Hooker Cut

Devils Elbow, Missouri

As you drive through Devils Elbow, Missouri, the Hooker Cut offers a dramatic, carved-out passage through the Ozark landscape, a testament to the sheer engineering feat required to lay the highway. Feel the awe of history as you navigate this iconic road cut, a place where the Mother Road itself was sculpted from solid rock. This historic passage provides a tangible connection to the adventurous spirit of early travelers who journeyed westward.