Mississippi Highway 444
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Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Bolivar | |||
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Mississippi Highway 444 (MS 444) is a short highway in western
Route description
All of the road is located in northern Bolivar County. In 2012, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated as many as 750 vehicles traveling west of US 61/US 278, and as few as 330 vehicles traveling east of MS 1.[2] MS 444 is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,[3] and is maintained by MDOT as part of the state highway system.[1]
MS 444 starts at a
History
MS 444 was designated in 1958, as an unpaved road from MS 1 to US 61.[5][6] The route became paved by 1960.[6][7] In 1967, US 61 was rerouted to its east, no longer passing through Duncan.[8][9] By 1999, US 278 was designated, concurrent with US 61 through MS 444's eastern terminus.[10][11]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Bolivar County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | MS 1 – Rosedale, Gunnison, Round Lake, Rena Lara | Western terminus | |
Eastern terminus | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- Mississippi portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2011). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-3. State highways designated". Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia (July 7, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 444" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ Official Road Map of State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1958. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ a b Official Road Map of State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1958. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ Official Road Map of State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ Official Road Map of State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1965. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ Official Road Map of State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi Department of Transportation. Mississippi Department of Transportation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Mississippi Department of Transportation. Mississippi Department of Transportation. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.