Mississippi Highway 1 (MS 1) is a state highway in

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that runs south from U.S. Highway 49 near Lula to

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south of

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, roughly paralleling the

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. It travels approximately , serving Sharkey, Issaquena,

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, Bolivar, and Coahoma Counties. The entire route is part of the

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and lies entirely within the

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region.

Route description

Benoit water tower Mississippi Highway 1

MS 1 begins in far northeastern Sharkey County at the community of Onward at an intersection with

US 61 U.S. Route 61 or U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a major United States highway that extends between New Orleans, Louisiana and the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River and is designat ...

. It heads westward as a two-lane highway for a couple of miles to cross a creek before entering Issaquena County. MS 1 now crosses Newsom Bayou before having an intersection with MS 465 and turning northward to follow the

at the Fitler community (where it passes by Fitler Lake). The highway winds its way north through rural farmland to pass through the town of Mayersville before curving eastward and inland for several miles. MS 1 turns back north again at an intersection between MS 14 and Willett Road, crossing over Steele Bayou shortly thereafter. The passes through the

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community, where it has an intersection with a short connector road to MS 16 (Grace Road), and crosses over Mound Bayou, before entering Washington County. MS 1 passes through Woodside before crossing Steele Bayou and passing

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, where the road has an intersection with MS 436 (which provides access to the nearby town of Glen Allan and Lake Washington. The heads north, passing along the

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western boundary, as well as Lake Washington's eastern shoreline, for several miles, passing through Foote,

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, and

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, before following the Mississippi River again at an intersection with MS 12. MS 1 passes along the shores of

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, traveling through Avon, Wayside (where it has an intersection with MS 438 and widens to four-lanes), and Swiftwater (where it has an intersection with MS 454). The highway then enters the Greenville city limits at the site of a future interchange with the Greenville Bypass. MS 1 passes through two major business districts two have an intersection with

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. It bypasses downtown along its eastern side as it passes through neighborhoods and passes by Delta Regional Medical Center. The highway now narrows back down to two-lanes at an intersection with Broadway (unsigned MS 814, provides access to Metcalfe and

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) and leaves Greenville as it passes along the shoreline of Lake Ferguson. MS 1 passes through Winterville, where it travels past the

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, before crossing into

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. MS 1 passes through

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before following along the shores of

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for a few miles as it passes through Scott, where it has an intersection with MS 450. The highway has an intersection with a county road leading to Bolivar (Lake Bolivar Road) before heading northeast through farmland to pass through Benoit as Main Street, where it has an intersection with MS 448 and another county road leading to Bolivar and the Mississippi River (Preston Street to Bolivar Road). MS 1 has an intersection with MS 446 (which provides access to the

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) before passing along the coastline of Lake Beulah and through the town of Beulah as Clark Street. The highway now passes through the town of Rosedale along Main Street, passing by Walter Sillers Memorial Park and

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, as well as having an intersection with MS 8, before passing straight through downtown. MS 1 leaves Rosedale and passes through the community of Waxhaw, the town of Gunnison (where it intersects both ends of MS 804 and passes by

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), the community of

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(where it intersects MS 32), the community of Deeson, and the community of Round Lake (where it has an intersection with MS 444) before crossing into

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. MS 1 curves northeast and travels through

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and Rena Lara, where it crosses the

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and passes by

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, before passing through Sherard, where it has an intersection with MS 322. The highway now passes through

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and Stovall, where it passes by Horseshoe Lake, before having an intersection with Friars Point Road, a county road that leads to the nearby towns of

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and Coahoma. Friars Point Road proposed to become part of an extension of MS 316. MS 1 now traverses a narrow strip of land that separates Moon Lake from the Mississippi River for several miles, where it has an intersection with Moon Lake Road (which provides access to the community of Moon Lake), before coming to an end at an intersection with

US 49 U.S. Route 49 (US 49) is a north–south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with US Route 62/ Highway 1/ Highway 139 (US 62/AR 1/AR 139). Its southern terminus ...

near the town of Lula. Mississippi 1 departs US 49

Major intersections

References

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Route description

Major intersections

See also

References

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