Mississippi Highway 309 (MS 309) is a two-lane, north–south state highway in
Marshall County, Mississippi
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. It runs from the
Tennessee
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state line south through western Marshall County to its southern terminus at
MS 4, just east of the community of
Chulahoma.
Route description
MS 309 begins at the western edge of the community of
Chulahoma at an intersection with
MS 4. It winds its way northwest through a mix of farmland and wooded areas for several miles, where it makes both a sharp left, and a sharp right, as it passes through the community of
Watson
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. The highway now enters the town of
Byhalia at an interchange with
Interstate 22
Interstate 22 (I-22) is a Interstate Highway in the US states of Mississippi and Alabama, connecting I-269 near Byhalia, Mississippi, to I-65 near Birmingham, Alabama. I-22 is also Corridor X of the Appalachian Development Highway System. ...
(I-22)/
U.S. Route 78
U.S. Route 78 (US 78) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1,151 km) from Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. From Byhalia, Mississippi to Birmingham, Alabama, US 78 is concurrent with Interstate 2 ...
(US 78) at their exit 14, and it travels through some neighborhoods before passing directly through downtown, where it has an intersection with
MS 178. MS 309 leaves downtown as it crosses a railroad track, traveling north through more neighborhoods before leaving Byhalia at an interchange with
I-269/
MS 304 (exit 18). The highway travels northward through farmland to cross the
Coldwater River and pass through the community of
Barton, where it has an intersection with
MS 302, before coming to an end at the
Tennessee
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state line, with the road continuing north as Byhalia Road into the city of
Collierville.
The entire length of Mississippi Highway 309 is a rural two-lane state highway, located entirely in Marshall County.
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Major intersections
References
External links
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Transportation in Marshall County, Mississippi