Mississippi Highway 370
Mississippi Highway 370 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT, Union County, City of Baldwyn | ||||
| Length | 52.008 mi[1] (83.699 km) | |||
| Western segment | ||||
| Length | 15.245 mi (24.534 km) | |||
| West end |  MS 5 in Ashland | |||
| East end |  MS 15 in Falkner | |||
| Central segment | ||||
| Length | 14.122 mi (22.727 km) | |||
| West end |  MS 4 in Ripley | |||
| East end |  MS 30 in Pleasant Ridge | |||
| Eastern segment | ||||
| Length | 22.641 mi (36.437 km) | |||
| West end |  MS 9 near Jericho | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |  MS 371 in Kirkville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Benton, Tippah, Union, Prentiss, Lee, Itawamba | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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 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
| County | Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Benton | Ashland | 0.000 | 0.000 | MS 5 (Boundary Drive) | Western terminus of western segment | ||
| Tippah | Cross Roads | 11.394 | 18.337 |     MS 369 north / CR 327 north / CR 400 south – Little Hope | Southern terminus of unsigned MS 369 | ||
| Falkner | 15.245 | 24.534 | MS 15 – Walnut, Ripley | Eastern terminus of western segment | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Tippah | Ripley | 15.245 | 24.534 | MS 4 (East Walnut Street) / Hazel Road – Ripley, Booneville | Western terminus of central segment | ||
| Union | Pleasant Ridge | 29.367 | 47.262 | MS 30 – New Albany, Booneville | Eastern terminus of central segment | ||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Union | | 29.367 | 47.262 |  MS 30 / MS 9 begins – New Albany, Booneville | Western terminus of eastern segment; western end of MS 4 concurrency | ||
| | 30.652 | 49.330 |  MS 9 south – Ellistown, Alpine, Blue Springs | Eastern end of MS 4 concurrency | |||
| Prentiss | No major intersections | ||||||
| Lee | Baldwyn | 39.408– 39.673 | 63.421– 63.848 |  US 45 – Tupelo, Booneville, Corinth | Diamond interchange | ||
| 40.962 | 65.922 |  MS 145 south (South 4th Street) – Guntown | Western end of MS 145 concurrency | ||||
| Prentiss | 41.262 | 66.405 |  MS 145 north (North 4th Street) / Clayton Street | Eastern end of MS 145 concurrency | |||
| Lee–Prentiss county line | | 43.559 | 70.101 |   MS 366 east – Marietta | Western terminus of Prentiss County section of MS 366 | ||
| Itawamba | Kirkville | 52.008 | 83.699 | MS 371 – Marietta, Kirkville, Mantachie | Eastern terminus of eastern segment | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Google (March 14, 2017). "Mississippi Highway 370 in Benton and Tippah Counties" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Google (March 14, 2017). "Mississippi Highway 370 in Tippah and Union Counties" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Google (March 14, 2017). "Mississippi Highway 370 in Union, Prentiss, Lee, and Itawamba Counties" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (November 2003). National Highway System: Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
External links
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