Mississippi Highway 341 (MS 341) is a north–south
state highway
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in the
North Central Hills
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Etymology
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region of northern
Mississippi, connecting
Hohenlinden (via
Atlanta and
Vardaman) with
MS 9 near
Pontotoc.
Route description
MS 341 begins in
Chickasaw County Chickasaw County is the name of two counties in the United States:
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* Chickasaw County, Mississippi
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at the
Webster County line (located at bridge over Dry Creek), where the road continues south into the community of
Hohenlinden as Hohenlinden Road. It travels northeast through farmland for a few miles before climbing up some wooded hills, where it becomes
concurrent (overlapped) with
MS 340. The highway winds its way north through these wooded hills for a couple miles, where MS 340 splits off along an unmarked dirt road (County Road 407, CR 407), and MS 341 descends into a narrow valley just long enough to pass through the community of
Atlanta (where it makes a sharp left turn). MS 341 now climbs some more hills to cross into
Calhoun County Calhoun County is the name of several counties in the United States of America named after U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun:
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* Calhoun County, Arkansas
* Calhoun County, Florida
* Calhoun County, Georgia
* Calhoun Count ...
.
MS 341 descends into another valley and heads north through farmland for several miles, where it crosses the
Yalobusha River
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, before entering the town of
Vardaman, immediately having an intersection with
MS 8. The highway travels straight through the center of downtown (via a
one way pair), then neighborhoods, along Main Street before leaving Vardaman and traveling north through farmland for several more miles to cross a wooded ridge, where it passes through the community of
Reid
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, before crossing the
Skuna River and having a short concurrency with
MS 32. MS 341 climbs up some more wooded hills before entering
Pontotoc County.
MS 341 lowers back down into a valley (the same one as last time) and meanders its way northeast through farmland for several miles, where it makes a sharp left in the community of
Buckhorn, before coming to an end at an intersection with
MS 9, just a half mile west of the
Pontotoc city limits.
The entire length of Mississippi Highway 341 is a rural, two-lane, state highway.
Major intersections
References
External links
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Transportation in Calhoun County, Mississippi
Transportation in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Transportation in Pontotoc County, Mississippi