U.S. Route 82 in Mississippi

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 82 in Mississippi. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 82.

U.S. Highway 82

Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length180.0 mi[1] (289.7 km)
Existed1932[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 82 / US 278 at the Arkansas state line
Major intersections
East end US 82 at the Alabama state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesWashington, Sunflower, Leflore, Carroll, Montgomery, Webster, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Lowndes
Highway system
← US 80→ US 84
U.S. 82 Westbound crossing into Carroll County near Winona

U.S. Route 82 (US 82) is a section of a west-east highway that travels through Mississippi. It starts at the Arkansas state line at Refuge and ends at the Alabama state line east of Columbus.

Route description

As are most other US numbered highways in the state, this entire section of US 82 is defined in Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3.[3]

Through the entire state, the highway is four-laned with interchanges at major junctions. After crossing the Mississippi River from Arkansas via the four-laned, cable-stayed Greenville Bridge, the road briefly travels northeast toward central Greenville, then turns east toward Leland, where it intersects US 61, as US 278 breaks it concurrency and goes on to follow US 61 north. US 82 continues eastward, intersecting US 49W in Indianola, US 49E in Greenwood, I-55 and US 51 in Winona, and passing through Starkville.

From Starkville east through Columbus up until the Alabama state line, US 82 is built to freeway standards. It forms a brief concurrency with US 45 in Columbus, as both highways cross the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway together via an unnamed bridge. As US 45 heads north, US 82 continues to wind its way around the city, finally crossing into Alabama almost immediately after an interchange with Lee Stokes Road.

History

US 82 was first requested by MDOT in part as a route that extended from Texarkana, Arkansas to Columbus. Their request was approved on July 1, 1931 after a similar request was made from AHTD processed a similar request. Eventually, in June 1934, an expansion to Tuscaloosa was approved and completed in the same year. The length of US 82 began shortening sometime just before 1939, mainly within cities. The length of the highway in the state was shortened even further by 1942.[2]

U.S. 82 Eastbound in Lowndes County

Future

Construction is now underway on a U.S. 82 bypass around Greenville. The new road will commence at the Greenville Bridge and terminate at the current US 82 near Leland, creating a half-loop freeway around South Greenville. Cloverleaf interchanges are presently being built at the freeway's junctions with MS 454 and MS 1. The bypass is scheduled for completion in fall 2025.[4][5] This new bypass will be the southern terminus for the planned freeway connector to Interstate 69, which is also under construction through the northern Mississippi Delta.[6]

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River0.00.0

 US 82 west / US 278 west continue via the Greenville Bridge into Arkansas
WashingtonRefuge1.11.8
 MS 454 east – Wayside		Future bypass route; western terminus of MS 454
Greenville9.715.6 MS 1 / Great River Road (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) – Metcalfe, Avon
Leland17.428.0Broad StreetFormer US 61 north; future bypass route
18.9–
19.5		30.4–
31.4		 US 61 / US 278 – Rolling Fork, ClevelandInterchange; eastern end of US 278 concurrency
SunflowerIndianola33.053.1
 MS 448 west – Shaw		Eastern terminus of MS 448
33.754.2 US 49W (Martin Luther King Drive) – Yazoo City, Tutwiler
Moorhead40.965.8 MS 3 – Sunflower, Inverness
LefloreItta Bena53.485.9
 MS 7 south (Schley Street) – Belzoni		Western end of MS 7 concurrency
Greenwood57.993.2
 US 49E north – Tutwiler		Western end of US 49E concurrency
62.2–
62.6		100.1–
100.7
 US 49E south – Yazoo City
Main Street (MS 743 north) - Downtown		Interchange; eastern end of US 49E concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned MS 743
63.6–
63.7		102.4–
102.5
 MS 744 west		Eastern terminus of MS 744; no left turn eastbound
63.8102.7
 MS 430 east – Blackhawk, Vaiden		Western terminus of MS 430
64.1103.2
 MS 7 north – Grenada		Eastern end of MS 7 concurrency
Carroll​77.8125.2
 MS 17 / MS 35 north (Lexington Street) – Carrollton, North Carrollton, Holcomb, Lexington		Western end of MS 35 concurrency
​79.4127.8
 MS 35 south – Vaiden, Kosciusko		Eastern end of MS 35 concurrency
MontgomeryWinona86.8139.7 I-55 – Jackson, GrenadaI-55 exit 185
87.6141.0
 MS 182 east (Middleton Road) – Downtown		Western terminus of Winona section of MS 182
88.9143.1 US 51 (N Applegate Street) – Winona, Duck HillInterchange
Kilmichael98.3158.2
 MS 182 east (N Rutherford Drive) – Kilmichael		Western terminus of Kilmichael section of MS 182
100.6161.9
 MS 182 (S Rutherford Drive) to MS 413 – Kilmichael, French Camp		Eastern terminus of Kilmichael section of MS 182
Webster​116.6187.6
 MS 182 east (W Roane Avenue) – Eupora		Western terminus of Europa section of MS 182
Eupora119.5192.3 MS 9 – Ackerman, EuropaInterchange
​122.0196.3
 MS 182 west (E Roane Avenue) – Eupora		Eastern terminus of Europa section of MS 182
​126.7203.9 Natchez Trace ParkwayInterchange
Mathiston127.8205.7

