Mississippi Highway 172

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US 72 near Oldham
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesTishomingo
Highway system
← MS 161→ MS 178

Mississippi Highway 172 (MS 172) is a

U.S. Route 72 (US 72) near Burnsville east to US 72 near Oldham, just west of the Alabama border. The route is a two-lane undivided road its entire length and runs mostly through wooded areas. It also passes through the town of Iuka, where it has an intersection with MS 25
.

What is now MS 172 was originally designated as part of the

US 78
before being redesignated US 72 by 1932. The route was fully paved by the end of the 1930s and served as a part of US 72 until 1986, when a new divided highway was built to the south. By 1998, the former routing of US 72 was designated MS 172.

Route description

US 72
at eastern terminus

MS 172 begins at an intersection with

US 72 near Burnsville in the western part of Tishomingo County.[2] The route heads to the north of US 72 as a two-lane undivided road before soon turning east-southeast at an intersection with County Road 982. From this point, the road heads through woodland with some farm fields and homes.[3] Several miles later, the route turns more east and the surroundings become more developed as it becomes Quitman Street and reaches an intersection with MS 25 on the western edge of Iuka.[2][3]

Past MS 25, MS 172 passes several businesses in Iuka as it comes to the

Norfolk Southern's Memphis District — West End railroad line. Further southeast, the route draws closer to US 72 and curves to the east, passing a few fields. MS 172 makes a sharp turn south away from the railroad tracks and comes to its eastern terminus at US 72 immediately west of the Alabama border near Oldham.[2][3] MS 172 is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3.[4]

History

What is now MS 172 was originally designated as a part of the

US 78 by 1928, at which time it was a gravel road.[7]

By 1932, US 72 and US 78 switched routes in Mississippi, with the present-day alignment of MS 172 again becoming part of US 72 as initially planned in 1926.[8] In 1935, the road was paved to the east of Iuka.[9] The paved portion was extended slightly west of Iuka in 1936 and further west by 1938.[10][11] By 1939, the section of US 72 that would be redesignated as MS 172 was fully paved.[12] In 1986, US 72 was moved to a new divided highway alignment to the south through Tishomingo County.[13] By 1998, MS 172 was marked on the former two-lane alignment of US 72 in Tishomingo County.[14]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Tishomingo County.

Locationmi[15]kmDestinationsNotes
US 72 (Lee Highway) – Corinth, Muscle Shoals, AL
Western terminus
Iuka5.285–
5.303		8.505–
8.534		 MS 25 (Veterans Memorial Drive) – Fulton, Savannah, TN
5.8369.392
MS 25 Bus.
(Battleground Drive)
US 72 (Lee Highway) – Corinth, Muscle Shoals, AL
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation (2011). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Google (June 3, 2010). "overview of Mississippi Highway 172" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  4. ^ Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-3. State highways designated., Mississippi Legislature, archived from the original on June 10, 2011, retrieved June 3, 2010
  5. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. "Dr. S. M. Johnson - A Dreamer of Dreams". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  6. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
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  7. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1928). Condition Map of State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  8. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1932). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  9. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1935). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  10. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1936). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  11. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1938). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  12. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (January 1939). Official Highway Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  13. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1986). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  14. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1998). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  15. ^ "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

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