Mississippi Highway 345 (MS 345) is a 9.272-mile-long (14.922 km) north–south state highway in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, connecting the city of Pontotoc with the town of Ecru.
 Mississippi Highway 345 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.272 mi[1] (14.922 km) | |||
| Existed | 1958–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MS 9 in Pontotoc | |||
  US 278 / MS 6 in Pontotoc | ||||
| North end |  MS 15 in Ecru | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Pontotoc | |||
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Route description
editMS 345 begins in the city of Pontotoc at an intersection with MS 9 (North Main Street) at the northern edge of downtown. It heads north, along North Main Street, through neighborhoods for two miles (3.2 km) to an intersection with U.S. Route 278 (US 278)/MS 6 (Pontotoc Parkway), where it leaves Pontotoc. The highway winds its way through a mix of farmland and wooded hills for the next several miles, where it crosses Cherry Creek (one of two creeks forming the Little Tallahatchie River) before passing through the community of Cherry Creek, where it makes a sharp left turn. MS 345 now enters the town of Ecru along Main Street and passes through neighborhoods, then straight through downtown before coming to an end at an intersection with MS 15.
The entire length of Mississippi Highway 345 is a two-lane highway, lying entirely in Pontotoc County.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Pontotoc County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Pontotoc | 0.000 | 0.000 | MS 9 (North Main Street) – Pontotoc, Sherman | Southern terminus | |
| | 2.237 | 3.600 |  US 278 / MS 6 (Pontotoc Parkway) to MS 9 – Oxford | ||
| Ecru | 9.272 | 14.922 | MS 15 – New Albany, Pontotoc | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2017). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 161. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Map of Mississippi Highway 345" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.