Mississippi Highway 554 (MS 554) is a short highway near Natchez, Mississippi. The route starts at MS 555, and travels eastward. The road intersects the entrance to Natchez–Adams County Airport before ending at U.S. Route 61 (US 61). The route was designated in 1957, and it included a separate route in southern Adams County (now part of MS 555). MS 554 was temporarily removed from the highway system in 1967, but was added back in 1973.[disputed – discuss]
 Mississippi Highway 554 | ||||
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| Airport Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT and Adams County | ||||
| Length | 5.628 mi[1][2] (9.057 km) | |||
| Existed | 1957 – 1967 1973–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MS 555 near Natchez | |||
| East end |  US 61 in Selma | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Adams | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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All of the route is located in Adams County. MS 554 starts at MS 555 in the unincorporated village of Pine Ridge. The route travels eastward along Airport Road into the forest. It curves around multiple hills, until it reaches Old Johnson Road. MS 554 then travels around the airport. The road intersects the entrance to the airport at a T-intersection. Local maintenance ends, and state maintenance begins. The route continues traveling east until it reaches its eastern terminus at US 61. The road continues on as Selma Road.[3][4]
In 2013, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated as many as 500 vehicles traveling west of Howard Loop, and as few as 290 vehicles traveling west of Old Meadow Road.[5] All of the road is maintained by MDOT and Adams County.[2] MS 554 is not included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS), a network of highways identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[6]
History
editA road from Natchez to north of Selma first appeared on maps in 1955.[7][8] MS 554 was designated in 1957, from US 61 and US 65, to an area north of the Adams–Wilkinson county line.[9][10] The designation was also added to the road from MS 555 to US 61 in 1958.[10][11] By 1960, the southern segment of MS 554 was extended along a locally maintained gravel road to MS 563 in Wilkinson County.[11][12] Two years later, the southern segment was renumbered, and it became part of MS 555. The northern segment kept its designation as MS 554.[12][13] MS 554 was removed from state highway maps in 1967,[14][15] and didn't reappear until 1973.[16][17] The western part of the road was no longer state maintained by 1998.[18][19]
Major intersections
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The entire route is in Adams County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations[3] | Notes | |
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| Pine Ridge | 0.000 | 0.000 | MS 555 (M.L.K. Jr Road) / Foster Mound Road | Western terminus | |
| | 4.427 | 7.125 |  Natchez–Adams County Airport | Begin local maintenance | |
| Selma | 5.628 | 9.057 | US 61 / Winding Creek Road – Natchez, Vicksburg | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2011). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Microsoft; Nokia. "Mississippi Highway 554" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ Adams County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ National Highway System: Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. November 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1953). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1955). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1962). Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1965). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1967). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1973). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1996). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1996–1997 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1998). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 20, 2014.