Mississippi Highway 310 (MS 310) is a east-west state highway in northern
Mississippi
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. It runs from
MS 3 in
Crenshaw to
MS 7 in the unincorporated area of
Malone
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People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
.
Route description
MS 310 begins on the eastern edge of the
Mississippi Delta region in
Panola County at an intersection with
MS 3 in the very center of downtown
Crenshaw. It immediately leaves downtown and passes through some neighborhoods before leaving the town to climb up some
Loess bluff to leave the Delta. It travels eastward through a mix of woodlands and flat farmland for the next several miles, passing through the community of
Longtown, to enter the town of
Como
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Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...
at an intersection with
U.S. Route 51
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(US 51). The passes through some as it traverses the southern end of downtown, where it crosses a railroad track, before leaving Como at an interchange with
Interstate 55
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(I-55) at exit 257. MS 310 travels through more flat farmland for several more miles before entering the
North Central Hills region, where it winds its way northeast through rugged, wooded, and hilly terrain as it travels along the northern coastline of
Sardis Lake. It crosses into
Lafayette County after a few miles.
MS 310 continues traveling northeast to pass through the communities of
Harmontown
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and
Blackwater (where it crosses Blackwater Creek) before entering into neighboring
Marshall County. It passes through the community of
Laws Hill, where the highway curves more eastward, before passing through more hilly woodlands to come to an end at an intersection with
MS 7.
The entire length of Mississippi Highway 310 is a rural, two-lane, state highway for its entire length.
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
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Transportation in Marshall County, Mississippi
Transportation in Lafayette County, Mississippi
Transportation in Panola County, Mississippi