Several north-south Missouri routes have concurrent segments with US 36 in northern Missouri. At Laclede, Missouri 5 and 139 begin and end their concurrences at this intersection. Because US 36 is a divided highway, this sign for northbound traffic is directing traffic just across the media. The sign assembly that is hidden by the stop sign would tell the full tale. In this case, Missouri 139 turns here to go west on US 36, while either going straight ahead or turning right would get you on Missouri 5.