Mississippi Highway 348 (MS 348) is a 21.4-mile-long (34.4 km) east-west state highway in the North Central Hills of North Mississippi. It connects the cities of New Albany and Guntown, via the community of Ellistown.
 Mississippi Highway 348 | ||||
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| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 21.441 mi[1][2] (34.506 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   MS 15 / MS 30 in New Albany | |||
| East end | Mill Street / Bryson Street in Guntown | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Union, Lee County | |||
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Route description
editMS 348 begins in Union County in the city of New Albany, at an intersection with MS 15/MS 30 just southeast of downtown. It heads southeast along Center Street through neighborhoods before leaving the city and winding its way through hilly woodlands for the next several miles, passing through the communities of Center and Mound City. The highway becomes concurrent with MS 9 between the communities of Ellistown and Branyan before entering Lee County.
MS 348 immediately crosses Camp Creek before traveling due east through farmland for the next several miles, passing through the communities of Boggan Bend and Blair, to enter the city of Guntown, just shortly before an interchange with U.S. Route 45 (US 45). It enters town along North Main Street and has an intersection with MS 145 where state maintenance and signage for the highway ends.[2] The road then travels through neighborhoods, becoming Bryson Street as Main Street splits off to head south through downtown. The highway continues east to cross a railroad track before state maintenance, as well as MS 348, comes to an end at the intersection between East Mill Street and Bryson Street.
The entire length of Mississippi Highway 348 is a two-lane highway.[3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Union | New Albany | 0.000 | 0.000 | MS 15 / MS 30 – Downtown New Albany, Pontotoc, Ripley | Western terminus |
| Ellistown | 10.611 | 17.077 |   MS 9 south – Blue Springs | Western end of MS 9 concurrency | |
| Branyan | 13.148 | 21.160 |  MS 9 north – Alpine | Eastern end of MS 9 concurrency | |
| Lee | Guntown | 20.261– 20.479 | 32.607– 32.958 |  US 45 – Tupelo, Corinth, Booneville | Interchange |
| 20.753 | 33.399 |  MS 145 – Baldwyn, Saltillo | Eastern end of state maintenance | ||
| 21.441 | 34.506 | East Mill Street / Bryson Street | Eastern terminus; road continues east as Bryson Street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ a b 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 July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Map of Mississippi Highway 348" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 21, 2021.