Mississippi Highway 15

Mississippi Highway 15 (MS 15) is a state highway in Mississippi. At almost 324 miles (521 km), it is the longest highway in the Mississippi Highway System. MS 15 is divided into two sections due to a large gap between Stone County and Perry County. The southern section begins at Interstate 10 (I-10) and I-110 in Biloxi and ends at a junction with MS 26 near Wiggins, and the northern section begins at a junction with U.S. Route 98 (US 98) near Beaumont and ends as a continuation as SR 125 near Walnut. It serves a total of 15 counties (Harrison, Stone, Perry, Jones, Jasper, Newton, Neshoba, Winston, Choctaw, Webster, Oktibbeha, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Union, and Tippah).

Mississippi Highway 15 marker

Mississippi Highway 15

Map
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length323.949 mi[1] (521.345 km)
Existed1932–present
Southern segment
South end I-10 / I-110 in D'Iberville
North end MS 26 near Wiggins
Northern segment
South end US 98 near Beaumont
Major intersections
North end SR 125 near Walnut
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesHarrison, Stone, Perry, Jones, Jasper, Newton, Neshoba, Winston, Choctaw, Webster, Oktibbeha, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Union, Tippah
Highway system
MS 14 MS 16
Water flowing over Old Hwy 67 and Mississippi Highway 15 near their intersection in Harrison County on September 29, 1998 during the September 1998 flooding caused on the Tchoutacabouffa River by Hurricane Georges.

History edit

Prior to 1966, MS 15 was one continuous route through the entire state of Mississippi.[2] The route formerly continued past I-10 and ran concurrent with I-110 to terminate at US 90.[citation needed]

Major intersections edit

CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
HarrisonD'Iberville0.00.0  I-10 – Pascagoula, Mobile, Gulfport, New Orleans
 
 
I-110 south – Biloxi
Southern terminus of southern segment; I-10 exits 46A-B; south end of MS 67 overlap; signed as exits 4A (east) and 4B (west); cloverleaf interchange.
0.40.64Sangani Boulevard / Promenade ParkwayInterchange
2.54.0 
 
MS 67 north – Hattiesburg
Interchange; north end of MS 67 overlap
StoneMoore Crossing32.852.8  MS 26 – Wiggins, LucedaleNorthern terminus of southern segment
Gap in route
Perry32.852.8  
 
US 98 / MS 198 east – Lucedale, New Augusta
Southern terminus of northern segment; interchange; eastern terminus of MS 198; south end of MS 198 overlap
Beaumont34.655.7 
 
MS 198 west – New Augusta
North end of MS 198 overlap
Richton47.376.1 
 
MS 42 west – Hattiesburg
South end of MS 42 overlap
47.776.8 
 
MS 42 east – State Line
North end of MS 42 overlap
66.3106.7George Boutwell Road (MS 536)
JonesLaurel74.1119.3 
 
 
 
I-59 north / US 84 east / Cook Avenue – Meridian, Waynesboro
South end of I-59 / US 84 overlap; MS 15 south follows exit 96B
74.3119.64th Avenue / Masonite RoadI-59 exit 96A
74.8120.4Beacon StreetI-59 exit 95C
75.6121.7 
 
I-59 south / 16th Avenue south – Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport
North end of I-59 overlap; MS 15 north follows exit 95B
76.4123.0 
 
US 84 west / 5th Street – Collins, Downtown Laurel, Veterans Memorial Museum
North end of US 84 overlap
84.9136.6 
 
MS 537 south – Moss
Northern terminus of MS 537
Jasper90.2145.2 
 
MS 533 south – Soso
Northern terminus of MS 533
Bay Springs99.3159.8 
 
MS 528 east – Heidelberg
Western terminus of MS 528
99.4160.0  MS 18 – Raleigh, Pachuta
Newton121.1194.9 
 
MS 504 east – Hero
Western terminus of MS 504
Newton126.7203.9  US 80 – Newton, Hickory, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery
127.3204.9  I-20 – Jackson, MeridianI-20 exit 109
Decatur135.4217.9 
 
MS 503 south – Hickory
Northern terminus of MS 503
Union144.2232.1 
 
MS 494 east – Little Rock, Meridian
Western terminus of MS 494
145.0233.4  MS 492 – Sebastopol, House, Downtown Union
NeshobaGood Hope156.5251.9 
 
MS 485 south
Northern terminus of MS 485
Philadelphia158.4254.9 
 
 
 
MS 21 south to MS 488 – Sebastopol, Forest, Neshoba County Fairgrounds
South end of MS 21 overlap
158.6255.2 
 
MS 16 west – Carthage, Casinos
South end of MS 16 overlap
159.4256.5 
 
 
 
 
 
