Mississippi Highway 32 (MS 32) is a
state highway in northern
Mississippi
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it runs from east to west for , serving the counties of
Bolivar,
Sunflower,
Tallahatchie,
Yalobusha,
Calhoun
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, and
Chickasaw
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. The publicly accessible portion of MS 32 is divided into two sections, the first of which begins near
Perthshire and runs eastward to the rear entrance of the
Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP). The second section begins at the main entrance of MSP and runs eastward to MS 32's terminus in
Okolona. A private portion of MS 32 runs from the main entrance of MSP to the rear entrance of MSP.
[26 km NE of Cleveland, Mississippi, United States 7/1/1976]
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Route description
MS 32 in the
Mississippi Delta region in
Bolivar County at an intersection with
MS 1 (
Great River Road) in the community of
Perthshire. It heads east through rural farmland as a two-lane highway for a few miles to cross
Bogue Phalia before entering the town of
Shelby along S Lake Street. The highway travels northeast through neighborhoods for several blocks before making a sharp right onto W 2nd Avenue as it enters downtown. MS 32 has an intersection with
MS 161 (N/S Broadway Street) before leaving downtown and passing through neighborhoods, making a left onto Martin Luther King Drive before curving right onto Parchman Road. The highway has an intersection with
U.S. Route 61
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(US 61) and
US 278
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before leaving Shelby and traveling through flat farmland for several miles to cross into
Sunflower County
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.
MS 32 crosses the
Sunflower River (near its merge with the
Hushpuckena River) before having an intersection with Lombardy Road, which provides access to the communities of
Roundaway and
Baltzer and the town of
Drew
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. Public access to the highway ends at the western main gate of the
Mississippi State Penitentiary, located just after a bridge over a small bayou, with MS 32 continuing unsigned through the center of the prison grounds for the next . Signage and public access begins again after a short unsigned concurrency with
US 49W (unsigned
MS 3), with the highway continuing east to cross the
Quiver River before entering
Tallahatchie County.
MS 32 winds its way eastward through farmland to pass by
Blue Lake (and the community of the
same name) before entering
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and passing through neighborhoods. The highway becomes
concurrent (overlapped) with
US 49E for a little under a mile before splitting off along Main Street and passing straight through downtown. MS 32 crosses a bridge over
Cassidy Bayou
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to leave Webb and have an intersection with
MS 321 before crossing the
Tallahatchie River
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At Money, Mississi ...
and passing through
Cowart. The highway becomes concurrent with
MS 35 and they turn north to enter
Charleston by crossing
Tillatoba Creek along Clay Street. They head through some neighborhoods before the two highways split at an intersection with Main Street, MS 32 turning left into downtown. MS 32 passes eastward through downtown, going through a roundabout around the eastern Tallahatchie County Courthouse, before leaving downtown and passing through neighborhoods as a four-lane undivided highway. The highway now narrows back to two-lanes, leaves Charleston, and starts gaining elevation as it climbs some
Loess bluffs out of the Delta Region into the
North Central Hills of the
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. It has an intersection with
MS 727 (Hickory Street) on the outskirts of
Oakland before crossing into
Yalobusha County and entering the city limits.
MS 32 bypasses the town along its north side, where it has an intersection with
US 51
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, before leaving Oakland and having an interchange with
Interstate 55
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(I-55) at its exit 227. Between I-55 and US 51, MS 32 is concurrent with its scenic route,
MS 32 Scenic. The highway travels through more wooded areas as it passes along the southern shoreline of
Enid Lake
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for the next several miles, where it has an intersection County Road 170 (CR 170; provides access to
George P. Cossar State Park), before traveling through the southern outskirts of
Water Valley, where it has an intersection with
MS 7 and a short concurrency with
MS 315. MS 32 leaves the Water Valley area and winds its way through hilly woodlands for several miles to cross into
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.
MS 32 winding its way southeast to have an intersection with
MS 330 before passing straight through downtown
Bruce
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, where it has an intersection with
MS 9 and goes through a roundabout. The highway travels northeast through farmland for several miles, where it has a short concurrency with
MS 341, before crossing into
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.
MS 32 continues winding its way east through mostly farmland to cross the
Skuna River
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Course
The S ...
and
Houlka Creek to pass through
New Houlka before having a concurrency with
MS 15 south for a few miles. The highway now heads east through hilly woodlands for several miles (part of the
Tombigbee National Forest
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) to pass through
Van Vleet, where it has an interchange with the
Natchez Trace Parkway (as well as an intersection with unsigned
MS 385), before traveling through flat farmland for a few miles. MS 32 now enters the
Okolona city limits and becomes shortly thereafter with
MS 41. They continue east for a short distance to an intersection with
MS 245, where the MS 32 designation ends and MS 41 continues east (signed south) towards
US 45 Alternate (US 45A) and
Amory.
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Major intersections
Scenic route
Mississippi Highway 32 Scenic (MS 32 Scenic) is a scenic route of MS 32 in northwestern
Yalobusha County, Mississippi. It serves to provide access to and from
Enid Dam.
MS 32 Scenic begins, concurrent with MS 32, at an interchange with
I-55
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(Exit 227) on the outskirts of
Oakland, with the two highways heading west past some roadside businesses and then some woodlands. The highway now enters the city limits proper, MS 32 scenic splitting off almost immediately and begins following
US 51
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north after an intersection with that highway. They head north to leave Oakland and travel through farmland, then wooded areas, for a few miles to the community of
Enid, where they have an intersection with
MS 724 (Enid-Teasdale Road) before MS 32 Scenic splits off on its own along Enid Dam Road (County Road 35 (CR 35)). The highway heads northeast through a neighborhood before leaving Enid and crossing over I-55 (without an interchange). MS 32 scenic begins following CR 36 before crossing
Yocona River via directly overtop of
Enid Dam. The highway now makes a sharp left turn to the west as it passes by several campgrounds, beach areas, picnic areas, and the
North Mississippi Fish Hatchery. MS 32 Scenic crosses a bridge over the dam's spillway before having another interchange with I-55 (Exit 233) and coming to an end shortly thereafter at another intersection with US 51.
See also
References
External links
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Transportation in Bolivar County, Mississippi
Transportation in Sunflower County, Mississippi
Transportation in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Transportation in Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Transportation in Calhoun County, Mississippi
Transportation in Chickasaw County, Mississippi