Route 142
MO 142 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	122.328 mi[1] (196.868 km)
Major junctions
East end	Route 101 in Bakersfield
Major intersections	US 63 in Thayer US 160 in Doniphan Future I-57 / US 67 in Neelyville
West end	Route 53 in Poplar Bluff
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental
← Route 141 → 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

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Ozark	Bakersfield	0.000	0.000	Route 101
		0.040	0.064	Route AR to AR 87
Howell	Lanton	20.811	33.492	Route 17 – Arkansas state line, West Plains
Oregon	Thayer	36.010	57.952	US 63 Bus. north	Western end of US 63 Business overlap
		36.472	58.696	US 63 south – Mammoth Spring US 63 Bus. ends	Eastern end of US 63 Business overlap; western end of US 63 overlap
		37.105	59.715	US 63 north – West Plains	Eastern end of US 63 overlap
Ripley	West Doniphan Township	78.768	126.765	Route 21 south – Pocahontas	Western end of Route 21 overlap
		80.015	128.772	US 160 west – Alton	Western end of US 160 overlap
	Doniphan	81.904	131.812	US 160 east / Route 21 north / Route Y	Eastern end of US 160 and Route 21 overlaps
Butler	Neelyville	103.147	165.999	Future I-57 / US 67 – Corning, Poplar Bluff	Future I-57
	Coon Island Township	109.200	175.740	Route HH	Route 142 changes from an east–west to north–south orientation
	Poplar Bluff Township	116.700	187.810	Route 158 west – Harvell
		122.328	196.868	Route 53 to US 67 Bus. / Route WW
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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