Mississippi Highway 446
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Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Bolivar | |||
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Mississippi Highway 446 (MS 446) is a
Route description
Location | Volume | ||||
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East of Neblett Road | 460 | ||||
East of Howarth Road | 550 | ||||
West of Crosby Road | 1,300 | ||||
West of US 61 / US 278 | 2,900 | ||||
All of MS 446 is located within Bolivar County.[3] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,[4] and all of it is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), as part of the Mississippi State Highway System.[1]
MS 446 starts at a
History
In late 1948, the Mississippi State Highway Commission began letting projects along a county road traversing from Lobdell to Boyle within Bolivar County. The first project was proposed in November, for grading and gravel surfacing a 2.82-mile (4.54 km) section of the road.[7] One month later, another project to grade and surface another 10.86-mile (17.48 km) section was proposed.[8] In February 1955, MS 446 was designated for a highway in Bolivar County, along with the name "Margaret A. Green Memorial Highway".[9] A project to pave 10.452 miles (16.821 km) of the road in asphalt began one month later,[10] with a cost of $216,156 (equivalent to $2,458,540 in 2023).[11] By 1956, the route was added to the state highway map, starting from MS 1 and ending at US 61. The majority of road was paved in gravel, and a small section near Boyle paved in asphalt.[12][13] One year later, all of the route was paved in asphalt.[13][14] In 1990, the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge was created, spanning over parts of MS 446.[15]
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 – Greenville, Clarksdale | Western terminus | |
US 278 | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2018). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 161. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2019). "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Mississippi Department of Transportation (2018). Bolivar County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:90,000. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi Legislature. "Sec. 65-3-3: State Highways Designated". Mississippi Code of 1972 as Amended. Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ a b c d Google (April 24, 2021). "Mississippi Highway 446" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation (2005). Cleveland–Boyle, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:9,996. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Belzoni-Swifttown Road Contract Let". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi. December 1, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Surtax Bill Passed By House; Governor Hopeful Of Senate". The Claion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. February 24, 1955. p. 18. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State Highway Department Notice To Contractors". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. March 14, 1955. p. 13. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bolivar, Washington County Contracts Let". The Delta Democrat-Times. Greenville, Mississippi. United Press International. March 23, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1955). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "New preserve". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. Associated Press. May 13, 1990. p. 12. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Media related to Mississippi Highway 446 at Wikimedia Commons