List of state highways in Mississippi

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State highways in Mississippi are maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The state numbers its highways in a grid-like pattern, much like the U.S. Route numbering scheme. One and two-digit routes are primary highways.

Odd-numbered routes run north-south and start from MS 1, which runs along the Mississippi River, to MS 25, which runs near the Alabama border. In addition to routes 1 through 25, routes 27 through 41 repeat this pattern over the first several routes, still increasing in number from west to east, and routes 43 and higher generally run in the southern part of the state.

Even-numbered routes run east-west; these start from MS 2, which runs near the Tennessee state line, and continue to MS 26, which runs in the southern part of the state. With the exception of MS 28, the next several even routes are aligned over routes 2 through 26 in a similar fashion.

Exceptions to the numbering scheme

There are several state highways that are out of place; they do not fit the numbering scheme:
*MS 22 runs between MS 16 and MS 18.
*MS 23 runs east of MS 25.
*MS 27 runs between MS 33 and MS 35.
*MS 28 runs between MS 18 and MS 24, but it was MS 20 before I-20 was built.
*MS 29 runs between MS 37 and MS 39.
*MS 46 runs between MS 32 and MS 42.
*MS 50 runs between MS 32 and MS 42, but it was MS 10 before I-10 was built (this fit into the grid, between MS 8 and MS 12).
*MS 67 runs between MS 53 and MS 57, but it was MS 55 before I-55 was built.
*MS 76 was the number given to the Pontotoc bypass in place of MS 6; this may be the number for the entire Corridor V of the Appalachian Development Highway System The bypass was recently renamed MS 6/US 278 after the completion of the corridor portion that reconnects west of Tupelo.

Three-digit highways

Three-digit highways are organized by their first digit. Routes beginning with a 1 are aborted alignments of U.S. Routes; these include highways 145, 149, 161, 172, 178, 182, 184, and 198. These highways are scattered over their "parent" routes, and have segments beginning and ending in several cities. The exception is MS 178, which covers almost all of the old road (US 78 was relocated onto a new freeway alignment throughout the entire state). U.S. Routes 11, 51, 65, 80, 90, and 278 do not have corresponding state highways, but most of them have at least one aborted alignment.

Highway 245 in Okolona and Crawford is the only three-digit Mississippi Highway to begin with a 2. This is because it is the old alignment of Alternate US 45.

Mississippi highways 301 through 614 are secondary highways that are generally shorter than one- and two-digit highways. These routes are organized so that the 300's run in the northern part of the state, the 400's run in the north-central section, the 500's run in the south-central section, and the 600's run in the most southern section. These routes are numbered just like other state highways, with odd routes running north-south and even routes running east-west. They also generally increase from the east / north to the west / south within their respective areas.

The state of Mississippi also maintains a system of mostly unsigned state highways, legislatively numbered ranging from 701 to 994.

Finally, Mississippi has several scenic highways that run near the state's lakes. These include Scenic Routes 32, 304, 315, and 333. They are signed with a blue shield and run loops connecting to the state's normal highways of the same number. For example, Scenic Route 304 runs from I-55 in Hernando along MS 304 west to MS 301, turning south to loop around Arkabutla Lake and connect to MS 306 and I-55 in Coldwater.

