Mississippi Highway 481
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDOT and City of Morton | ||||
Length | 35.487 mi[1] (57.111 km) | |||
Existed | 1953–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | MS 35 near Burns | |||
North end | MS 43 in West Leesburg | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Smith, Scott, Rankin | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Mississippi Highway 481 (MS 481) is a state highway in the west-central region of Mississippi running just under 35+1⁄2 miles (57.1 km) in length, signed as a north–south highway. The highway, designated in 1953, runs from MS 35 in rural Smith County inside the Bienville National Forest to MS 43 in West Leesburg, Rankin County.
Route description
MS 481 begins at a rural
North of the interchange, MS 481 turns to the northwest. At the
History
MS 481 was created in 1953 only running from MS 35 to Morton, though previously, the portion from Morton to West Leesburg had been part of the state highway system as a portion of MS 43.[5][6] The extension of MS 481 north of Morton, restoring the road to the state highway system, occurred in 1956.[7][8] A new bypass around the west side of Morton opened in 1974 and MS 481 was routed onto it.[9][10] The rerouting led to the removal of a 0.7-mile-long (1.1 km) section of road, still officially named "Hwy 481 N," from the state highway system.[3]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Smith | | 0.000 | 0.000 | MS 35 – Forest, Raleigh | Southern terminus |
| 2.102 | 3.383 | MS 902 north – Forest | Southern terminus of MS 902 | |
Scott | | 17.954– 18.171 | 28.894– 29.243 | I-20 – Meridian, Jackson | Exit 80 (I-20) |
US 80 east | Southern end of US 80 concurrency | ||||
22.667 | 36.479 | Northern end of US 80 concurrency; southern end of MS 13 concurrency; to Scott Regional Hospital | |||
23.320 | 37.530 | MS 13 north / Highway 481 N | Northern end of MS 13 concurrency | ||
Rankin | | 35.487 | 57.111 | MS 43 – Pisgah, Sand Hill, Pelahatchie, Ross Barnett Reservoir | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (June 30, 1980). Smith County Mississippi Traffic and Planning Survey M-D 6 Section Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Google (October 17, 2021). "Mississippi Highway 481" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2019). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (July 1952). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1953). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1955). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1973). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1974). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
External links
- Media related to Mississippi Highway 481 at Wikimedia Commons