Business Spur I-44 - Saint Robert and Fort Leonard Wood

Business Loop I-44 west at Business Spur I-44
Business Loop I-44 west splits from Business Spur I-44 (Missouri Avenue) south as both depart from Interstate 44 at Exit 161. Photo by Mark Roberts (1999).

Business Spur I-44 leads south from Exit 161 and the city of St. Robert to the U.S. Army installation at Fort Leonard Wood. The 2.23 mile route initially overlaps with Business Loop I-44 west as it leads back toward Waynesville. This results in a rare instance where a Business Loop and Spur intersect, as the two separate south of Exit 161 at Historic U.S. 66 and Route Z. The remainder of Business Spur I-44 otherwise lines Missouri Avenue, a commercial arterial, southward to the main gate to Fort Leonard Wood.

Updated August 1, 2026