Mississippi Highway 469
 Mississippi Highway 469 | ||||
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 MS 469 highlighted in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 30.30 mi[1] (48.76 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1953–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MS 28 near Georgetown | |||
 US 49 in Florence | ||||
| North end |  MS 468 in Greenfield | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Simpson, Rankin | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Mississippi Highway 469 (MS 469) is a state highway in central Mississippi, located in Simpson and Rankin counties. The route starts at MS 28 near Georgetown, and it travels north through western Simpson County. The road enters the community of Harrisville and enters Rankin County soon after. It intersects U.S. Route 49 (US 49) in Florence, and it ends at MS 468 near Whitfield. The route was designated in 1953, and it was extended southwards to MS 20 (currently MS 28) in 1956. By 1960, all of the route was paved with asphalt.
Route description
[edit]| Location | Volume | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South of Marino Road | 840 | ||||
| Northwest of Rosie Drive | 1,400 | ||||
| North of Cotton Road | 1,400 | ||||
| South of Magee Lane | 4,100 | ||||
| Florence City Park | 8,800 | ||||
| South of Lewis Street | 9,400 | ||||
| San Parker Lane | 15,000 | ||||
| East of US 49 | 7,700 | ||||
| West of Indian Creek Drive | 11,000 | ||||
| South of Genesis | 4,000 | ||||
| Northeast of Monterey Road | 3,800 | ||||
MS 469 is located in Simpson and Rankin counties.[3][4] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,[5] and all of it is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), as part of the Mississippi State Highway System.[1]
The route starts at MS 28 at a three-way junction east of Georgetown, and travels north through a forested area.[6] The road turns east briefly at Sells Walker Road, and it continues northward at Bear Cat Road. The route parallels Big Creek until it reaches Harrisville, where it turns west at the western terminus of MS 540, also known as Harrisville Road. At Mulligan Road, MS 469 begins to travel northwestward and crosses Limestone Creek after intersecting Bridge Road. The road travels north at Twin Lakes Road, then northeastward at Country Estates Road. The route enters Rankin County, with its last intersection in Simpson County again at Twin Lakes Road.[3]
Inside Rankin County, the route turns north at South County Line Road, and crosses Hominy Creek near Mountain Creek Road.[4] Proceeding through a mix of farmland and forests,[6] the road crosses Mountain Creek south of McGee Lane and enters the town of Florence at Old US 49.[4] MS 469, known as South Church Street inside the town,[7] intersects multiple driveways and an entrance to a park.[6] The route turns east at West Main Street near the center of Florence and intersects US 49 after crossing the Illinois Central Railroad. Past US 49, the road is known as East Main Street, and it crosses Indian Creek near Briarhill Road.[7] The route continues through suburban parts of the town, with Florence High School located at Williams Road.[6] MS 469 then turns east past Eastwood Drive, curving around an unincorporated area, before turning north at the eastern end of Williams Road. The corporate limit of the town follows the edges of the road until the intersection of MS 469 and Monterey Road in the community of Monterey.[7] The road continues northeastward past that point, crossing Richland Creek after another intersection with Monterey Road.[4] The route reemerges out of a forested area, near the community of Whitfield. The road ends at a three-way junction at MS 468, southeast of the Mississippi State Hospital and the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.[6]
History
[edit]A road from US 49 to Whitfield was constructed around 1953, with half of it already paved with asphalt.[8][9] The MS 469 designation began its use starting that year.[10] By 1956, a new road was constructed from US 49 to MS 20,[11][12] and the section from Harrisville to the Simpson–Rankin county line was paved in 1955.[13] The road opened as part of MS 469, in a ribbon ceremony in Harrisville on November 29, 1956.[14] The route at MS 469's terminus, MS 20, was renumbered to MS 28 in January 1960 to avoid numbering conflicts with Interstate 20.[15] All of MS 469 was paved in asphalt by September 1960,[16][17] after the remaining 7.2 miles (11.6 km) were paved in a $47,137.01 (equivalent to $485,474 in 2023) project started in April of that year.[18]
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson | Union, Simpson County | 0.0 | 0.0 | MS 28 – Pinola, Georgetown | Southern terminus |
| Harrisville | 7.2 | 11.6 |   MS 540 east – D'Lo | Western terminus of MS 540 | |
| Rankin | Florence | 22.4 | 36.0 | US 49 – Jackson, Hattiesburg | |
| Greenfield | 30.3 | 48.8 | MS 468 – Whitfield, Brandon | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2016). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2016). "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation (2015). Simpson County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:63,360. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Mississippi Department of Transportation (2015). Rankin County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:63,360. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi Legislature. "Sec. 65-3-3: State Highways Designated". Mississippi Code of 1972 as Amended. Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved June 11, 2018 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mississippi Highway 469" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation (2013). Florence, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:20,004. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (July 1952). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1953). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "One Whitfield Inmate Still Being Hunted". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Associated Press. April 7, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1955). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Contracts Let On 2 Highways In County; Covers 16.112 Miles". Simpson County News. Mendenhall, Mississippi. April 28, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ribbon Cutting on Highway 469". Simpson County News. Mendenhall, Mississippi. November 29, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Highway 20 To Be Renumbered". Simpson County News. Mendenhall, Mississippi. January 21, 1960. p. 3. Retrieved June 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Work Orders Issued On Paving Projects". Simpson County News. Mendenhall, Mississippi. April 7, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
