[fredetteb]

Originally Posted by JRTJH

I think I'd take I10 to 167 up through Alexandria, Ruston to Little Rock, then I-40 up to 65 and head up through Branson to Springfield, then catch I-44 to Lebanon and take 5 up to Camdenton and 54 to Jefferson City and then 63 into Columbia.

We were on that route from Springfield down to Lake Charles last year. The roads were good except around Little Rock. There was a lot of construction there. Hopefully by now that's finished, but who knows.....

Thanks for the advice. US161 was the route I was thinking of taking but was unsure of the road quality and available of decent fuel stops.