is a highway in central and southern
Missouri . Its northern terminus is at
U.S. Route 54 six miles northeast of
Eldon ; its southern terminus is at the
Arkansas state line where it continues into Arkansas as
Arkansas State Highway 395 . Between
Waynesville and east of
Laquey , part of the road was historic
U.S. Route 66 .
South of
Interstate 44 , Missouri 17 enters the
Mark Twain National Forest and passes the western edge of
Fort Leonard Wood .
Originally, Missouri 17 terminated at Mountain View.
