Nissan Parkway

Nissan Parkway
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length: 2.9 mi[1] (4.7 km)
Existed: 2005 – present
Major junctions
West end: MS 22 near Canton
  I-55 in Canton
East end: US 51 / MS 16 in Canton
Location
Counties: Madison
Highway system

Nissan Parkway is a short divided highway in central Mississippi. The road starts at Mississippi Highway 22 (MS 22). It travels east to its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 51 (US 51) and MS 16. Nissan Parkway was constructed in 2005, and an interchange at Interstate 55 (I-55) was built one year later.

Route description

All of the road is inside Madison County and is a divided highway.[1] The parkway is fully maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.[2] Nissan Parkway is not included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS), a network of highways identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[3]

Nissan Parkway starts at MS 22 southwest of Canton, and travels southeastward. The road soon turns east at Old Jackson Road, and trees soon clears up. Nissan Parkway then curves to the northeast, near a road to a medical center. The parkway later turns east at Mississippi Parkway, which leads to a Mississippi State University extension center. Nissan Parkway soon intersects Interstate 55 (I-55) at a cloverleaf interchange. The road then meets the northern terminus of MS 857, linking to a Nissan assembly plant. The parkway goes near a pond,[1] and crosses over a railroad owned by the Canadian National Railway.[4] Less than one mile (1.6 km) later, Nissan Parkway ends at US 51 and MS 16. The road continues east as MS 16 and Canton Parkway.[1]

History

Nissan Parkway was built during 2004–05, connecting from MS 22 to US 51.[5][6] An interchange with I-55 was opened in 2006.[7][8] In 2013, Canton Parkway was built, connecting Nissan Parkway to MS 43.[9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Madison County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinations[2]Notes
 0.00.0 MS 22
Canton1.3–
1.9		2.1–
3.1		 I-55Cloverleaf interchange
 2.03.2 MS 857 (Nissan Drive)Northern terminus of MS 857
Canton2.94.7 US 51 (South Liberty Street) / MS 16 (Canton Parkway)Road continues as MS 16
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Microsoft; Nokia (July 7, 2014). "Nissan Parkway" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2011). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ National Highway System: Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. November 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Official Railroad Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi Department of Transportation. Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi Department of Transportation. Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2003–04. Retrieved July 7, 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi Department of Transportation. Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2004–05. Retrieved July 7, 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ↑ Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi Department of Transportation. Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2005–06. Retrieved July 7, 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ↑ Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi Department of Transportation. Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ Bradley-Phillips, Terricha (February 14, 2013). "Canton Parkway opens, to ease traffic flow". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved July 7, 2014.(subscription required)