From there, the road crosses the Long Creek arm of Table Rock Lake and continues to Blue Eye west between the Arkansas state line on the south and Table Rock Lake on the north.

[1] This section is also in the Mark Twain National Forest, and is recommended as a scenic drive by the Missouri Department of Transportation.

From Eagle Rock the road turns north to join with Route 76 at Bates Corner with which it is runs concurrent through Cassville to just east of Rocky Comfort.

[citation needed] Beginning in 2022, the Table Rock Lake crossing replacement project began and the new bridge opened in December 2024 replacing the 1956 crossing.

[2] In addition, the section of Route 86 from Thunder Ridge Road to US 65 was widened to 4 lanes in 2023.