Mo. Rev. Stat. § 228.341
For purposes of sections 228.341 to 228.374, "private road" with regard to a proceeding to obtain a maintenance order means any private road established under this chapter or any easement of access, regardless of how created, which provides a means of ingress and egress by motor vehicle for any owner or owners of residences from such homes to a public road. A private road does not include any road owned by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or the state of Missouri, or any county, municipality, political subdivision, special district, instrumentality, or agency of the state of Missouri. Nothing in sections 228.341 to 228.374 shall be deemed to apply to any road created by or included in any recorded plat referencing or referenced in an indenture or declaration creating an owner's association, regardless of whether such road is designated as a common element. Nothing in sections 228.341 to 228.374 shall be deemed to apply to any land or property owned or operated by any railroad regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration.
§ 228.341, RSMo