Mississippi Highway 305

Mississippi Highway 305
Mississippi Highway 305
Route information
	Maintained by Lafayette County and MDOT
Southern segment
Length	2.132 mi (3.431 km)
South end	Sardis Lake boat launch
North end	MS 310 near
Northern segment
Length	26.521 mi (42.681 km)
South end	MS 4 near Looxahoma
Major intersections	I-269 / MS 304 in Lewisburg; US 78 in Olive Branch;
North end	State Line Road / Riverdale Road at the Tennessee state line
Location
Counties	Lafayette, DeSoto, Tate
Highway system

Mississippi Highway 305 (MS 305) is a north–south highway in Lafayette, DeSoto, and Tate counties. An unsigned segment runs from the north shore of Sardis Lake in to MS 310. The main segment runs from MS 4, just east of the community of Looxahoma, north through eastern DeSoto and Tate counties to its northern terminus at the Mississippi/Tennessee state line.

Route description[]

The southern segment of MS 305 is not signed nor maintained by the state; it is instead maintained by Lafayette County as County Route 517 (CR 517). The road begins in Teckville at a boat launch for Sardis Lake and heads northwest through a wooded area past many small houses. This segment ends at an intersection with MS 310 and CR 515 at a fire station and small market.^[3]

The signed portions of MS 305 begins as a two-lane highway at MS 4 east of the community of Looxahoma. From there, the route runs north through the community of Independence to the Desoto/Tate county line. From the Desoto/Tate county line, the route continues north through the community of Cockrum and crosses the Coldwater River before passing through the communities of Lewisburg and Cedarview. In the Lewisburg area, MS 305 intersects with Interstate 269 at a diamond interchange. MS 305 continues toward Olive Branch and widens to five lanes just before the intersection with Church Road. MS 305 then passes through a grade-separated interchange with U.S. Route 78 (US 78). As it approaches downtown Olive Branch, the route is signed as Cockrum Road.

After an interchange with MS 302, the route is signed as Germantown Road. MS 305 terminates at State Line Road, but continues into Shelby County, Tennessee as Riverdale Road.^[4]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lafayette		0.000	0.000	Sardis Lake boat launch	Southern terminus
Lafayette		2.132	3.431	MS 310 / CR 515	Northern terminus of southern segment
Gap in route
Tate		0.000	0.000	MS 4 – Holly Springs, Senatobia	Southern terminus of northern segment
Tate	Independence	5.560	8.948	MS 306 west / Mount Zion Road – Coldwater	Eastern terminus of MS 306
Desoto	Lewisburg	17.883– 18.035	28.780– 29.025	I-269 / MS 304 – Tunica, Collierville	I-269 exit 9
	Olive Branch	23.034– 23.291	37.070– 37.483	US 78 – Memphis, Tupelo	Interchange; US 78 exit 4
		24.505– 24.986	39.437– 40.211	MS 302 to US 78	Interchange
		26.521	42.681	Stateline Road / Riverdale Road - Memphis	Northern terminus; Tennessee state line; road continues north as Riverdale Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi