and enters a long clearing. ^[2]

In the clearing, the highway intersects with Supplemental Route W and the two roads become concurrent. For the mile-long concurrency, the surroundings remain dense forests until Route 172 forks eastward in a small clearing. The surroundings return to dense forests for Route 172, intersecting with an access road to Deer Run Acres and crossing into the outer edges of Lake Wappapello State Park. The designation terminates within the park, while the right-of-way continues towards Lake Wappapello. ^[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Wayne County.

Location	mi [1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Mark Twain National Forest	0.000	0.000	US 67 / Route 49	Western terminus of Route 172
	3.532	5.684	Route PP	Southern terminus of Route PP
	4.411	7.099	Route W	Southern end of concurrency
	5.486	8.829	Route W	Northern end of concurrency
	8.810	14.178	End of state maintenance in Lake Wappapello State Park	Eastern terminus of Route 172
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Concurrency terminus

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