Mississippi Highway 1

MS Highway 1 marker

MS Highway 1
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length: 148.632 mi[1] (239.200 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 61 in Onward
  US 82 / US 278 in Greenville
North end: US 49 in Powell
Location
Counties: Coahoma, Bolivar, Washington, Issaquena, Sharkey
Highway system
MS 992MS 2

Mississippi Highway 1 (MS 1) runs south from U.S. Highway 49 near Lula to U.S. Highway 61 south of Cary, roughly paralleling the Mississippi River. It travels approximately 148 miles (238 km), serving Sharkey, Issaquena, Washington, Bolivar, and Coahoma Counties. The entire route is part of the Great River Road.

Major intersections

Mississippi 1 departs US 49
CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
SharkeyOnward0.00.0 US 61 / Great River Road south Rolling Fork, Vicksburg
Issaquena 4.77.6 MS 465 south – Albemarle Lake, Lake Chotard, Eagle Lake
Mayersville22.936.9 MS 14 west MayersvilleSouth end of MS 14 overlap
 28.646.0 MS 14 east Rolling ForkNorth end of MS 14 overlap
Grace34.255.0Grace RoadTo MS 16
WashingtonHampton37.860.8 MS 436 to US 61 Glen Allan, Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge
 48.778.4 MS 12 east Hollandale, Leroy Percy State Park
Wayside55.789.6 MS 438 east Arcola
 58.994.8 MS 454 west River Bridge, Casino
  US 82 west / US 278 westGreenville Bypass under construction
Greenville63.8102.7Reed Roadproposed MS 814
64.8104.3 US 82 / US 278 – Lake Village, AR, Leland
67.5108.6Broadway (MS 814 west) – Metcalfe, Casinos, Mid-Delta Regional Airport
Bolivar 77.8125.2 MS 450 east to US 61 Choctaw
Benoit84.9136.6 MS 448 east Shaw
 89.0143.2 MS 446 east Skene, Boyle, Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge
Rosedale100.0160.9 MS 8 east Cleveland
 107.6173.2 MS 804 east (Scott Road)
Gunnison108.5174.6 MS 804 west (Main Street)
 110.7178.2 MS 32 east Shelby
 117.8189.6 MS 444 east Duncan
CoahomaSherard132.7213.6 MS 322 east Clarksdale
 145.1233.5Friars Point, North Delta Museumproposed MS 316
 154.3248.3 US 49 / Great River Road north to US 61 – Helena, AR
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2013). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 151. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  2. Google (December 22, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 22, 2014.