List of numbered Mississippi state highways

Each of the numbered Mississippi state highways are listed below with their termini.
* MS 1 - US 61 in Onward to US 49 in Lula
* MS 2 - MS 178 in Hickory Flat to the Tennessee state line near Corinth, where it continues as State Route 22
* MS 3 - US 61 in Redwood to US 61 in DeSoto County
* MS 4 - Fox Island west of Tunica to MS 25 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi
* MS 5 - MS 178 in Hickory Flat to MS 7 north of US 72
* MS 6 - MS 161 in Clarksdale to MS 25 in Amory
* MS 7 - US 45W in Belzoni to the Tennessee state line at Benton County, where it continues as State Route 18
* MS 8 - MS 1 in Rosedale to US 278 in eastern Monroe County
* MS 9 - MS 12 in Ackerman to MS 30 east of New Albany
* MS 9W - MS 9 north of Bruce to MS 7 south of Oxford
* MS 12 - MS 1 in western Washington County to the Alabama state line east of Columbus, where it continues as State Route 18
* MS 13 - US 49 in southern Forrest County to MS 16 / MS 25 in southern Leake County
* MS 14 - Mayersville in western Issaquena County to the Alabama state line east of Macon, where it continues as State Route 32
* MS 15 - US 90 in Biloxi to the Tennessee state line north of Walnut, where it continues as State Route 125
* MS 16 - MS 1 in northern Issaquena County to the Alabama state line east of Scooba, where it continues as Sumter County Road 30
* MS 17 - MS 16 in eastern Madison County to north Carroll County
* MS 18 - US 61 in Port Gibson to the Alabama state line at Clarke County, where it continues as Choctaw County Road 20
* MS 19 - State Route 10 at the Alabama state line in Lauderdale County to US 51
* MS 21 - MS 35 in Forrest to US 45 in Shuqualak
* MS 22 - I-20 in Edwards to US 51 / MS 16 in Canton
* MS 23 - MS 25 in Smithville to the Alabama state line at northern Itawamba County, where it continues as State Route 24
* MS 24 - Fort Adams in western Wilkinson County to I-55 / US 98 in McComb
* MS 25 - I-55 in Jackson to the Tennessee state line north of Iuka, where it continues as State Route 57
* MS 26 - Louisiana Highway 10 at the Louisiana state line at Pearl River County to MS 63 in Lucedale
* MS 27 - Louisiana Highway 25 at the Louisiana state line at Walthall County to I-20 / US 61 in Vicksburg
* MS 28 - MS 33 in Fayette to US 84 west of Laurel
* MS 29 - MS 26 in Wiggins to MS 28 in Soso
* MS 30 - MS 7 in Oxford to the Natchez Trace Parkway in eastern Tishomingo County
* MS 32 - MS 1 in western Bolivar County to MS 41 in Okolona
* MS 33 - Louisiana Highway 19 at the Louisiana state line at Wilkinson County to US 61 in Fayette
* MS 35 - Louisiana Highway 21 at the Louisiana state line at Marion County to MS 315 in Panola County
* MS 37 - US 84 in eastern Covington County to MS 35 south of Raleigh
* MS 39 - Interstates 20 and 59 / MS 19 in Meridian to US 45 in Shuqualak
* MS 41 - US 45 / US 278 in northern Monroe County to MS 15 in Pontotoc
* MS 42 - Simpson County / Lawrence County line northwest of New Hebron to the Alabama state line at Wayne County, where it continues as State Route 56
* MS 43 - US 90 in Bay St. Louis to MS 407 in southern Montgomery County
* MS 44 - US 51 in McComb to MS 42 in Sumrall
* MS 46 - MS 15 in Mantee to MS 50 west of West Point
* MS 47 - MS 50 west of West Point to MS 8 in southern Chickasaw County
* MS 48 - MS 24 / MS 33 in Centreville to MS 35 in southern Marion County
* MS 50 - MS 9 in Walthall to the Alabama state line at Lowndes County, where it continues as State Route 96
* MS 53 - US 49 in Gulfport to MS 26 in Poplarville
* MS 57 - US 90 in southern Jackson County to MS 42 in State Line
* MS 63 - US 90 / MS 611 in Pascagoula to US 84 in Waynesboro
* MS 67 - I-10 in Biloxi to US 49 in northern Harrison County
* MS 69 - State Route 14 at the Alabama state line at Lowndes County to U.S. Routes 82 and 45 in Columbus
* MS 76 - US 278 / MS 6 in Pontotoc to MS 9 in Pontotoc
* MS 145 - the number for several old routings of U.S. Route 45
* MS 149 - the number for several old routings of U.S. Route 49
* MS 161 - the number for several old routings of U.S. Route 61