 MS 15 south / MS 403 north (Horton Street) – Ackerman, Louisville		Western end of MS 15 concurrency; southern terminus of MS 403
128.7207.1
 MS 15 north – Maben, Pontotoc		Interchange; Eastern end of MS 15 concurrency
Oktibbeha​137.9221.9
 MS 182 east – Adaton, Starkville		Western terminus of Starkville section of MS 182
Starkville144.6–
145.3		232.7–
233.8
 MS 25 south – Louisville		Interchange; west end of freeway; western end of MS 25 concurrency
145.6234.3 MS 389 – Pheba, Starkville
147.7–
148.2		237.7–
238.5		 MS 12 – Starkville, Mississippi State UniversityWestern end of MS 12 concurrency
Clayton Village149.5–
150.0		240.6–
241.4		 MS 182 – Starkville, Clayton Village
​153.5247.0Hickory Grove Road
Lowndes​156.3251.5
 US 45 Alt. / MS 25 – West Point, Brooksville		Eastern end of MS 25 concurrency
​160.5258.3
 MS 791 south		Access to Golden Triangle Regional Airport; northern terminus of MS 791
​166.2267.5
 US 45 south – Macon, Meridian		Western end of US 45 concurrency
Bridge over the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Columbus169.4272.6
 MS 182 east (Main Street) – Columbus		Western terminus of Columbus section of MS 182
170.0273.6


 US 45 north / MS 50 west / MS 69 south (N 5th Street) – West Point, Aberdeen, Amory		Eastern end of US 45 concurrency; Western end of MS 50 concurrency; Northern terminus of MS 69
170.6274.6North 18th Avenue
171.7276.3Military Road
173.9279.9

 MS 12 east / MS 50 east (Tuscaloosa Road)		Eastern end of MS 12 concurrency; Eastern end of MS 50 concurrency
​178.9–
179.3		287.9–
288.6		Lee Stokes Road
Alabama state line180.0289.7
 US 82 east continues into Alabama
East end of freeway

 SR 6 east begins
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Google (March 25, 2016). "Overview Map of US 82 in Mississippi" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. 82: General Highway History". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "§ 65-1-59: Status of existing state highways; annual report of recommendations". Mississippi Code Annotated. 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2016 – via Justia.
  4. ^ "U.S. Highway 82/Greenville Bypass in Mississippi Begins Construction : CEG". www.constructionequipmentguide.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. ^ Gordon, Mac. "Bypass set around Greenville; another needed at Hattiesburg". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. ^ "MDOT Home Page". Retrieved June 22, 2016.

External links


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