Mississippi Highway 7
North end | SR 18 at the Tennessee state line in Michigan City | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Humphreys, Leflore, Carroll, Grenada, Yalobusha, Lafayette, Marshall, Benton | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Mississippi Highway 7 (MS 7) runs generally north–south from the
Route description
MS 7 begins in the
MS 7 now travels through the community of
MS 7 passes through Malmaison State Wildlife Management Area and Leflore to enter Holcomb, where it bypasses town along its north side, has an extremely short concurrency with MS 35, and becomes concurrent with MS 8. MS 7/MS 8 head east to climb into the North Central Hills region and enter Grenada. The highway widens to a four-lane undivided boulevard as it passes through an industrial area for a few miles to an interchange with I-55 (Exit 206) just west of downtown, where MS 7 splits from MS 8 and heads north along I-55. I-55/MS 7 head north as a four-lane freeway to cross the Yalobusha River and have an interchange with Papermill Road (Exit 208). They now pass through the Geeslin Corner neighborhood to leave Grenada and come to Exit 211 (unsigned MS 729), where MS 7 splits off and heads northeast as a two-lane. The highway has an intersection with MS 333 Scenic before crossing into Yalobusha County.
MS 7 passes along the northern banks of Grenada Lake for several miles to enter the town of Coffeeville, which it bypasses along its western side while also having an intersection with MS 330. It heads through mostly wooded areas for several miles, where it passes through the community of Velma, to enter the town of Water Valley. It widens to a four-lane divided highway as it bypasses downtown along its western side and has intersections with MS 32 and MS 315. The highway now narrows back to two-lanes as it enters wooded areas and crosses into Lafayette County.
MS 7 heads northeast to pass through
MS 7 continues north through wooded areas for several miles as it has an intersection with
MS 7 now enters farmland as it passes through the community of
Future
MS 7 between Grenada to Holly Springs has been designated as High Priority Corridor 98.[3] MDOT has been working on improving this route by widening it to four lanes since at least 2003. Most recently in April 2023, $15 million has been allocated to start the processing of widening MS 7 south of Oxford. The project as a whole is expected to cost $150 million with the bidding process starting next year.[4][5]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Southern terminus | ||||||||
Leflore | | 29.2 | 47.0 | US 82 west – Indianola, Mississippi Valley State University | South end of US 82 overlap | |||
US 49E north – Clarksdale | South end of US 49E overlap | |||||||
38.0– 38.3 | 61.2– 61.6 | Greenwood Business District | Interchange; north end of US 49E overlap; southern terminus of unsigned MS 743 | |||||
39.3– 39.4 | 63.2– 63.4 | MS 744 west | Eastern terminus of MS 744; no left turn northbound | |||||
39.6 | 63.7 | Blackhawk | Western terminus of MS 430 | |||||
39.9 | 64.2 | US 82 east – Winona | North end of US 82 overlap | |||||
Carroll |
No major junctions | |||||||
Grenada | Holcomb | 61.2 | 98.5 | MS 8 west / MS 35 north – Minter City, Cleveland, Delta State University | South end of MS 8 / MS 35 overlap | |||
61.4 | 98.8 | MS 35 south – Carrollton | North end of MS 35 overlap | |||||
Grenada | 69.2 | 111.4 | I-55 south / MS 8 east – Grenada, Jackson, Grenada Lake | North end of MS 8 overlap; south end of I-55 overlap; MS 7 south follows exit 206 | ||||
70.9– 71.5 | 114.1– 115.1 | Papermill Road - North Grenada | I-55 exit 208 | |||||
| 74.4 | 119.7 | I-55 north – Memphis To US 51 (MS 729 south) | North end of I-55 overlap; south end of MS 333 Scenic overlap; MS 7 north follows exit 211; northern terminus of unsigned MS 729 | ||||
| 78.7 | 126.7 | Grenada Dam | North end of MS 333 Scenic overlap; northern terminus of unsigned MS 333 | ||||
Yalobusha | Coffeeville | 87.0 | 140.0 | MS 330 – Tillatoba, Coffeeville | ||||
| 97.9 | 157.6 | Water Valley | South end of MS 315 overlap | ||||
Water Valley | 100.8 | 162.2 | MS 315 north – Batesville, Water Valley | North end of MS 315 overlap | ||||
Lafayette | | 111.0 | 178.6 | MS 9W south – Bruce | Northern terminus of MS 9W | |||
| 112.0 | 180.2 | MS 328 west – Taylor | Eastern terminus of MS 328 | ||||
Interchange; south end of freeway | ||||||||
117.7– 118.0 | 189.4– 189.9 | Downtown Oxford | Interchange; eastern terminus of MS 314; western terminus of MS 334 | |||||
118.5– 118.9 | 190.7– 191.4 | Sisk Avenue | Interchange | |||||
119.3– 119.7 | 192.0– 192.6 | MS 30 east / Molly Barr Road – New Albany | Interchange; western terminus of MS 30; north end of freeway | |||||
Abbeville | 127.7 | 205.5 | CR 108 / CR 215 (West Long Street) – Abbeville, Sardis Reservoir | |||||
Marshall | | 133.5 | 214.8 | MS 310 west – Wyatt Crossing, Teckville, Sardis Reservoir | Eastern terminus of MS 310 | |||
| 139.9 | 225.1 | Wall Doxey State Park | Access road into park | ||||
| 144.4 | 232.4 | MS 4 west – Senatobia | South end of MS 4 overlap | ||||
Memphis, Tupelo | I-22/US 78 exit 30 | |||||||
147.4 | 237.2 | MS 4 east / MS 178 east (Van Dorn Avenue) – Ashland | North end of MS 4 overlap; south end of MS 178 overlap | |||||
148.1 | 238.3 | US 78 | North end of MS 178 overlap | |||||
148.9 | 239.6 | MS 311 north – Mount Pleasant | Southern terminus of MS 311 | |||||
149.4 | 240.4 | To | Northern bypass of Holly Springs | |||||
| 155.0 | 249.4 | MS 313 south – Hudsonville | Northern terminus of MS 313 | ||||
Lamar ( MS 704 east) | Western terminus of MS 704 | |||||||
| 163.1 | 262.5 | ||||||
| 165.7 | 266.7 | Harris Chapel Road | Proposed MS 5 south | ||||
| 166.7 | 268.3 | MS 702 east) | Western terminus of MS 702 | ||||
| 168.1 | 270.5 | SR 18 north – Grand Junction | Northern terminus; Tennessee state line | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ "Generation of Ole Miss Students, Oxford Citizens Mourn Demise of Hwy. 7 Bridge Across Tallahatchie River". HottyToddy.com. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ "Statutory Listing of Corridor Descriptions - High Priority Corridors - National Highway System - Planning - FHWA". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Schnugg, Alyssa (5 April 2023). "Widening of Hwy 7 South Takes a Small Step Closer to Becoming a Reality". HottyToddy. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Zendejas, Kelby (6 April 2023). "Mississippi Legislature approves bill to widen Highway 7 South". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
External links
- Media related to Mississippi Highway 7 at Wikimedia Commons