Mississippi Highway 370

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Mississippi Highway 370

Route information
Maintained by MDOT, Union County, City of Baldwyn
Length52.008 mi[1] (83.699 km)
Western segment
Length15.245 mi (24.534 km)
West end MS 5 in Ashland
East end MS 15 in Falkner
Central segment
Length14.122 mi (22.727 km)
West end MS 4 in Ripley
East end MS 30 in Pleasant Ridge
Eastern segment
Length22.641 mi (36.437 km)
West end MS 9 near Jericho
Major intersections
East end MS 371 in Kirkville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesBenton, Tippah, Union, Prentiss, Lee, Itawamba
Highway system
MS 369 MS 371

Mississippi Highway 370 (MS 370) is a state highway in northeastern Mississippi. It is split into three distinct sections, with the first running from Ashland at MS 5 to MS 15 at Falkner, the second running from MS 4 in Ripley to MS 30 in Pleasant Ridge, and the third and final section running from MS 9 and MS 30 near Jericho to Kirkville at MS 371.

Route description

Western segment

MS 370 in Ashland

MS 370 begins in Benton County in Ashland at a large intersection with MS 5. It heads straight through downtown along Ripley Avenue before leaving Ashland and winding its way east through wooded hilly terrain for several miles to cross into Tippah County. The highway now enters farmland for a few miles before entering Falkner, where it comes to an end at an intersection with MS 15 just south of downtown.[2]

Central segment

MS 370 begins again in Tippah County in the eastern outskirts of Ripley at an intersection with MS 4. It travels southeast through rural hilly areas to pass through Dumas before entering Union County and ending up at Pleasant Ridge, where it comes to an end Aton intersection with MS 30.[3]

Eastern segment

MS 370 begins again in Union County just south of Graham at an intersection with MS 30 and MS 9. While the middle and eastern sections of the highway are not connected, there is signage along MS 30 pointing to MS 4 south stating "To MS 370" but signage along the MS 4 concurrency itself indicating that it's part of mainline MS 370. MS 4 and MS 370 head south along Naaman Branyan Memorial Highway through a wooded/brush-lined area. MS 4 breaks off the concurrency leaving MS 370 to continue south as an unsigned highway, though signage along the road indicates that it is maintained by the county as Union County Route 170 (CR 170). The road winds its way through wooded terrain to pass through Jericho.

In Jericho, MS 370 briefly travels southwest along CR 171 before the road turns due east onto a state-maintained road where signage for MS 370 resumes. It briefly crosses into Prentiss County before crossing into Lee County to pass through Bethany. The highway now straddles the county line with Prentiss County for three miles (4.8 km) to enter Baldwyn. Inside the city limits, a diamond interchange with U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is present. MS 370 now enters downtown, curves slightly to the south to fully reenter Lee County, and has a short concurrency with MS 145 (4th Street). Along the concurrency, the two roads travel northeast into Prentiss County.

The highway now leaves Baldwyn along East Clayton Street. At first, the highway is city-maintained and travels southeast, then heads east along the Prentiss-Lee county line again. At East Street, state maintenance resumes. Continuing east, it has an intersection with MS 366, where MS 370 turns southeast and later crosses into Itawamba County. MS 370 now enters Kirkville, where it comes to an end at an intersection with MS 371, near that highway's intersection with the Natchez Trace Parkway.[4]

None of Mississippi Highway 370 is included in the National Highway System.[5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
BentonAshland0.0000.000 MS 5 (Boundary Drive)Western terminus of western segment
TippahCross Roads11.39418.337

MS 369 north / CR 327 north / CR 400 south – Little Hope
Southern terminus of unsigned MS 369
Falkner15.24524.534 MS 15 – Walnut, RipleyEastern terminus of western segment
Gap in route
TippahRipley15.24524.534 MS 4 (East Walnut Street) / Hazel Road – Ripley, BoonevilleWestern terminus of central segment
UnionPleasant Ridge29.36747.262 MS 30 – New Albany, BoonevilleEastern terminus of central segment
Gap in route
Union29.36747.262
MS 30 / MS 9 begins – New Albany, Booneville
Western terminus of eastern segment; western end of MS 4 concurrency
30.65249.330
MS 9 south – Ellistown, Alpine, Blue Springs
Eastern end of MS 4 concurrency
PrentissNo major intersections
LeeBaldwyn39.408–
39.673
63.421–
63.848
US 45 – Tupelo, Booneville, CorinthDiamond interchange
40.96265.922
MS 145 south (South 4th Street) – Guntown
Western end of MS 145 concurrency
Prentiss41.26266.405
MS 145 north (North 4th Street) / Clayton Street
Eastern end of MS 145 concurrency
LeePrentiss
county line
43.55970.101
MS 366 east – Marietta
Western terminus of Prentiss County section of MS 366
ItawambaKirkville52.00883.699 MS 371 – Marietta, Kirkville, MantachieEastern terminus of eastern segment
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Planning Division (December 31, 2013). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Google (March 14, 2017). "Mississippi Highway 370 in Benton and Tippah Counties" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Google (March 14, 2017). "Mississippi Highway 370 in Tippah and Union Counties" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Google (March 14, 2017). "Mississippi Highway 370 in Union, Prentiss, Lee, and Itawamba Counties" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Federal Highway Administration (November 2003). National Highway System: Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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