Mississippi Highway 605 (MS 605) is a state highway in Mississippi. It is an expressway and generally runs north from U.S. Highway 90 in Gulfport, to an intersection with East Wortham Road in Saucier, after crossing over Mississippi Highway 67 twice. MS 605 is located entirely within Harrison County.
 Mississippi Highway 605 | ||||
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| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 16.6 mi[1] (26.7 km) | |||
| Existed | 2004–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 90 in Gulfport | |||
| North end | East Wortham Road in Saucier | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Harrison | |||
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History
edit Mississippi Highway 975 | |
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| Location | Gulfport |
| Existed | ?–2004 |
 Mississippi Highway 981 | |
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| Location | Gulfport - Saucier |
| Existed | ?–2004 |
MS 605 first appeared in maps in 2004,[2][3] and has not changed significantly since. Prior to its designation in 2004, the portion of MS 605 between I-10 and US 90 was known as Mississippi Highway 975 (MS 975), with the remaining portion north of I-10 known as Mississippi Highway 981 (MS 981).[3][4]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Harrison County.
| Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Gulfport | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 90 (Beach Boulevard) – Bay St. Louis, Biloxi | Southern terminus | |
| 4.2 | 6.8 |  I-10 – New Orleans, Mobile | I-10, exit 38 | ||
| | 11.6 | 18.7 |  MS 67 – Biloxi, Hattiesburg, William Carey University | Interchange | |
| | 14.7 | 23.7 |   MS 67 to US 49 | ||
| | 16.6 | 26.7 | East Wortham Road | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2003). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (2003–2004 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation (2004). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (2004–05 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ "Route of MS 605" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
External links
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