Missouri Route 79

Route 79
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	86 mi (138 km)
Tourist routes	Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road
Major junctions
South end	I-70 in St. Peters
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental
← Route 78 → Route 80

Route 79 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 72/U.S. Route 36 in downtown Hannibal; its southern terminus is at Interstate 70 in St. Peters. The route closely parallels the Mississippi River.

When Route 79 was created in about 1930, it replaced the north–south section of Route 56, which had been created in 1922 between Troy and O'Fallon. The part of Route 56 west of Winfield became an extension of Route 47.

References

Along the route in downtown Hannibal