Mississippi Highway 69

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This article is about the state highway in eastern Mississippi. It is not to be confused with Interstate 69 in northwestern Mississippi.

US 45 / US 82 in Columbus
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesLowndes
Highway system
←
US 72

Mississippi Highway 69 (MS 69) is a

U.S. Route 45 (US 45) and US 82 in the west side of the town. Before the road was designated as MS 69 in 1941, it was a gravel road
from Columbus to the state line. The road was paved in asphalt in 1953. In 1992, US 82 was realigned, and MS 69 was extended through Columbus to its current northern terminus.

Route description

Traffic volume on Mississippi Highway 69
Location Volume
Northwest of Weaver Road 2,100
Southeast of Gipson Lane 4,700
North of Temple Drive 7,600
North of Cooper Road 14,000
South of Airline Road 13,900
East of Baseball Field Road 20,000
West of North 24th Street 17,000
East of 6th Street 16,000
East of 2nd Street 11,000
North of Moores Creek Road 12,000
  • Data was measured in 2016 in terms of AADT
  • Source: [2]

MS 69 starts at the Alabama state line, where

divided highway at Thirteenth Street. The street then intersects Fifth Street, which becomes US 45 past US 82. MS 182 continues westward on Island Road, while MS 69 travels northwestward. The route ends at US 45 and US 82 at a diamond interchange. The road continues to East Plymouth Road, where it ends at a three-way junction.[4]

All of MS 69 is located in Lowndes County.[6] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,[7] and all of it is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT).[1]

History

A

grade the road, add drainage, culverts, and bridges to the route.[11] The road was paved with asphalt by 1953,[12][13] after being proposed four years earlier by the city of Columbus' Chamber of Commerce.[14] The highway caught on fire in 1957, after a wagon carrying coal tar spilled its contents, destroying multiple telephone lines.[15] In 1958, the northern terminus was rerouted out of downtown Columbus, to east of US 82 and MS 50's intersection.[16][17] In 1992, US 82 was realigned to the bypass around Columbus,[18] and MS 69 was extended through Columbus to a diamond interchange in the western part of the town.[19][20]

Major intersections

Post office of Columbus, located on MS 69 and MS 182

The entire route is in Lowndes County.

Locationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0
 SR 14 east – Aliceville		Alabama state line; southern terminus
Columbus10.316.6 Fabritek Drive – Columbus-Lowndes County Airport
11.318.2
 MS 795 south (West Yorkville Road)		Northern terminus of MS 795
12.520.1
 MS 182 east – New Hope		Southern end of MS 182 concurrency
15.124.3
 MS 182 west – Lowndes County Industrial Park and Port		Northern end of MS 182 concurrency
15.4–
15.6		24.8–
25.1
Tuscaloosa, Aberdeen
Diamond interchange; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Planning Division (December 31, 2016). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2016). "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Alabama Department of Transportation (2017). Alabama Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (2017–18 ed.). c. 1:823,680. Montgomery: Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia (June 5, 2018). "Mississippi Highway 69" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation (2014). Columbus, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:20,004. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  6. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2015). Lowndes County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:63,360. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Mississippi Legislature. "Sec. 65-3-3: State Highways Designated". Mississippi Code of 1972 as Amended. Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved December 25, 2014 – via LexisNexis.
  8. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1928). Condition Map of State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  9. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1940). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  10. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1941). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  11. Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  12. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (July 1952). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  13. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1953). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  14. ^ "Ask Hard Surfacing For Highway 69". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, MS. May 2, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  15. ^ "Highway 69 Catches On Fire". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Associated Press. February 15, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  16. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  17. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  18. ^ "U.S. 82 Bypass Around Columbus Ready for Traffic". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, MS. Associated Press. January 13, 1992. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  19. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1992). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Columbus inset. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  20. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1993). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1993–1994 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Columbus inset. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

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