U.S. Route 82 in Mississippi

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US 82.svg

U.S. Highway 82

U.S. Route 82 in Mississippi
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length180.0 mi [1]  (289.7 km)
Existed1932 [2] –present
Major junctions
West endUS 82 (AR).svgUS 278 (AR).svg US 82  / US 278 at the Arkansas state line
Major intersections
East endUS 82.svg US 82 at the Alabama state line
Location
Country United States
State Mississippi
Counties Washington, Sunflower, Leflore, Carroll, Montgomery, Webster, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Lowndes
Highway system
US 80.svg US 80 US 84.svg US 84
U.S. 82 Westbound crossing into Carroll County near Winona US 82 Caroll County MS.jpg
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.

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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 US 82 East in Lowndes County MS.jpg
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]

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River 0.00.0West plate.svg
US 82 (AR).svg
West plate.svg
US 278 (AR).svg
US 82 west / US 278 west continue via the Greenville Bridge into Arkansas
Washington Refuge 1.11.8East plate.svg
Ellipse sign 454.svg
MS 454 east Wayside
Future bypass route; western terminus of MS 454
Greenville 9.715.6Ellipse sign 1.svgGreatRiverRoad.svg MS 1  / Great River Road (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) Metcalfe, Avon
Leland 17.428.0Broad StreetFormer US 61 north; future bypass route
18.9–
19.5
30.4–
31.4
US 61.svgUS 278.svg US 61  / US 278  Rolling Fork, Cleveland Interchange; eastern end of US 278 concurrency
Sunflower Indianola 33.053.1West plate.svg
Ellipse sign 448.svg
MS 448 west Shaw
Eastern terminus of MS 448
33.754.2US 49W.svg US 49W (Martin Luther King Drive) Yazoo City, Tutwiler
Moorhead 40.965.8Ellipse sign 3.svg MS 3  Sunflower, Inverness
Leflore Itta Bena 53.485.9South plate.svg
Ellipse sign 7.svg
MS 7 south (Schley Street) Belzoni
Western end of MS 7 concurrency
Greenwood 57.993.2North plate.svg
US 49E.svg
US 49E north Tutwiler
Western end of US 49E concurrency
62.2–
62.6
100.1–
100.7
South plate.svg
US 49E.svg
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
West plate.svg
Ellipse sign 744.svg
MS 744 west
Eastern terminus of MS 744; no left turn eastbound
63.8102.7East plate.svg
Ellipse sign 430.svg
MS 430 east Blackhawk, Vaiden
Western terminus of MS 430
64.1103.2North plate.svg
Ellipse sign 7.svg
MS 7 north Grenada
Eastern end of MS 7 concurrency
Carroll 77.8125.2Ellipse sign 17.svgNorth plate.svg
Elongated circle 35.svg
MS 17  / MS 35 north (Lexington Street) Carrollton, North Carrollton, Holcomb, Lexington
Western end of MS 35 concurrency
79.4127.8South plate.svg
Elongated circle 35.svg
MS 35 south Vaiden, Kosciusko
Eastern end of MS 35 concurrency
Montgomery Winona 86.8139.7I-55.svg I-55  Jackson, Grenada I-55 exit 185
87.6141.0East plate.svg
Ellipse sign 182.svg
MS 182 east (Middleton Road) – Downtown
Western terminus of Winona section of MS 182
88.9143.1US 51.svg US 51 (N Applegate Street) Winona, Duck Hill Interchange
Kilmichael 98.3158.2East plate.svg
Ellipse sign 182.svg
MS 182 east (N Rutherford Drive) Kilmichael
Western terminus of Kilmichael section of MS 182
100.6161.9Ellipse sign 182.svgTo plate.svg
Ellipse sign 413.svg
MS 182 (S Rutherford Drive) to MS 413  Kilmichael, French Camp
Eastern terminus of Kilmichael section of MS 182
Webster 116.6187.6East plate.svg
Ellipse sign 182.svg
MS 182 east (W Roane Avenue) Eupora
Western terminus of Europa section of MS 182
Eupora 119.5192.3Ellipse sign 9.svg MS 9  Ackerman, Europa Interchange
122.0196.3West plate.svg
Ellipse sign 182.svg
MS 182 west (E Roane Avenue) Eupora
Eastern terminus of Europa section of MS 182
126.7203.9Natchez Trace Parkway Logo.gif  Natchez Trace Parkway Interchange
Mathiston 127.8205.7South plate.svg
Ellipse sign 15.svg
North plate.svg
Ellipse sign 403.svg
MS 15 south / MS 403 north (Horton Street) Ackerman, Louisville
Western end of MS 15 concurrency; southern terminus of MS 403
128.7207.1North plate.svg
Ellipse sign 15.svg
MS 15 north Maben, Pontotoc
Interchange; Eastern end of MS 15 concurrency
Oktibbeha 137.9221.9East plate.svg
Ellipse sign 182.svg
MS 182 east Adaton, Starkville
Western terminus of Starkville section of MS 182
Starkville 144.6–
145.3
232.7–
233.8
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 25.svg
MS 25 south Louisville
Interchange; west end of freeway; western end of MS 25 concurrency
145.6234.3Ellipse sign 389.svg MS 389  Pheba, Starkville
147.7–
148.2
237.7–
238.5
Ellipse sign 12.svg MS 12  Starkville, Mississippi State University Western end of MS 12 concurrency
Clayton Village 149.5–
150.0
240.6–
241.4
Ellipse sign 182.svg MS 182  Starkville, Clayton Village
153.5247.0Hickory Grove Road
Lowndes 156.3251.5Alt plate.svg
US 45.svg
Elongated circle 25.svg US 45 Alt.  / MS 25  West Point, Brooksville
Eastern end of MS 25 concurrency
160.5258.3South plate.svg
Ellipse sign 791.svg
Airport Sign.svg MS 791 south
Access to Golden Triangle Regional Airport; northern terminus of MS 791
166.2267.5South plate.svg
US 45.svg
US 45 south Macon, Meridian
Western end of US 45 concurrency
Bridge over the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Columbus 169.4272.6East plate.svg
Ellipse sign 182.svg
MS 182 east (Main Street) Columbus
Western terminus of Columbus section of MS 182
170.0273.6North plate.svg
US 45.svg
West plate.svg
Elongated circle 50.svg
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 69.svg
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
173.9279.9East plate.svg
Ellipse sign 12.svg
East plate.svg
Elongated circle 50.svg
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 line180.0289.7East plate.svg
US 82.svg
US 82 east continues into Alabama
East end of freeway
East plate.svg
Alabama 6.svg
SR 6 east begins
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. Google (March 25, 2016). "Overview Map of US 82 in Mississippi" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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