Mississippi Highway 590 (MS 590) is a state highway that runs for from the
Seminary
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area at
U.S. Route 49
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(US 49) to just outside of
Ellisville at
MS 29 in the southern portion of
Mississippi
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.
Route description
MS 590's western terminus is located just west of the town of Seminary along US 49, just north of its intersection with
MS 589. Heading east along Main Street into town (just past its crossing of the
Okatoma Creek, the road passes some stores, homes, and churches. In the center of Seminary, MS 590 has the road name of Main Street and crosses a railroad at-grade. Towards the east side of town, it intersects
MS 535 at its southern terminus. Once leaving town, the highway heads east through a mix of woods, open fields, poultry farms, and houses. The road transitions from
Covington County to
Jones County with similar surroundings from before. In rural Jones County, MS 590 crosses
Leaf River. Starting to approach Ellisville, MS 590 has an interchange with
Interstate 59
Interstate 59 (I-59) is an Interstate Highway located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans from a junction with I-10 and I-12 at Slidell, Louisiana, to a junction with I-24 near Wildwood, Georgia.
The ...
I-59) at its exit 85. MS 590 briefly parallels I-59 but then turns to the east to head around the north side of Jaycee Evaluation Center and
Ellisville State School. Soon after, a
quadrant road provides access to
US 11 within the town limits of Ellisville. The highway crosses US 11, a railroad, and Rocky Creek on a bridge and then heads around the south side of
Jones County Junior College
Jones College is a public community college in Ellisville, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and serves its eight-county district consisting of Clarke, Covington, Gree ...
with a driveway providing access to the college.
[ Now curving slightly to the northeast, MS 590 ends southeast of downtown Ellisville at an intersection with MS 29.][
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History
The general routing of MS 590 had existed in the state highway system since at least 1928.[ By 1950, the MS 590 designation was applied to this road with a small portion of the road around Seminary being paved.][ The road was slowly improved over the next few years until it had been fully improved by 1964.][ Beginning in 2011, the ]Mississippi Department of Transportation
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In addition to highways, the department also has a limited role in sup ...
constructed a extension of MS 590 from just west of its original terminus at US 11 to MS 29 southeast of Ellisville.
Major intersections
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Transportation in Covington County, Mississippi
Transportation in Jones County, Mississippi