Mississippi Highway 28

Mississippi Highway 28 (MS 28) is a two-lane state highway in Mississippi, United States, that runs east–west from U.S. Highway 84 (US 84) west of Laurel to MS 33 near Fayette. It travels approximately 126 miles (203 km), serving Jefferson, Copiah, Simpson, Smith, and Jones counties.

Mississippi Highway 28
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length124.601 mi[1] (200.526 km)
Existed1958–present
Major junctions
West end US 61 / MS 33 in Fayette
 
East end US 84 in Calhoun
Location
CountiesJefferson, Copiah, Simpson, Smith, Jones
Highway system
MS 27 MS 29

Route description

MS 28 outside of Taylorsville as it tracks west towards Magee

MS 28 is a largely two-lane, paved road that travels east and west across central Mississippi. The route does have several dangerous intersections and sharp curves, the most notable being the intersection with MS 37 in Taylorsville and the intersection with MS 35 in Mize. The road is heavily traveled, and is a major corridor from Laurel to Jackson. The road does share a four-lane concurrency with US49 for about two miles (3.2 km) in the city of Magee before turning south.

History

What is now MS 28 originated back in 1932 as Mississippi Highway 20 (MS 20), but it was renumbered to 28 in 1958 to avoid confusion with soon to be built I-20, with some sections of that highway beginning construction in 1960.

Future

MS 28 and MS 541 briefly overlap with US 49 in Magee

There have been some discussions among residents in communities along MS 28 concerning plans to completely four-lane MS 28 from its terminus with US 84 in Laurel to US 49 in Magee. The route already shares a two-mile-long (3.2 km) concurrency with US 49 in Magee, and some residents feel that a four-lane highway would better alleviate heavy truck traffic.

There have been no official plans from the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to upgrade MS 28 to freeway standards. Residents opposed to the potential change claim that "four-laning" the Highway would also entail bypasses for several small towns along the route, stifling business opportunities.

However, MDOT does have some improvements scheduled for the dangerous intersection with MS 37 in Taylorsville. A $3,000,000 project for "various intersection improvements at MS 37/MS 28" is set to begin in 2018.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Jefferson US 61 Natchez, Port Gibson
MS 33 begins
Western terminus; northern terminus of MS 33; western end of MS 33 concurrency
MS 33 south RoxieEastern end of MS 33 concurrency
Union Church MS 550 eastWestern terminus of MS 550
CopiahPleasant Hill MS 552 westEastern terminus of MS 552
Allen MS 547 northSouthern terminus of MS 547
Hazlehurst I-55 Jackson, BrookhavenI-55 exit 61
US 51 Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst
Georgetown MS 27 Crystal Springs, Monticello
SimpsonUnion MS 469 north HarrisvilleSouthern terminus of MS 469
Pinola MS 43 north MendenhallWestern end of MS 43 concurrency
MS 472 westEastern terminus of MS 472
MS 43 south New HebronEastern end of MS 43 concurrency
MS 13 Mendenhall, Prentiss
MS 545 northSouthern terminus of MS 545
MS 541 southWestern end of MS 541 concurrency
Magee US 49 north JacksonWestern end of US 49 concurrency
MS 541 north (Main Avenue South) Downtown MageeEastern end of MS 541 concurrency
US 49 south HattiesburgEastern end of US 49 concurrency
MS 149 south HattiesburgWestern end of MS 149 concurrency
MS 149 northEastern end of MS 149 overlap
SmithMize MS 35 south Mount OliveWestern end of MS 35 concurrency
MS 35 north RaleighEastern end of MS 35 concurrency
Taylorsville MS 37 north RaleighNorthern end of MS 37 concurrency
MS 37 south CollinsSouthern end of MS 37 concurrency
MS 531 north Bay SpringsSouthern terminus of MS 531
JonesSoso MS 533 north Stringer, Bay SpringsSouthern terminus of MS 533
MS 29 south EllisvilleNorthern terminus of MS 29
Calhoun US 84 Laurel, CollinsEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  •  Mississippi portal
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References

  1. "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
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