Mississippi Highway 403

Mississippi Highway 403 (MS 403) is a state highway in central Mississippi. The route starts at U.S. Route 82 (US 82) and MS 15 in Mathiston, and it travels north away from the town. It then turns east near Natchez Trace Parkway and then travels below it. MS 403 ends at the intersection of Clarkson Road and Old US 82 near a county highway maintenance barn. The route was designated by 1960, after a paved road extending from Mathiston was constructed around 1958. An extension northwards to MS 50 and MS 341 existed from 1960 to 1967.

Mississippi Highway 403
MS 403 highlighted in pink
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	3.303 mi[1] (5.316 km)
Existed	c. 1960–present
Major junctions
South end	US 82 / MS 15 in Mathiston
North end	Old US 82 / Clarkson Road near Mathiston
Location
Counties	Webster
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State ← MS 397 MS 404 →

Route description

Traffic volume on Mississippi Highway 403

Location	Volume
South of Sutphin Street	2,000
North of East Weber Drive	1,500
East of Clarkson Road	630
Data was measured in 2017 in terms of AADT Source: Mississippi Department of Transportation[2]

All of MS 403 is located in Webster County.[3] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,[4] and it is maintained by Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) as part of the Mississippi State Highway System.[1]

MS 403 starts at an all-way stop intersection with US 82 and MS 15 in Mathiston, and it travels north as a continuation of Horton Street from MS 15. The route travels through a forested area within the town and intersects East Weber Drive south of the city limits.[5][3] The road then intersects McComb and Shine Jewel roads north of the city limits and continues north to Old US 82 and Stallings Road, which leads to the Natchez Trace Parkway. MS 403 turns east at the intersection, traveling along Old US 82 and through an underpass at the parkway. The road crosses over Big Black River and meets Clarkson Road.[3] State maintenance ends near a county highway maintenance barn,[6][1] and the road continues as Old US 82.[3]

History

Around 1958, a paved road was constructed from Mathiston to a point 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north of the town.[7][8] By 1960, the road was then designated as MS 403, and it was extended northwards to the intersection of MS 50 and MS 341.[8][9] MS 403 was then truncated to a point near the Natchez Trace Parkway by 1967.[10][11]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Webster County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations[5]	Notes
Mathiston	0.000	0.000	US 82 / MS 15 – Ackerman, Starkville, Europa
​	3.303	5.316	Old US 82
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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1. Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2016). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
2. Mississippi Department of Transportation (2017). "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
3. Mississippi Department of Transportation (2016). Webster County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:63,360. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
4. Mississippi Legislature. "Sec. 65-3-3: State Highways Designated". Mississippi Code of 1972 as Amended. Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved August 9, 2018 – via LexisNexis.
5. Google (August 9, 2018). "Mississippi Highway 403" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
6. Mississippi Department of Transportation (May 2014). Begin State Maintenance (Traffic sign). Mathiston: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 10, 2018 – via Google Street View.
7. Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
8. Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
9. Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
10. Mississippi State Highway Commission (1965). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
11. Mississippi State Highway Department (1967). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved August 9, 2018.