Mississippi Highway 822

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Mississippi Highway 822 marker
Mississippi Highway 822
Old U.S. Route 80
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length6.389 mi[1] (10.282 km)
Existed1998–present
Major junctions
West endClay Street in Vicksburg
Major intersections I-20 / US 61 / US 80 in Vicksburg
East endOld US 80 near Bovina
Location
CountiesWarren
Highway system
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Mississippi Highway 822 (MS 822) is a short highway near Vicksburg, Mississippi. The route starts at a frontage road and travels east along an old alignment of U.S. Route 80 (US 80). MS 822 then ends near Boniva, where state maintenance ends. The highway was designated in 1998, after US 80 was realigned onto Interstate 20 (I-20).

Route description[]

All of the route is located in Warren County.[2] In 2013, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated as many as 16,000 vehicles traveling west of Maxwell Drive, and as few as 2,700 vehicles traveling west of Amber Leaf Drive.[3] It is not included as a part of the National Highway System.[4] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,[5] and is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.[1]

MS 822 officially begins at the intersection of Clay Street, Old Highway 27, and the entrance to Vicksburg National Military Park. Continuing east as a divided city-maintained highway, state maintenance begins about 450 feet (140 m) afterwards at an I-20 frontage road.[6][7] It soon intersects I-20, US 61, and US 80 at an incomplete, modified cloverleaf interchange. The road, still known as Clay Street, travels past a few stores before intersecting MS 27. After that, the road enters through a forest, with small roads and driveways leading to groups of houses. MS 822 then meets Mount Alban Road, a road that crosses over I-20.[6] The route continues to parallel I-20, and gradually closer to a railroad owned by Kansas City Southern Railway.[8] I-20 travels closer toward MS 822 as it heads eastward. The two highways soon travel adjacent to each other. Shortly after I-20 begins to travel northeastward again, MS 822 reaches its eastern terminus at the end of state maintenance. The pavement then changes, and the road continues into Bovina as Old Highway 80.[6][9]

History[]

US 80 has existed since 1928, from Vicksburg and through Meridian. It was paved in numerous sections, including the section in Warren County.[10] That section was straightened out in 1934.[11][12] By 1960, I-20 was being constructed, and intersected US 80 east of Vicksburg.[13][14] Four years later, I-20 was extended, connecting to US 80 just west of the Warren–Hinds county line.[15][16] An interchange was built there by 1967.[17][18] US 80 realigned south of the interchange, and no longer intersected I-20 near Bovina a few years later.[19][20] Twenty-four years later, in 1998, US 80 in Warren County was realigned onto I-20, and the alignment between Vicksburg and Bovina became MS 822.[21][22] No significant changes have been made to the route since.[22][2]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Warren County.

Locationmi[23]kmDestinationsNotes
Vicksburg0.0000.000Clay Street / Old Highway 27 – Vicksburg National Military ParkWestern terminus
0.0900.145Frontage RoadStart state maintenance
0.235–
0.616		0.378–
0.991		 I-20 / US 61 / US 80 – Jackson, Natchez, MonroeNo access from I-20 westbound
​1.2792.058

 MS 27 to I-20 / US 61 – Utica, Rolling Fork
Bovina6.38910.282Old US 80End state maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Incomplete access

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2013). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Official State Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  4. ^ National Highway System: Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. November 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-3. State highways designated". Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia (December 2, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 822" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Google (December 3, 2014). "Western terminus of Mississippi Highway 822" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  8. ^ Warren County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Google (December 3, 2014). "Eastern terminus of Mississippi Highway 822" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1928). Condition Map of State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  11. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1933). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  12. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1934). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  13. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  14. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  15. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1963). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  16. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1964). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  17. ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1965). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  18. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1967). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  19. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1973). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  20. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1974). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  21. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1996). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1996–1997 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  22. ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation (1998). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  23. ^ "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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