Mississippi Highway 468 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 20.417 mi [1] (32.858 km) | |||
| Existed | 2000 [2] –present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MS 475 in Flowood | |||
| East end |  US 80 in Brandon | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Rankin | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Mississippi Highway 468 (MS 468) runs from Mississippi Highway 475 in Flowood, Mississippi where it is known as Flowood Drive to MS 469 in Brandon, Mississippi. It is known as Pearson Road in Pearl, Mississippi.
MS 468 starts at MS 475 in Flowood and travels southwestwards along Flowood Drive. The route turns southward near Fourth Street in downtown Flowood. At U.S. Route 80 (US 80) in Pearl, MS 468 is briefly concurrent with the U.S. route, before traveling southwards at Pearson Road. The road crosses over Interstate 20 (I-20) at a diamond interchange and later turns southeastwards at Whitfield Road. It intersects the southern terminus of MS 475 near the Mississippi State Hospital and crosses over a railroad near Greenfield. MS 468 then intersects MS 469 and turns north at Bethel Road. At Greenfield Circle, the road turns northeastwards and meets MS 18 near Brandon. It turns east at Pine Lawn Drive, and the route turns north at South College Street. MS 468 ends at US 80 in downtown Brandon, and the road continues north as North College Street. [3]
The entire route is in Rankin County.
| Location | mi [4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Flowood | 0.000 | 0.000 |      MS 475 (Airport Road) to MS 25 / I-20 – Pearl, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | Western terminus | |
| 1.801 | 2.898 |   MS 477 north (Treetops Boulevard) to MS 25 | Southern terminus of MS 477 | ||
| Flowood–Pearl line | 5.864 | 9.437 |     US 80 west / MS 18 west to I-20 / I-55 / US 49 – Jackson | West end of US 80/MS 18 overlap | |
| 7.017 | 11.293 |  US 80 east / MS 18 east – Downtown Pearl, Brandon | Eastern end of US 80/MS 18 concurrency | ||
| Pearl | 7.849– 8.095 | 12.632– 13.028 | I-20 – Jackson, Meridian | I-20 exit 48; Diamond interchange | |
| Whitfield | 12.532 | 20.168 | MS 475 north (Airport Road South) – Hudspeth Regional Center | Southern terminus of MS 475 | |
| Greenfield | 15.027 | 24.184 |   MS 469 south – Florence | Northern terminus of MS 469 | |
| Brandon | 19.026 | 30.619 | MS 18 – Pearl, Puckett, Raleigh | ||
| 20.417 | 32.858 | US 80 (Government Street) to I-20 – Pearl, Pelahatchie | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 157,031, making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. The county seat is Brandon. The county is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi Congressman who served from 1819 to 1826.
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Mississippi Highway 18 is a state highway stretching across central Mississippi, from just a couple miles inland of the Mississippi River, through the state capital of Jackson, to the Alabama state line. It runs from east to west for 177.654 miles (285.906 km), serving 7 counties: Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Smith, Jasper, and Clarke.
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Mississippi Highway 450 is a highway in western Mississippi. Its western terminus is at MS 1 south of Benoit. The route travels east to its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 61 and US 278. It was designated in 1956, starting at MS 1 south of Scott, and ending at Choctaw. Starting in 1962, the section near Stringtown was rerouted significantly. The last realignment was in 1974, where the section near Stringtown was straightened, and US 61 moved east of Choctaw.
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Mississippi Highway 161 (MS 161) is a state highway designation for three highways in the U.S. state of Mississippi, consisting of old alignments of U.S. Route 61 (US 61). Totaling at 19.872 miles (31.981 km), the three sections are located in Bolivar, Coahoma, and Desoto counties. The Bolivar County section, designated in 2000, travels from Merigold to Mound Bayou and Shelby. In Coahoma County, MS 161 was designated in 2004 and runs through Clarksdale and Lyon. In Desoto County, MS 161 travels through the town of Walls and was created in 1999.
Mississippi Highway 602 was a highway in southern Mississippi. Its southern terminus was at MS 43, which is now inside the John C. Stennis Space Center. The road traveled a slightly curved route to its northern terminus at U.S. Route 11 and MS 43 in Picayune. MS 602 was designated in 1958, only in Pearl River County. The route was extended south into Hancock County two years later. MS 602 was then removed from the state highway system in 1967, less than a decade after it was designated.
Mississippi Highway 37 is a state highway in central Mississippi. The route starts at U.S. Route 84 near Collins. The road travels northward through the town of Taylorsville, crossing from Covington County to Smith County. MS 37 turns northwestward and ends at MS 35 in Raleigh. The road first existed as part of MS 35, and it became a spur route of MS 35 by 1941. It was renumbered as MS 37 by 1950, and fully paved by 1952.
Mississippi Highway 389 is a state highway that runs from south to north in the U.S. State of Mississippi. MS 389 currently exists in two sections. The southern section begins at MS 182 in Starkville. The road travels north out of the city, and crosses U.S. Route 82 and MS 15. North of Starkville, the route continues northwestwards and ends at the Oktibbeha–Clay county line south of Pheba. The northern section starts at MS 46 west of Montpelier, and it travels north to cross the Natchez Trace Parkway in Chickasaw County. MS 389 ends at MS 8 in Houston.
