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.
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 US61, as US278 breaks it concurrency and goes on to follow US61 north. US82 continues eastward, intersecting US49W in Indianola, US49E in Greenwood, I-55 and US51 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 US45 in Columbus, as both highways cross the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway together via an unnamed bridge. As US45 heads north, US82 continues to wind its way around the city, finally crossing into Alabama almost immediately after an interchange with Lee Stokes Road.
History
US82 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 US82 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
A new bypass around Greenville was constructed. The new road commences at the Greenville Bridge and terminates at the previously-existing US82 near Leland, creating a half-loop freeway around South Greenville. Diamond interchanges were built at the freeway's junctions with MS 454 and MS 1. The bypass was scheduled for completion in fall 2025.[4][5] It opened to traffic on August 27, 2025.[6]
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US 82 / US 278 at the Arkansas state line
US 82 at the Alabama state line
