St. Robert

St. Robert, a city of 5,200 (2020) city in Central Missouri, is a gateway community to the US Army base at.

Understand
St. Robert is named for the local Catholic parish, whose patron saint Robert Bellarmine was an important early Jesuit. The community, which largely houses soldiers and their families, is located on the former US Route 66. As a scenic route through the area, Route 66 passes through Devil's Elbow, St. Robert, Waynesville, Buckhorn and Hazelgreen under various names (Teardrop Road, Highway Z, Old Route 66, Historic Route 66 and Highway 17).

Efforts to bypass the original two-lane road date to World War 2, when 66 was re-aligned and widened through Arlington (a former resort on the Gasconade River opposite Jerome, now a ghost town). US66 in Missouri has now been entirely bypassed by I-44; state-posted signs mark most of the alignment of the old road. The beautiful Ozarks landscape is home to numerous recreational opportunities, including swimming, fishing, hunting, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing and spelunking.



By car

 * I-44.svg Ft Leonard Wood, St Roberts and Waynesville are located just off of I-44 and are accessed from Exits #159 (St Robert) and #161 (Ft Leonard Wood). The main gates into Ft Leonard Wood is another south of the freeway along Missouri Ave (BUS I-44). Visitors and personnel seeking to enter into Ft Leonard Wood Military Installation must present a valid US DoD ID card/pass, drivers license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance.
 * MO-supp-Y.svg to Business_Spur_44.svg Going north, Missouri Ave (Business Spur 44) becomes SR Y going towards Dixon  north.
 * MO-supp-Z.svg & US 66 (historic).svg The old Route 66 runs parallel as a separate road or concurrent along I-44 between between St Louis and Joplin, MO. Segments of Old US Hwy 66 between St Robert and Gascozark (Jct SR-133/I-44 at Exit #145) is SR-17 and as SR-Z between St Robert(Exit 161) and Exit 169 of I-44.

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Devil's Elbow
A tiny community near a particularly awkward bend in the Big Piney River. A once-common stop for Route 66 voyagers and canoeists, the buildings were listed on the national historic register in early 2017. Later that year, spring flooding pushed water levels eight feet beyond previous record levels, with substantial property damage. Attractions were a small store (the market housed the local post office) and the Elbow Inn, which has reopened.