Mississippi Highway 589 (MS 589) runs north–south from Interstate 59 (I-59) east of Purvis, Mississippi to U.S. Highway 49 (US 49) near Seminary, Mississippi. Portions of this highway run parallel to the Longleaf Trace.
 Mississippi Highway 589 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 35.818 mi[1] (57.643 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-59 in Purvis | |||
| North end |  US 49 in Seminary | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Lamar, Covington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
editMS 589 first appeared on maps in 1956, connecting from US 11 to US 49 and MS 590. Only a small section in Lamar County, and between US 98 and Sumrall were paved.[2][3] More of the route in Lamar County was paved a year later.[3][4] By 1958, a small part of MS 589 north of US 98 was rerouted west, connecting with the route south of US 98.[4][5] All of the route south of Sumrall was paved by 1960.[5][6] In 1967, MS 589 was extended to I-59,[7][8] and the remaining unpaved section was removed from the map, until a year later.[8][9]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[10] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lamar | Purvis | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-59 – Hattiesburg, New Orleans, LA | I-59 exit 51; southern terminus |
| 2.2 | 3.5 |  US 11 – Hattiesburg, Lumberton | |||
| Oak Grove | 15.2 | 24.5 |  US 98 – Columbia, Hattiesburg | ||
| Sumrall | 24.7 | 39.8 |  MS 42 – Rawls Springs, Bassfield | ||
| Covington | Seminary | 35.9 | 57.8 | US 49 – Collins, Jackson, Hattiesburg | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2013). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1955). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1965). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Mississippi State Highway Department (1967). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1968). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Mississippi Highway 589" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved December 26, 2014.