* MS 172 - a local branch off U.S. Route 72 that serves downtown Iuka, Mississippi
* MS 178 - the number for the old routing of U.S. Route 78
* MS 182 - the number for several old routings of U.S. Route 82
* MS 184 - the number for several old routings of U.S. Route 84
* MS 198 - the number for several old routings of U.S. Route 98
* MS 245 - the number for the old routing of U.S. Route 45 Alternate through Okolona, Mississippi
* MS 301 - from Arkabutla to the Tennessee state line in DeSoto County
* MS 302 - runs east-west from Walls to U.S. Route 72 in Marshall County, Mississippi, west of Mt. Pleasant
* MS 304 - from the Tennessee state line in Marshall County to U.S. Route 61 in DeSoto County
* MS 305 - from the Sardis Reservoir in Lafayette County to the Tennessee state line in DeSoto County
* MS 306 - from Coldwater to Independence
* MS 309 - from MS 4 in Chulahoma to the Tennessee state line near Barton
* MS 310 - from MS 3 in Crenshaw to MS 7 in Malone
*MS 311 - from MS 7 near Holly Springs to US 72 near Mt. Pleasant
*MS 313 - from Hudsonville to US 72 near Slayden
*MS 314 - from the Sardis Reservoir to Oxford
*MS 315 - from US 49/61 near Rich to MS 9W near Paris
*MS 316 - from Friars Point to MS 6 in near Marks
*MS 321 - from MS 32 near Webb to Lambert
*MS 322 - from Sherard to the Batesville-Charleston Road near Crowder
*MS 328 - from MS 315 near Orwood to Markette
*MS 330 - from US 51 near Tillatoba to Bruce
*MS 331 - from MS 9 near Sarepta to MS 334 near Tula
*MS 332 - from US 51 near Grenada to the Grenada Dam
*MS 333 - from MS 8 near Grenada to the Grenada Dam
*MS 334 - from Oxford to MS 9 near Springville
*MS 336 - from MS 6 near Lafayette Springs to near Thaxton and Pontotoc
*MS 340 - from the Calhoun-Chickasaw county line to MS 15 near Woodland
*MS 341 - from the Webster-Chickasaw county line to MS 9 near Pontotoc
*MS 342 - from MS 41 near Pontotoc to MS 6 east of Pontotoc
*MS 345 - from Pontotoc to Ecru
*MS 346 - from near Esperanza to MS 15 near Ecru
*MS 347 - from MS 349 near Bethlehem to MS 349 near Potts Camp
*MS 348 - from New Albany to Guntown
*MS 349 - from MS 30 in Union County to Potts Camp
* MS 350 - runs east-west from Corinth to Mississippi Highway 25 in Tishomingo County
*MS 351 - from the Alcorn-Tippah county line to MS 2 near Gorforth's Place
*MS 354 - from Walnut, heading southeast for approximately 2.9 miles (4.7 km)
*MS 355 - from MS 346 near Esperanza to MS 30 near Gallway
*MS 356 - from the Kossuth-Rienzi Road near Rienzi to MS 365 near Jacinto
*MS 362 - from MS 145 in Wheeler to a junction with a county road approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of MS 371
*MS 363 - from MS 178 near Fulton to MS 145 in Saltillo
* MS 364 - runs east-west from Booneville to MS 25 in Tishomingo County
* MS 365 - runs north-south through Tishomingo County, passing through Burnsville
* MS 366 - from Belmont to the Alabama state line
*MS 367 - from MS 356 near Jacinto to the Alcorn-Tishomingo county line
*MS 368 - from MS 15 near Blue Mountain to its intersection with County Road 700
*MS 369 - from MS 370 approximately two miles west of the Benton-Tippah county line to near Walnut
*MS 370 - from MS 5 near Ashland to MS 371 near Kirkville
*MS 371 - from MS 6 near Nettleton to MS 4 near Booneville
*MS 373 - from US 45 near Columbus to US 45 near Hamilton
*MS 379 - from the Itawamba-Monroe county line to MS 371 near Evergreen
*MS 382 - from US 45 ALT near Prairie to MS 25 near Aberdeen
*MS 385 - from near Buena Vista to MS 32 near Van Vleet
*MS 388 - from near Brooksville to the Alabama state line near Cliftonville
*MS 389 - from US 82 in Starkville to MS 8 in Houston
*MS 391 - from the Winston-Noxubee county line, heading southwest for approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
*MS 393 - from the Winston-Neshoba County county line to MS 490 near Claytown
*MS 395 - from Mississippi Highway 19 near Arlington to near Noxapater
*MS 397 - from near Louisville to near DeKalb
*MS 403 - from near Mathiston to the county highway maintenance barn District No. 4 in Webster County
