Mississippi Highway 8
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDOT | ||||
Length | 160.932 mi[1] (258.995 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | MS 1 in Rosedale | |||
East end | US 278 in Greenwood Springs | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Bolivar, Sunflower, Leflore, Grenada, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Mississippi Highway 8 (MS 8) runs east–west from U.S. Highway 278 (US 278) northeast of Aberdeen, to MS 1 in Rosedale.
Points of interest
- Delta State University
- Great River Road State Park
- Grenada Lake
- Hugh White State Park
- Natchez Trace Parkway
Locales on route
From east to west
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Bolivar | Rosedale | MS 1 – Greenville, Clarksdale, Great River Road State Park | Western terminus | ||
| MS 817 south – Pace | Northern terminus of MS 817 | |||
Cleveland | US 61 / US 278 – Clarksdale, Leland | ||||
Sunflower | Ruleville | US 49W – Drew, Indianola | |||
Leflore | | US 49E – Clarksdale, Greenwood | |||
Grenada | Oxberry | MS 35 north – Charleston | West end of MS 35 overlap | ||
Holcomb | MS 7 south – Greenwood | West end of MS 7 overlap | |||
MS 35 south – Carrollton | East end of MS 35 overlap | ||||
Grenada | I-55 / MS 7 north – Grenada, Jackson | East end of MS 7 overlap; I-55 exit 206 | |||
US 51 – Duck Hill, Downtown Grenada, Airport | |||||
MS 333 Scenic north – North Grenada Lake, Grenada Dam, State Park | Southern terminus of MS 333 Scenic | ||||
Calhoun | | MS 9 south – Slate Springs, Eupora | West end of MS 9 overlap | ||
Calhoun City | MS 9 north – Pittsboro, Bruce, Oxford, Big Creek | East end of MS 9 overlap; traffic circle around city park | |||
Vardaman | MS 341 – Atlanta | ||||
Chickasaw | Houston | MS 15 – Pontotoc, Ackerman | Interchange | ||
MS 389 south – Starkville | Northern terminus of MS 389 | ||||
| Natchez Trace | Interchange | |||
Trebloc | MS 47 – Buena Vista, McCondy | ||||
Monroe | | US 45 Alt. – Okolona, West Point | Interchange | ||
Aberdeen | US 45 north – Aberdeen, Tupelo | Interchange; west end of US 45 overlap | |||
MS 25 south – West Point | West end of MS 25 overlap | ||||
MS 145 north – Aberdeen | Southern terminus of MS 145 | ||||
US 45 south – Columbus | Interchange; east end of US 45 overlap | ||||
| MS 25 north – Amory | East end of MS 25 overlap | |||
Wise Gap | US 278 – Amory, Gattman, Sulligent | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
Categories:
- State highways in Mississippi
- Transportation in Bolivar County, Mississippi
- Transportation in Sunflower County, Mississippi
- Transportation in Leflore County, Mississippi
- Transportation in Grenada County, Mississippi
- Transportation in Calhoun County, Mississippi
- Transportation in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- Transportation in Monroe County, Mississippi