Mississippi Highway 607

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I-59 / US 11 near Nicholson
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesHancock, Pearl River
Highway system
← MS 606→ MS 609

Mississippi Highway 607 (MS 607) is a

I-59 and US 11 south of Picayune. The road was part of US 11 and US 90, before MS 43
was designated in 1948. MS 607 was created in 1967, after MS 43 was rerouted, and Stennis Space Center was built.

Route description

All of the route is located in

divided highway.[5] Nearly five miles (8.0 km) later, MS 607 intersects MS 604 as it turns northwest.[3] After passing by two electrical substations,[5] it crosses a road that leads to the Mississippi welcome center and INFINITY Science Center, a NASA visitor center.[6][7] The route then intersects I-10 at a diamond interchange, and state maintenance ends just north of it along with the formal designation of MS 607. United States government maintenance begins,[8] and the road soon turns north. About two miles (3.2 km) later, MS 607 travels through an access gate and enters Stennis Space Center.[5]

A big green sign on the left side of the four-lane Interstate 59. The sign depicts the shields of Mississippi Highway 607 and U.S. Route 90. Highway 607 has a white circular shield with the number in black text. The destinations listed on the sign are Nicholson and the John C. Stennis Space Center. The exit is the first eastbound one in Mississippi, thus listed as Exit 1.
Exit sign on I-59 for MS 607 and US 11 near Nicholson

Past the access gate, the road crosses over a canal and intersects road that leads to an old alignment of MS 43. MS 607 later shifts northwest until it meets H Road. It then travels north through thick forests for more than two mi (3.2 km), until it reaches Gravel Pit Road, where it begins traveling northwest. South of Turtleskin Creek, MS 607 reaches to an access gate.[5] State maintenance and the MS 607 designation resumes at the intersection of Texas Flat Road and the old alignment of US 11.[3] The route continues traveling northwest as a divided highway through the forest,[5] entering Pearl River County and intersecting Asa McQueen Road.[4] Small houses soon appear, and the route necks down to two lanes and meets US 11 and I-59 at a diamond interchange. The road continues on into Picayune as US 11.[5]

In 2019,

scenic routes and memorial designations: Hospitality Highway, which is designated from I-10 to US 90, and NASA Scenic Byway to Space, starting at the intersection of MS 607 and MS 604 to the south gate of the center, then from the north gate to Texas Flat Road.[2]

History

Further information:
John C. Stennis Space Center and Mississippi Highway 43

The road that became part of MS 607 was part of US 90 and US 11 since 1928,

divided highway,[32] after it was proposed in 1969.[33] A project to widen MS 607 from Texas Flat Road to I-59 began in 2013,[34] and construction continued through 2015.[35]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinations[3][4]Notes
US 90 – Pearlington, Bay St. Louis
Southern terminus
​4.5657.347
 MS 604 west – Pearlington		Northern terminus of MS 604
​5.353–
6.010		8.615–
9.672
New Orleans, LA, Mobile, AL
I-10 exit 2; Diamond interchange
​6.0849.791Old Napolean–Westonia RoadEnd state maintenance[8]
Gap in route
Santa Rosa6.0849.791Old US 11 / Texas Flat RoadBegin state maintenance[2]
New Orleans, LA
I-59 exit 1; northern terminus; diamond interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (2019). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Mississippi Department of Transportation (2018). Hancock County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:70,000. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation (2018). Pearl River County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:80,000. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Google (March 20, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 607" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2014). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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  8. ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation (November 2016). Begin/End State Maintenance (Traffic sign). Pearlington, Mississippi. Retrieved December 21, 2014 – via Google Street View.
  9. ^ "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1928). Condition Map of State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  11. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1933). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  12. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1934). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  13. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1935). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Department (1936). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  15. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1937). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  16. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1938). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  17. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (January 1939). Official Highway Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  18. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1941). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  19. ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1942). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  20. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1943). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  21. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1946). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  22. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1948). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  23. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  24. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  25. ^ "School Plans Discussed In Bay St. Louis". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. March 1, 1962. p. 16. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "John C. Stennis Space Center History". Nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  27. ^ "Interstate work features state highway construction". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. January 18, 1967. p. 5. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  28. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1965). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  29. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1967). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  30. ^ "Open house May 13–14 at NASA Test Facility". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The National. May 6, 2021. p. 11. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "New Orleans Link Completion Seen". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. January 15, 1971. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ "Dedication of Highway Link Scheduled Tuesday". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. February 11, 1971. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ "Four-Lane Road West Announced". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. February 22, 1969. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ McDaniel, Mike (February 19, 2015). "MDOT project update for South Mississippi". WDAM. Jackson, Mississippi. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  35. ^ Favre, Cassandra (February 20, 2015). "Expansion of Hwy. 607". Picayune Item. Picayune, Mississippi. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.

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