The route ends at the intersection with US 169, also known as Connecticut Street inside the city. The road continues as Route Z, which ends at Pattonsburg. History The Route 48 designation first appeared on state maps in 1926, as an unimproved road starting from US 71 and ending at Route 4 in King City. A bridge at the One Hundred and Two River that carried the route was built in 1929, with a cost of $49,087. A large section of Route 4 was designated as US 169 in 1931, including Route 48's eastern terminus, and the Route 48 sections in Gentry County and from US 71 to Rosendale in Andrew Country were improved and had new gravel laid down; the paving costs were $101,176 () and $150,282 () respectively. About two years later, gravel was laid down from Whitesville to the Andrew–Gentry county line. The remaining section from Rosendale to Whitesville was laid down with gravel by 1936. The first asphalt paving on the route began in 1938, where the Gentry County section was paved first, with a cost of $38,861 (). The rest of the route was paved in asphalt four years later. Route 48 was resurfaced and shoulders were reshaped in 1974 from Rosendale to King City, which cost $435,278.46 (). The bridge at the One Hundred and Two River was replaced by a new bridge in October 2014. Major intersections References External links 048 Transportation in Andrew County, Missouri Transportation in Gentry County, Missouri