Miscellaneous U.S. Highway Scenes in Mississippi

All photographs were taken by the webmaster.

	Two Mississippi stoplight rarities in this pic.  First, street-level lights are rare.  Second, horizontal overhead lights are almost unheard of.  This example is in Laurel, which is the only Mississippi city I've seen horizontal stoplights in (and one of only a handful with street-level signals).
	Two old-style blue US 11 shields I spotted in Hattiesburg.
	An old-style overhead truss bridge sitting abandoned along US 11 near Enterprise.
	A rare vertical 5-lens light on US 49W in Yazoo City.  This is a rarity because, almost without exception, MDOT uses a doghouse-style light for 5-lens lights.
	Two views of where US 49 and US 61 used to junction in Clarksdale, a famous location known as "the Crossroads" and known by many as the birthplace of "blues" music.  Since US 49 and US 61 have been rerouted to the Clarksdale bypass, this junction is now MS 149 and MS 161.  The upper photo is looking southeast, the lower photo looking northeast.
	Traffic signal on southbound US 51 in Canton.
	Westbound on US 78 in New Albany.  The New Albany bypass is one of the oldest segments of the US 78 freeway across the state, and the substandard design is evident in the narrow curb median in this photo.
	Eastbound on a newer section of the US 82 freeway in Columbus.
	Westbound on US 84 in Collins.  A bypass to the north of town is under construction, and combined with other construction on US 84 will complete a 4-lane US 84 from Natchez to Waynesboro.
	Also westbound on US 84 in Collins.  This is just west of US 49, where construction was underway on the 4-laning of US 84 west of Collins towards Prentiss.  This segment of US 84 will eventually be bypassed as a north bypass of Collins is being built.
	These two views from westbound US 98 show the interchange with a realigned MS 63 near Lucedale.  The top photo shows grading underway ca. 1998, while the bottom photo is from after completion of the MS 63 interchange ca. 2001.
	Further west, here's a shot of US 98/MS 24 in southern McComb.  MS 24 still begins at US 51 (instead of I-55), which hearkens back to when US 98 used to travel through town.

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