Mississippi Highway 321 (MS 321) is a state highway consisting of two segments, one connecting Webb to Brazil in Tallahatchie County, the other in Quitman County in and around Lambert. It is a two-lane road for its entire length.
 Mississippi Highway 321 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT and Quitman County | ||||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 5.916 mi[1] (9.521 km) | |||
| South end |  MS 32 near Webb | |||
| North end | Brazil Quitman County Road in Brazil | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 3.215 mi[1] (5.174 km) | |||
| South end | Anderson Road / Schieleville Road near Lambert | |||
| North end |  MS 322 in Lambert | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Tallahatchie, Quitman | |||
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Route description
editThe southern segment of MS 321 begins about one mile (1.6 km) east of Webb along MS 32 and Pecan Road. The two-lane state maintained highway[2] heads north eventually paralleling the Tallahatchie River. The road is otherwise surrounded by agricultural fields. In the unincorporated community of Brazil, state maintenance ends before the road, continuing north as Brazil Quitman County Road, crosses Buzzard Bayou.[3]
The northern segment of MS 321, completely maintained by Quitman County and the town of Lambert,[2] begins at the intersection of Anderson Road and Schieleville Road. The intersection is located near the former Camp B of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, now mostly the O'Keefe Wildlife Management Area. The road heads due north paralleling a railroad and traveling through farmland before the road enters the town of Lambert. In the town, MS 321 carries the name 6th Street and passes by houses and churches. MS 321 ends at an intersection with MS 322 in Lambert.[4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Tallahatchie | | 0.000 | 0.000 | MS 32 / Pecan Road – Webb, Charleston | Southern terminus of southern segment | ||
| Brazil | 5.916 | 9.521 | Brazil Quitman County Road | Northern terminus of southern segment | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Quitman | | 5.916 | 9.521 | Anderson Road / Schieleville Road | Southern terminus of northern segment | ||
| Lambert | 9.131 | 14.695 | MS 322 (Scott Avenue) / 6th Street | Northern terminus of northern segment | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (2019). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. F-7. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ a b State Designated-State Maintained Highway System of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. July 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "MS 321 southern segment" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "MS 321 northern segment" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.