Editing West Plains, Missouri (section)

==Transportation==
The West Plains area is served by [[U.S. Route 63 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 63]], which runs along the western and southern edges of the city. U.S. 63 is a four-lane expressway from the [[U.S. Route 60 in Missouri|60]]/63 interchange near [[Cabool, Missouri|Cabool]] to Route ZZ in the extreme southeastern part of West Plains, then becomes a [[2+1 road]] going southeast. Route 63's path through the city is often colloquially referred to as "the bypass", and is officially known as Jan Howard Expressway between Porter Wagoner Boulevard and Bill Virdon Boulevard. There are nine traffic lights along U.S. 63, with the newest one being at 5th street, near the hospital, which was added in 2022. One exit exists on U.S. 63 in the city near McFarland Street, which allows drivers to exit onto Business Route 63.

Business Route 63 consists of Porter Wagoner Boulevard, a majority of Main Street, and Bill Virdon Boulevard before it ends at an intersection with the eastern end of Jan Howard Expressway. There are four traffic lights along Business Route 63.

West Plains is also served by [[U.S. Route 160 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 160]], which formerly ran southwest to northeast through the city; it has since been rerouted around the city concurrent with U.S. 63. It enters city limits near the Southern Hills business district, where it is named Preacher Roe Boulevard to its intersection with Main Street. Preacher Roe Boulevard, named after longtime West Plains resident and former baseball player [[Preacher Roe]], has four lanes to its intersection with U.S. 63. The route follows U.S. 63 to Gibson Avenue, where it turns right crossing Porter Wagoner Boulevard and becoming Missouri Avenue, a left onto Concord Road, and a right onto Independence Dr, which becomes Joe Jones Boulevard, after which the route exits city limits and carries traffic on a two-lane route toward [[Alton, Missouri|Alton]].

In addition to U.S. Routes 63 and 160, West Plains is also served by Routes [[Missouri Route 14|14]] and [[Missouri Route 17|17]] and Routes K, CC, JJ, PP, ZZ, AB, and BB. Many traffic lights in the city were recently upgraded to have flashing-yellow arrow signals for left-turning intersections.

One railroad, dated to 1882, passes through town on a [[BNSF Railway]] line from Springfield, Missouri to Memphis, Tennessee.

===Transit===
The West Plains Transit System provides residents with a deviated fixed route transit service. Three buses are operated from 7:45am to 3:45pm Monday through Friday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://westplains.gov/transit-department/|title=Transit Department|access-date=September 6, 2022}}</ref>

===Airport===
{{main|West Plains Regional Airport}}
West Plains is also served by the [[West Plains Regional Airport]], which is located in nearby [[Pomona, Missouri|Pomona]], about 10 miles north of the city on U.S. 63.