*MS 404 - from I-55 in Carroll County to near Bellefontaine
*MS 407 - from US 51 in Montgomery County to Mississippi Highway 12 in Attala County
*MS 411 - from MS 14 to MS 12 in Attala County, passing through the town of McCool
*MS 413 - from Kilmichael to Weir
*MS 415 - from the Natchez Trace Parkway near Chester to MS 9 near Ackerman
*MS 424 - from Holmes State Park to US 51 near Durant
*MS 427 - from near Laurel Hill to MS 25 near Marydell
*MS 429 - from Blocker's Store in Leake County to MS 12 near Sallis
*MS 430 - from near Greenwood to Vaiden
*MS 431 - from the Village of Sallis to MS 12 east of Sallis
*MS 432 - from near Benton to Pickens
*MS 433 - from US 61 near Kelso to near Benton
*MS 434 - from US 61 near Anguilla to near Delta City
*MS 436 - from near Glen Allen to US 61 near Percy
*MS 438 - from near Wayside to the Washington-Humphreys county line
*MS 440 - from MS 18 in Possumneck to MS 35 in Hesterville
*MS 442 - from MS 448 near Shaw to US 49E near Schalter
*MS 444 - from MS 1 near Round Lake to US 61 near Duncan
*MS 446 - from MS 1 near Lobdell to US 61 near Boyle
*MS 448 - from near Benoit to US 82 near Indianola
*MS 450 - from MS 1 near Scott to US 61 in Choctaw
*MS 454 - from near the Mississippi River near Greenville to MS 1 near Wayside
*MS 462 - from US 61 near Port Gibson to near Willows
* MS 463 - runs east-west through Madison County
*MS 465 - from MS 1 near Filter to US 61 near Redwood
*MS 467 - from near Edwards to near Raymond
*MS 468 - from MS 475 near Jackson-Evers International Airport to Brandon
* MS 469 - runs north-south from Brandon to MS 28 east of Georgetown
*MS 471 - from Brandon to MS 43 near New Goshen Springs
* MS 472 - runs east-west through Copiah County and Simpson County
*MS 473 - from the Copiah-Hinds county line near Crystal Springs to US 51 near Terry
*MS 475 - from MS 468 near Greenfield to MS 25 near Jackson-Evers International Airport
*MS 476 - from near Van Winkle to Jackson
*MS 477 - from MS 25 in Flowood to US 80 in Pearl
* MS 478 - runs east-west from MS 43 north of New Hebron to MS 27 south of Georgetown
*MS 481 - from MS 43 in Ranking County to MS 35 near Burns
*MS 482 - from MS 16 near Philadelphia to MS 491 near the Bogue Chitto Indian School in Neshoba County
*MS 483 - from MS 13 in Forkville to Ludlow
*MS 484 - from MS 488 near Madden to the intersection of MS 488 and MS 427 at the Leake-Neshoba county line
*MS 485 - from MS 21 northeasterly to MS 15 in Good Hope
*MS 486 - from MS 16 near Philadelphia to MS 491 near DeWeese
*MS 487 - from near Lena to MS 21 in Sebastopol
*MS 488 - from MS 35 in Carthage to MS 21 near Williamsville
*MS 489 - from near Lake to Union
*MS 490 - from near Noxapater to the Winston-Noxubee county line
*MS 491 - from MS 19 near the Neshoba-Newton county line to MS 21 near Bogue Chitto
*MS 492 - from MS 487 near Tuscola to near House, Mississippi, east of MS 19
*MS 493 - from near Meridian to MS 397 in Kemper County
*MS 494 - from MS 15 near Union to MS 19 near Hookston
*MS 495 - from MS 493 near Bailey to MS 397 near Preston
*MS 496 - from MS 19 northwest of Vimville to the Alabama state line in Lauderdale County
*MS 498 - from US 45 approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of Scooba to Porterville
*MS 500 - from MS 13 near Lena to MS 487 in Tuscola
*MS 501 - from MS 18 approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Raleigh to US 80 in Forest
*MS 502 - from MS 488 between Standing Pine and Free Trade to MS 488 in Madden
*MS 503 - from MS 528 near Heidelberg to near Decatur
*MS 504 - from MS 15 north of the Jasper-Newton county line to MS 503 in Hero
*MS 505 - from near Roberts to US 80 near Lawrence
*MS 508 - from US 45 approximately 6 miles (10 km) south of Waynesboro southeasterly to Waynesboro Pine Tree Nursery
*MS 510 - from US 45 near Shubuta to south of Matherville
*MS 511 - from MS 18 near Quitman southeasterly for approximately 7.2 miles (11.6 km)
*MS 512 - from the Clarke-Jasper county line to US 45 in Quitman
*MS 513 - from MS 18 in Rose Hill to near Quitman
