Mississippi Highway 309 (MS 309) is a two-lane, north–south state highway in Marshall County, Mississippi. It runs 26.1 miles (42.0 km) from the Tennessee state line south through western Marshall County to its southern terminus at MS 4, just east of the community of Chulahoma.
 Mississippi Highway 309 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 25.777 mi[1][2] (41.484 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MS 4 near Chulahoma | |||
  I-22 / US 78 in Byhalia  I-269 / MS 304 near Byhalia | ||||
| North end | Byhalia Road at the Tennessee state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Marshall | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editMS 309 begins at the western edge of the community of Chulahoma at an intersection with MS 4. It winds its way northwest through a mix of farmland and wooded areas for several miles, where it makes both a sharp left, and a sharp right, as it passes through the community of Watson. The highway now enters the town of Byhalia at an interchange with Interstate 22 (I-22)/U.S. Route 78 (US 78) at their exit 14, and it travels through some neighborhoods before passing directly through downtown, where it has an intersection with MS 178. MS 309 leaves downtown as it crosses a railroad track, traveling north through more neighborhoods before leaving Byhalia at an interchange with I-269/MS 304 (exit 18). The highway travels northward through farmland to cross the Coldwater River and pass through the community of Barton, where it has an intersection with MS 302, before coming to an end at the Tennessee state line, with the road continuing north as Byhalia Road into the city of Collierville.
The entire length of Mississippi Highway 309 is a rural two-lane state highway, located entirely in Marshall County.[3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Marshall County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 | MS 4 – Senatobia, Holly Springs | Southern terminus | |
| Byhalia | 15.991– 16.211 | 25.735– 26.089 | I-22 / US 78 – Tupelo, Memphis | I-22 exit 14 | |
| 17.279 | 27.808 |  MS 178 | |||
| | 18.685– 18.988 | 30.071– 30.558 | I-269 / MS 304 – Tunica, Collierville | I-269 exit 18 | |
| Barton | 23.504– 23.581 | 37.826– 37.950 |  MS 302 | ||
| | 25.777 | 41.484 | Byhalia Road north | Continuation into Tennessee | |
| 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.
- ^ 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. 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Map of Mississippi Highway 309" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 16, 2021.