Mississippi Highway 338 (MS 338) is a east-west state Highway in
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It has been identified as one of the most corrupt counties in Northern Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,957. Its county seat is Pontotoc. It was c ...
. It serves as a business loop of
U.S. Route 278 (US 278)/
MS 6 through the city of
Pontotoc.
Route description
MS 338 begins at an intersection with US 278/MS 6 about southeast of the town of
Thaxton. It heads east through farmland for a few miles to enter the city of
Pontotoc along West Oxford Street.
The highway travels through neighborhoods before becoming
concurrent
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Law
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* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
MS 9 in a business district, with the road continuing past this intersection as Spur Street (unsigned
MS 770). MS 9/MS 338 head northeast (still on West Oxford Street) through the business district, having intersections with
MS 15 and
MS 336 (Turnpike Road), before curving eastward to travel through some neighborhoods on the north side of downtown, where it has an intersection with
MS 41 (North Main Street). Here, MS 9 splits off and heads north while MS 338 continues east along East Oxford Street. MS 338 travels through more neighborhoods before leaving Pontotoc and winding its way through hilly woodlands for a couple of miles to come to an end at an interchange with US 278/MS 6 near
Trace State Park. The road continues past this interchange as Longview Road.
The entire length of Mississippi Highway 338 is a two-lane state highway located entirely in
Pontotoc County.
History
MS 338 was designated and signed in 2007 when US 278/MS 6 was realigned onto the new northern bypass of Pontotoc, the Pontotoc Parkway, which until that time was signed as
MS 76 (part of
Corridor V of the
Appalachian Development Highway System). MS 338 follows the old two-lane alignment of US 278/MS 6 through the city.
Major intersections
Original route
The original routing of MS 338 was a short-lived (between 1960 and 1962) state highway designation for Antioch Road in western
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It has been identified as one of the most corrupt counties in Northern Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,957. Its county seat is Pontotoc. It was c ...
. It ran north–south for , from
MS 9 near
Randolph to
MS 334 in
Toccopola. The entire route (as it still is today) was a narrow two-lane highway.
References
External links
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Transportation in Pontotoc County, Mississippi