Mississippi Highway 12

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Major intersections	US 61 in Hollandale US 49W in Belzoni US 49E in Tchula I-55 in Durant US 51 in Durant US 82 in Starkville US 45 Alt. in Mayhew US 45 / US 82 in Columbus
East end	SR 18 near Caledonia
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Counties	Washington, Humphreys, Holmes, Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Lowndes
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State
← US 11 → MS 13

Mississippi Highway 12 (MS 12) is a state highway in northern Mississippi that runs 198.7 miles (319.8 km) west–east from MS 1 west of Hollandale at the Mississippi River to State Route 18 (SR 18) at the Alabama state line northeast of Columbus. MS 12 traverses three major regions of the state, the Mississippi Delta, the North Central Hills, and the Golden Triangle.

Route description

MS 12 begins the

MS 12 continues east through farmland for several miles to enter Belzoni and immediately come to an intersection between US 49W (unsigned MS 3) and MS 7 just west of downtown. The road continues as MS 7 (1st Street) into downtown while MS 12 becomes concurrent with US 49W/MS 3 and they head south as a four-lane to bypass downtown. MS 12 breaks off as a two-lane shortly thereafter and goes east to cross the Yazoo River to leave Belzoni. The highway continues east through rural farmland and woodlands for several miles to enter Holmes County.

MS 12 crosses

MS 12 travels through a mix of farmland and wooded areas for the next several miles, passing through Sallis, where it has intersections with MS 429 and MS 431, and McAdams, before becoming concurrent with MS 43 and entering Kosciusko. The highway bypasses downtown along its western and northern sides, having intersections with MS 735, splitting off from MS 43, as well as having intersections with MS 19 and MS 35. MS 12 now leaves Kosciusko and heads northeast through woodlands to have an interchange with the Natchez Trace Parkway before traveling through Ethel, bypassing the town to the north while its business loop, MS 739, passes straight through downtown. The continues northeast through wooded areas for several miles to pass just west of McCool, where it has its first intersection with MS 407 (as well as with MS 411), before crossing into Choctaw County.

Between Kosciusko and Ackerman, MS 12 runs parallel to the Yockanookany River. MS 12 continues northeast through woodlands to travel through Weir, passing along the north side of town to have intersections with MS 413 and its second and final with MS 407, before entering Ackerman. The highway passes along the northern side of town, bypassing downtown as it travels through a business district and has intersections with MS 9, MS 15, as well as with its unsigned business loop MS 759 (W Main Street/College Street). MS 12 now leaves Ackerman and winds its way east through remote, hilly, and wooded terrain for the next several miles to cross into Oktibbeha County. This section of the highway lies within the Tombigbee National Forest.

MS 12 now enters the Golden Triangle region and travels through Sturgis, Bradley, and Longview before entering Starkville to have an interchange with MS 25 in some neighborhoods. The highway widens to a four-lane undivided boulevard as it passes along the north side of George M. Bryan Airport and passes through a major business district on the south side of downtown. MS 12 makes a sharp curve to the north at an interchange with Bully Boulevard (unsigned MS 775), the main access into Mississippi State University. The highway now becomes a four-lane divided expressway, having interchanges with Collegeview Street and MS 182, before joining the US 82/MS 25 four-lane freeway. US 82/MS 12/MS 25 head east to leave Starkville and pass through Clayton Village, where it has another intersection with MS 182, before heading through farmland to cross into Lowndes County.

