Mississippi Highway 3

Northern Terminus #1:

At US 61 near Newport, DeSoto County

Southern Terminus #1:

At US 49 in Tutwiler, Tallahatchie county

Northern Terminus #2:

At US 49W in Sunflower, Sunflower County

Southern Terminus #2:

At US 49W near Inverness, Sunflower County

Northern Terminus #3:

At US 49W near Yazoo City, Yazoo County

Southern Terminus #3:

At US 61 in Redwood, Warren County

Distance:

~119 miles

Counties Served:

Warren, Yazoo, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Quitman, Panola, Tate, Tunica, DeSoto

Cities/Towns Over 5,000 Population:

Yazoo City

Highway Duplexes:

MS 322? (not confirmed), MS 4

Freeway segments:

None

Multilane segments:

Might be one in the vicinity of Yazoo City.

National Highway System:

None

MDOT's Vision 21 System:

Passing Lanes along entire length of all three segments.


Average Annual Daily Traffic Ranges (2004)

Warren County:

2,600 (SW of Ballground)
1,800 (W of Eldorado)

Yazoo County:

1,800 (N of Dixie Farm Rd)
1,700 (N of Satartia)
4,300 (S of MS 16/149)
4,200 (MS 16/149 to New US 49W)

Sunflower County:

1,200 (SW of Moorhead)
4,200 (in Moorhead S of Cherry St)
6,500 (in Moorhead between State St and Sunflower St)
5,400 (S of US 82)
1,600 (near the Quiver River)

Tallahatchie County:

1,500 (NE of Tutwiler)

Quitman County:

980 (S of Longstreet)
1,700 (N of MS 322 West)
3,300 (in Lambert S of MS 322 East)
5,100 (in Lambert N of MS 322 East)
5,200 (N of Lambert)
8,400 (S of Marks)
2,800 (N of MS 6)
2,200 (N of Darling)
2,300 (S of Sledge)
2,200 (MS 315 to Panola County)

Panola/Tate
Counties:

2,500 (Near Quitman County)
2,700 (S of Crenshaw)
2,300 (N of Buxton)
2,600 (N of Sarah)
3,900 (N of MS 4 East)

Tunica/DeSoto
Counties:

2,500 (N of MS 4 West)
2,900 (N of Prichard)
1,300 (S of US 61)

Current/Upcoming Projects Listed in the STIP

Year:

Location: Type of Work: Funding:

2006

Yazoo River Cutoff to New US 49W in Yazoo City ROW for 5-lane construction $100,000

2007

Yazoo River Cutoff to New US 49W in Yazoo City Widen to 5-lanes $11.8 million

Froggie's Notes:

- Based on the routing, MS 3 may have been an original route that got supplanted by US 49W.  It may still have an unmarked presence along two segments of US 49W:  Yazoo City to Inverness, and Sunflower to Tutwiler.


Froggie Suggests:

- Widen to 4 lanes between Lambert and Marks.


Terminus/Other Photographs:

No photographs available

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Last Updated:  May 28, 2005

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