MS 16 east / MS 19 south / MS 21 north – Philadelphia, De Kalb, Meridian
North end of MS 16 / MS 21 overlap; south end of MS 19 overlap
159.7257.0  MS 885
162.9262.2 
 
  MS 19 north – Kosciusko, Airport
Interchange; north end of MS 19 overlap
WinstonNoxapater177.1285.0 
 
 
 
MS 395 south / MS 490 east – Plattsburg, De Kalb, Nanih Waiya State Park
Northern terminus of MS 395; western terminus of MS 490
Louisville185.3298.2 
 
MS 25 south – Carthage
Interchange; south end of MS 25 overlap
186.7300.5  MS 14 – Kosciusko, Downtown Louisville, Macon
189.0304.2 
 
 
 
MS 25 north / MS 758 west – Starkville, Mississippi State University
Interchange; north end of MS 25 overlap
Choctaw198.7319.8FR 967 (Choctaw Lake Road) – Choctaw Lake Wildlife ManagementProposed MS 768
Ackerman201.4324.1W Main Street/MS 759 southNorthern terminus of unsigned MS 759
202.0325.1  
 
MS 12 to MS 9 – Kosciusko, Starkville
Williams207.2333.5 
 
MS 790 west
Eastern terminus of MS 790
WebsterMathiston217.7350.4 
 
 
 
US 82 west / MS 403 north – Eupora, Winona, Wood Institute
South end of US 82 overlap
218.5351.6 
 
US 82 east – Starkville, Columbus
Interchange; north end of US 82 overlap
223.5359.7 
 
MS 50 east – West Point
South end of MS 50 overlap
225.1362.3 
 
MS 50 west – Cumberland
North end of MS 50 overlap
228.1367.1  Natchez Trace ParkwayInterchange
Mantee233.1375.1  MS 46 – Mantee, Montpelier
ChickasawWoodland236.3380.3 
 
MS 340 west – Atlanta, Woodland
Eastern terminus of MS 340
Houston244.7393.8  
 
MS 8 to MS 389 – Grenada, Houston
Interchange
251.3404.4 
 
MS 32 east – Okolona
South end of MS 32 overlap
Old Houlka255.9411.8 
 
MS 32 west – Houlka, Davis Lake
North end of MS 32 overlap
PontotocAlgoma265.7427.6 
 
MS 772 west (Algoma Road) – Algoma, Tanglefoot Trail
Eastern terminus of MS 772
Pontotoc269.1433.1  MS 41 – Downtown Pontotoc, Troy, Okolona
271.1436.3 
 
 
To MS 9 south (Spur Road (MS 770)) – Oxford
271.4436.8   MS 9 / MS 338 – Oxford, Tupelo
271.8437.4   MS 336 – Tupelo, Airport
273.9440.8   
 
US 278 / MS 6 to MS 9 – Oxford, truck to MS 9 north
Interchange
Ecru277.9447.2 
 
MS 346 west – Hurricane
Eastern terminus of MS 346
278.6448.4 
 
MS 345 south – Ecru
Northern terminus of MS 345
Union282.7455.0 
 
MS 762 west – Ingomar, Tanglefoot Trail
Eastern terminus of MS 762
New Albany287.0461.9   
 
I-22 / US 78 / MS 30 west – Memphis, Tupelo
Interchange; south end of MS 30 overlap; I-22 exit 64
287.9463.3  MS 178 – Downtown New Albany
288.1463.7 
 
MS 348 east – Center, Ellistown
Western terminus of MS 348
288.6464.5 
 
MS 30 east – Booneville, Union County Museum, Northeast Mississippi Community College
North end of MS 30 overlap
TippahBlue Mountain301.2484.7 
 
 
 
MS 2 west to MS 368 – Hickory Flat
Eastern terminus of MS 2
Ripley307.7495.2  
 
 
 
MS 4 / MS 370 east to MS 2 – Booneville
South end of MS 370 overlap; Eastern terminus of MS 370
315.7508.1 
 
MS 370 west – Ashland
North end of MS 370 overlap
322.8519.5  CR 302Proposed MS 369
323.0519.8Main Street (MS 777 north) - Downtown WalnutSouthern terminus of unsigned MS 777
Walnut323.7520.9 
 
MS 354 east (Commerce Street) – Walnut Business District, Chalybeate
Western terminus of MS 354
324.1521.6  US 72 – Memphis, Corinth
327.2526.6 
 
SR 125 north – Middleton
Tennessee state line; northern terminus of northern segment
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

  1. ^ "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  2. ^ https://mdot.ms.gov/documents/Planning/Maps/State%20Hwy%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201965%20Front.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ Google (December 21, 2022). "Map of MS 15 - Northern segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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