The freeway immediately has an interchange with

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Washington	​	0.0	0.0	MS 1 / Great River Road – Glen Allan, Greenville	Western terminus
	Leroy Percy State Park	7.6	12.2	Leroy Percy State Park main entrance	Access road into park
	US 61 – Leland, Vicksburg
US 49W north (MS 3 north) / MS 7 north – Indianola, Wister Gardens	West end of US 49W/MS 3 overlap
	​	34.4	55.4	US 49W south (MS 3 south) – Yazoo City	East end of US 49W/MS 3 overlap
US 49E south – Yazoo City, Jackson	West end of US 49E overlap
	US 49E north – Greenwood	East end of US 49E overlap
	Blackhawk, Carrollton	West end of MS 17 overlap
		67.3	108.3	traffic circle around Holmes County Courthouse
		67.8	109.1	MS 836 west to MS 17 south – Pickens	Eastern terminus of MS 836
	​	76.6– 77.0	123.3– 123.9	I-55 – Grenada, Jackson	I-55 exit 156
	US 51 north – West, Winona	West end of US 51 overlap
		80.3	129.2	US 51 south – Goodman	East end of US 51 overlap
Attala	​	86.4	139.0	MS 429 south – Sallis	Northern terminus of MS 429
	​	87.5	140.8	MS 431 south – Sallis	Northern terminus of MS 431
	​	95.3	153.4	MS 43 south	West end of MS 43 overlap
	​	95.7	154.0	MS 735 north – Downtown Kosciusko	Southern terminus of MS 735; old MS 12
	Kosciusko	98.0	157.7	MS 19 north / MS 35 north (North Jackson Street) – Vaiden, Kosciusko	West end of MS 19 / MS 35 overlap
		98.2	158.0	MS 43 north (North Natchez Street)	East end of MS 43 overlap
		98.7	158.8	MS 19 south / MS 35 south – Carthage	East end of MS 19 / MS 35 overlap
		99.6	160.3	MS 735 south (E Jefferson Street) – Downtown Kosciusko	Northern terminus of MS 735; Old MS 12
	​	103.0– 103.5	165.8– 166.6	Natchez Trace Parkway	Interchange
	​	105.5	169.8	MS 739 north – Downtown Ethel	Southern terminus of MS 739; old MS 12
	Ethel	106.9	172.0	MS 739 south (Pope Street) – Downtown Ethel	Northern terminus of MS 739; old MS 12
	​	114.5	184.3	MS 407 north – McCool	Southern terminus of MS 407; old MS 12
	​	115.3	185.6	MS 411 south – McCool	Northern terminus of MS 411
Choctaw	​	121.0	194.7	MS 413 (Bruce Street) – French Camp, Weir
	​	21.9	35.2	MS 407 south (Weir-Salem Road) – Weir	Northern terminus of MS 407; old MS 12
	​	127.8	205.7	Downtown Ackerman (W Main Street/MS 759 East)	Old MS 12; western terminus of unsigned MS 759
	Ackerman	128.6	207.0	MS 9 north – Eupora	Southern terminus of MS 9
		128.8	207.3	MS 15 – Houston, Louisville, Choctaw Lake
	​	129.6	208.6	Downtown Ackerman (College Street/MS 759 West)	Old MS 12; eastern terminus of unsigned MS 759
Oktibbeha	Starkville	150.4– 150.8	242.0– 242.7	MS 25 to US 82 – Louisville	Interchange
		153.7– 154.0	247.4– 247.8	Mississippi State University (Bully Boulevard/MS 775 east)	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western terminus of unsigned MS 775
		154.2– 154.4	248.2– 248.5	Collegeview Street - Mississippi State University	Interchange
		154.7– 155.1	249.0– 249.6	MS 182 – Mississippi State University	Interchange
	​	156.2	251.4	US 82 west / MS 25 south – Winona, Louisville	Interchange; west end of US 82 / MS 25 overlap
see US 82
Tuscaloosa	Interchange; east end of US 82 overlap
	183.2	294.8	MS 50 east – Millport	East end of MS 50 overlap
	​	189.4	304.8	Steens Road - Steens
	​	192.7	310.1	Seed Tick Road - Caledonia
	​	198.1– 198.2	318.8– 319.0	Caledonia-Vernon Road - Caledonia
	​	198.7	319.8	SR 18 east – Vernon	Alabama state line; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

External links

• Media related to Mississippi Highway 12 at Wikimedia Commons
• Mississippi Highway Ends
• Magnolia Meanderings
• Mississippi Department of Transportation