*MS 514 - from MS 513 in Enterprise to US 45 in Clarke County
* MS 528 - runs east-west from US 11 east of Heidelberg to MS 15 in Bay Springs
*MS 529 - from US 84 near Hebron to MS 28 in Gitano
*MS 531 - from MS 28 near Taylorsville to MS 18 near Bay Springs
*MS 532 - from near Mt. Olive to US 84 near Reddoch
*MS 533 - from MS 28 near Soso to MS 15 near Stringer
*MS 535 - from Seminary northeasterly to MS 588 in Covington County
*MS 536 - from Mississippi Highway 15 in Jones County northerly, then southeasterly, to MS 63 in Wayne County
*MS 537 - from near Laurel to MS 15 near Mossville
*MS 540 - from MS 469 in Harrisville to MS 35 near Raleigh
*MS 541 - from a point approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the Simpson-Jefferson Davis county line to MS 13 near Puckett
*MS 545 - from MS 28 to US 49 in Simpson County
*MS 547 - from near Port Gibson to the Copiah-Lincoln county line
*MS 548 - from a point approximately 4 miles (6 km) east of MS 18 near Hermanville to the Claiborne-Copiah county line
* MS 550 - runs east-west from US 51 in Brookhaven to MS 28 west of Hazlehurst
*MS 552 - from the Mississippi River near the mouth of Bayou Pierre to MS 28 in Pleasant Hill
*MS 553 - from US 61 near Stanton to Harriston
* MS 554 - runs east-west through Adams County
* MS 555 - runs north-south through Adams County
*MS 556 - from MS 184 near Meadville southeasterly to US 98
*MS 558 - from I-55 to MS 184 in Lincoln County
*MS 563 - from US 61 near Woodville to near Crosby
*MS 567 - from MS 24 near Liberty to US 98 near Bude
*MS 568 - from the Louisiana state line in Amite County to US 51 near Magnolia
*MS 569 - from the Louisiana state line in Amite County to US 98 near Auburn
*MS 570 - from US 98 in Franklin County to MS 44 near Pricedale
*MS 571 - from MS 584 near Gillsburg to LA 441 at the state line in Amite County
*MS 575 - from Progress northeasterly for approximately 4 miles (6 km) to MS 48
*MS 583 - from near Brookhaven to near Tylertown
*MS 584 - from Liberty to US 51 near Osyka
*MS 585 - from US 98 near Tylertown to MS 586 near Darbon
*MS 586 - from MS 585 near Darbon to US 98 near Foxworth
* MS 587 - runs north-south from US 84 in Monticello to US 98 west of Columbia
* MS 588 - US 84 in Collins to MS 29 in Ellisville
* MS 589 - US 49 in Seminary to I-59 near Purvis
* MS 590 - US 49 in Seminary to US 11 in Ellisville
*MS 591 - from MS 570 at Felder's Camp Ground northerly approximately 0.2 miles (0.3 km)
*MS 594 - from MS 63 near Leakesville to the Alabama state line in Greene County
*MS 598 - from US 49 into Sanford
*MS 601 - from I-10 to US 90 in Gulfport
*MS 603 - from MS 43 near Kiln to near Necaise
*MS 604 - from US 90 near the Louisiana state line to Mississippi Highway 607 near Interstate 10
*MS 605 - from US 90 in Gulfport northerly to MS 67
*MS 606 - the Beach Boulevard in Hancock County
*MS 607 - from US 90 near Bay St. Louis to I-59 near Nicholson
* MS 609 - US 90 in Ocean Springs to I-10 in St. Martin
*MS 611 - from near Jackson County Airport to US 90 near Kreole
*MS 612 - from MS 613 near Vaughan to the Alabama state line in George County
*MS 613 - from US 90 in Pascagoula to MS 63 in Lucedale
*MS 614 - from MS 63 in Wade to the Alabama state line near Hurley
*MS 615 - from US 90 to I-10, continuing to MS 67 in east Harrsion County
*MS 617 - from Litton Industries to US 90 in Pascagoula
*MS 618 - from MS 613 in Moss Point to US 90 in Orange Grove
*MS 619 - from US 90 to Naval Station Pascagoula
*MS 621 - from I-10 to US 49 near Lyman

External links

* [http://www.gomdot.com Mississippi Department of Transportation]
* [http://www.mdot.state.ms.us/localgov/planning/Highway_Statistics.pdf Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics - Extent, Travel, and Designation] (PDF) (includes a route log)
* [http://www.ajfroggie.com/roads/msroutes/ Magnolia Meanderings] by Adam Froehlig
* [http://www.ajfroggie.com/roadpics/ms-ends/ Mississippi State Highway Endpoint Photos] by Adam Froehlig
* [http://www.state-ends.com/mississippi/ Mississippi Highway Ends] by Robert Lee