Mississippi Highway 713
 Mississippi Highway 713 | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by MDOT | |
| Length | 7.085 mi[1] (11.402 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  US 61 in Tunica Resorts |
 I-69 near Tunica Restorts | |
| North end |  I-69 / MS 304 northeast of Tunica Resorts |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Counties | DeSoto, Tunica |
| Highway system | |
Mississippi Highway 713 (MS 713) is a spur route in northwestern Mississippi that carries traffic between the relocated MS 304 and U.S. Route 61 (US 61), serving as a bypass of the northern section of Tunica Resorts for traffic headed to the Casino Strip Resorts, the town of Tunica, and destinations further south along US 61.
History
The northern portion of MS 713 runs mostly north–south, coinciding with Interstate 69 (I-69) and is a freeway constructed to Interstate highway standards; it opened to traffic December 18, 2006.[2] The remainder of the route replaces the former route of MS 304 between U.S. 61 and Banks, Mississippi, is a five-lane undivided highway with a center turn lane, and runs east–west.
The portion of MS 713 in Tunica County was designated as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Highway by the Mississippi Legislature in 2003.[3]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunica | Tunica Resorts | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 61 – Tunica, Walls | Southern terminus |
| Banks | 4.0 | 6.4 |  MS 3 | ||
| | 4.9 | 7.9 |    MS 304 Scenic east | Western terminus of MS 304 Scenic | |
| | 5.2 | 8.4 |  I-69 begins | Southern end of I-69 overlap | |
| DeSoto | | 8.3 | 13.4 |   I-69 north / MS 304 east | Northern terminus of MS 713, end overlap with I-69 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation, "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation", retrieved 4 September 2007. Archived February 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Highway 713 to Open to Traffic on Monday Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, December 14, 2006.
- ^ "HB1419". state.ms.us.
- ^ "Mississippi Highway 713" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 7, 2012.