Mississippi Highway 462 (MS 462) is a state highway in western Mississippi. The route starts at U.S. Route 61 (US 61) near Port Gibson, and it travels eastward. The road then turns northeastward, and the route ends at Willows Road and Old Port Gibson Road near Willows. MS 462 was designated around 1958, as a gravel road extending eastward from US 61 near Port Gibson. The road was extended to MS 461 from 1960 to 1963, then to the Natchez Trace Parkway from 1967 to 1998.
 Mississippi Highway 462 | ||||
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 MS 462 highlighted in pink | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.623 mi[1] (7.440 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1958–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 61 near Port Gibson | |||
| East end | Willows Road / Old Port Gibson Road near Willows | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Claiborne | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editAll of MS 462 is located in Claiborne County.[2] In 2017, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated 470 vehicles traveling on MS 462 southwest of Vellie Morand Road on average each day.[3] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,[4] and it is maintained by MDOT as part of the Mississippi State Highway System.[1]
MS 462 starts at the intersection with US 61 and Grand Gulf Road north of Port Gibson, and it travels eastward.[2] The road first travels along Pierre Bayou, and it soon turns northeastward into a forested area.[5] The route crosses Lick Branch,[2] and it intersects Vellie Morand Road.[5] MS 462 then turns eastward near the unincorporated area of Willows,[2] and state maintenance ends near Willows Road and Old Port Gibson Road.[6][2] The road continues as Old Port Gibson Road, which continues to Raymond.[5]
History
editAround 1958, a gravel road was constructed from US 61 near Port Gibson to a point 4.5 miles (7.2 km) away from the western terminus, and it was designated as MS 462.[7][8] By 1960, the route was connected to MS 461 via a gravel county road that crossed Big Black River. The state-maintained section of MS 462 was also paved around this time.[8][9] Three years later, MS 461 was decommissioned, and the eastern terminus of MS 462 was rerouted to a state-maintained gravel road near the then-proposed Natchez Trace Parkway.[7][10] The route was completely paved by 1967, and it was connected to the parkway.[11][12] In 1975, a project to add overlay to 4.621 miles (7.437 km) of MS 462 started.[13] By 1998, only the section near US 61 was part of the state highway system.[14][15]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Claiborne County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 61 – Port Gibson, Vicksburg | Western terminus | |
| Willows | 4.623 | 7.440 | Willows Road / Old Port Gibson Road | Eastern terminus; end state maintenance | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c 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. 171. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Mississippi Department of Transportation (2016). Claiborne County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:63,360. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi Legislature. "Sec. 65-3-3: State Highways Designated". Mississippi Code of 1972 as Amended. Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ a b c "Mississippi Highway 462" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (May 2009). Begin/End State Maintenance (Traffic sign). Port Gibson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Google Street View.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1963). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1965). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1967). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "Highway Commission tells of 22 construction projects". The Magee Courier. Magee, Mississippi. June 26, 1975. p. 16. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1996). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1996–1997 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1998). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 31, 2018.