U.S. Route 82 in Mississippi

U.S. Route 82
Route information
	Maintained by MDOT
Length	180.0 mi[1] (289.7 km)
Existed	1932[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 82 / US 278 at the Arkansas state line
	US 61 / US 278 in Leland; US 49W in Indianola; US 49E in Greenwood; I-55 near Winona; US 51 in Winona; US 45 in Columbus
East end	US 82 at the Alabama state line
Location
Counties	Washington, Sunflower, Leflore, Carroll, Montgomery, Webster, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Lowndes
Highway system

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.

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]

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. This new bypass will be the southern terminus for the planned freeway connector to Interstate 69, which is also under construction through the northern Mississippi Delta.[4]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Mississippi River		0.0	0.0	US 82 / US 278 continue west via the Greenville Bridge into Arkansas
Washington	Refuge	1.1	1.8	MS 454	Future bypass route
	Greenville	9.7	15.6	MS 1 – Metcalfe, Avon
	Leland	17.4	28.0	Broad Street	Former US 61 north; future bypass route
	Leland	18.9– 19.5	30.4– 31.4	US 61 / US 278 – Rolling Fork, Cleveland	Interchange; eastern end of US 278 concurrency
Sunflower	Indianola	33.0	53.1	MS 448 – Shaw
	Indianola	33.7	54.2	US 49W – Yazoo City, Tutwiler
	Moorhead	40.9	65.8	MS 3 – Sunflower, Inverness
Leflore	Itta Bena	53.4	85.9	MS 7 – Belzoni	Western end of MS 7 concurrency
	Greenwood	57.9	93.2	US 49E – Tutwiler	Western end of US 49E concurrency
		62.2– 62.6	100.1– 100.7	US 49E – Yazoo City	Interchange; eastern end of US 49E concurrency
		63.8	102.7	MS 430 – Vaiden
		64.1	103.2	MS 7 – Grenada	Eastern end of MS 7 concurrency
Carroll		77.8	125.2	MS 17 / MS 35 – Carrollton, North Carrollton, Holcomb, Lexington	Western end of MS 35 concurrency
Carroll		79.4	127.8	MS 35 – Vaiden, Kosciusko	Eastern end of MS 35 concurrency
Montgomery	Winona	86.8	139.7	I-55 – Jackson, Memphis	I-55 exit 185
	Winona	88.9	143.1	US 51 – Jackson	Interchange
	Kilmichael	98.3	158.2	MS 182
	Kilmichael	100.6	161.9	MS 182	Western end of MS 182 concurrency
Webster		116.6	187.6	MS 182 – Eupora	Eastern end of MS 182 concurrency
	Eupora	119.5	192.3	MS 9 – Ackerman, Calhoun City	Interchange
		122.0	196.3	MS 182 – Eupora	Western end of MS 182 concurrency
		126.7	203.9	Natchez Trace Parkway	Interchange
	Mathiston	127.8	205.7	MS 15 / MS 403 – Ackerman, Louisville	Western end of MS 15 concurrency
	Mathiston	128.7	207.1	MS 15 – Maben, Pontotoc	Interchange; Eastern end of MS 15 concurrency
Oktibbeha		137.9	221.9	MS 182 – Starkville	Eastern end of MS 182 concurrency
	Starkville	144.6– 145.3	232.7– 233.8	MS 25 – Louisville	Interchange; west end of freeway; western end of MS 25 concurrency
		145.6	234.3	MS 389 – Pheba, Beasley
		147.7– 148.2	237.7– 238.5	MS 12 – Ackerman	Western end of MS 12 concurrency
	Clayton Village	149.5– 150.0	240.6– 241.4	MS 182 – Starkville
		153.5	247.0	Hickory Grove Road
Lowndes		156.3	251.5	US 45 Alt. / MS 25 – West Point, Brooksville	Eastern end of MS 25 concurrency
		160.5	258.3	MS 791 to MS 182	Access to Golden Triangle Regional Airport
		166.2	267.5	US 45 to MS 182 – Macon, Meridian	Western end of US 45 concurrency
	Bridge over the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
	Columbus	169.4	272.6	MS 182
		170.0	273.6	US 45 / MS 50 / MS 69 – West Point, Aberdeen, Amory	Eastern end of US 45 concurrency
		170.6	274.6	North 18th Avenue
		171.7	276.3	Military Road
		173.9	279.9	MS 12 (Tuscaloosa Road) / MS 50	Eastern end of MS 12 concurrency
		178.9– 179.3	287.9– 288.6	Lee Stokes Road
Alabama state line		180.0	289.7	US 82 continues east into Alabama East end of freeway SR 6 begins
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Unopened

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References

Google (March 25, 2016). "Overview Map of US 82 in Mississippi" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
"U.S. 82: General Highway History". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
"§ 65-1-59: Status of existing state highways; annual report of recommendations". Mississippi Code Annotated. 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2016 – via Justia.
"MDOT Home Page". Retrieved June 22, 2016.

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

[FHA-2] "U.S. 82: General Highway History". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

[3] "§ 65-1-59: Status of existing state highways; annual report of recommendations". Mississippi Code Annotated. 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2016 – via Justia.

[4] "MDOT Home Page". Retrieved June 22, 2016.