Mississippi Highway 9W

MS Highway 9W
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	20.087 mi[1] (32.327 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MS 9 near Bruce
	MS 315 in Paris
North end:	MS 7 near Oxford
Location
Counties:	Calhoun, Lafayette
Highway system
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Mississippi Highway 9W (MS 9W) is a state highway located in northern Mississippi. The route runs 20.087 mi (32.327 km) from MS 9 north of Bruce, Calhoun County north to MS 7 south of Oxford, Lafayette County. The route is a two-lane undivided road its entire length and passes through rural areas of woods and farms. Along the way, MS 9W intersects MS 315 in Paris. MS 9W was designated onto its current alignment in 1956 and was fully paved from a gravel road by 1960.

Route description

MS 9W begins at an intersection with MS 9 to the north of Bruce in Calhoun County.^[2] The route heads northwest on a two-lane undivided road through a mix of woods and farm fields with a few homes. The road turns to the north and reaches the community of Banner, where the road crosses County Road 275 (CR 275) and CR 267. MS 9W enters a dense forest as it curves northwest again and heads into more agricultural surroundings, coming to a junction with CR 284.^[3] After crossing into Lafayette County, the route reaches the community of Paris and intersects the eastern terminus of MS 315 as well as CR 428.^[2] Following this intersection, MS 9W passes through several more miles of forests, intersecting CR 371 before reaching its terminus at MS 7 to the south of Oxford.^[2][3] MS 9W is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3.^[4]

History

MS 9W was designated in 1956 for a gravel road connecting MS 9 north of Bruce to MS 7 south of Oxford.^[5] By 1960, the entire route was paved.^[6] Since then, the route has not undergone any alignment changes.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Road	Notes
Calhoun	Bruce	0.000	MS 9	Southern terminus
Lafayette	Paris		MS 315 west
	Oxford	20.087	MS 7	Northern terminus

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/Resources/Planning/pdf/HighwayStats.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Mississippi Department of Transportation (2008). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (Map). http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/Resources/Maps/pdf/StateHighwayMapsArchive/HWY%20Map%202008%20Front.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Mississippi Highway 9W (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=MS+9+and+MS+9W+bruce,+ms&daddr=MS+9W+and+MS+7+oxford,+ms&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=34.87365,-89.482905&sspn=0.242234,0.676346&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 
4. ^ Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-3. State highways designated., Mississippi Legislature, http://www.mscode.com/free/statutes/65/003/0003.htm, retrieved 2010-06-03 
5. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (Map). http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/Resources/Maps/pdf/StateHighwayMapsArchive/HWY%20Map%201956%20Front.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 
6. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (Map). http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/Resources/Maps/pdf/StateHighwayMapsArchive/HWY%20Map%201960%20Front.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-03.