Mississippi Highway 468

Mississippi Highway 468 (MS 468) runs from Mississippi Highway 475 in Flowood, Mississippi where it is known as Flowood Drive to MS 469 in Brandon, Mississippi. It is known as Pearson Road in Pearl, Mississippi.

Mississippi Highway 468
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length20.5 mi[1] (33.0 km)
Existed2000[2]–present
Major junctions
West end MS 475 in Flowood
  US 49 / US 80 in Pearl
I-20 in Pearl

MS 475 in Whitfield
MS 469 in Greenfield

MS 18 in Brandon
East end US 80 in Brandon
Highway system
← MS 467→ MS 469

Route description

MS 468 starts at MS 475 in Flowood and travels southwestwards along Flowood Drive. The route turns southward near Fourth Street in downtown Flowood. At U.S. Route 80 (US 80) in Pearl, MS 468 is briefly concurrent with the U.S. route, before traveling southwards at Pearson Road. The road crosses over Interstate 20 (I-20) at a diamond interchange and later turns southeastwards at Whitfield Road. It intersects the southern terminus of MS 475 near the Mississippi State Hospital and crosses over a railroad near Greenfield. MS 468 then intersects MS 469 and turns north at Bethel Road. At Greenfield Circle, the road turns northeastwards and meets MS 18 near Brandon. It turns east at Pine Lawn Drive, and the route turns north at South College Street. MS 468 ends at US 80 in downtown Brandon, and the road continues north as North College Street.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Rankin County.

Locationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Flowood0.00.0 MS 475 (Airport Road) to MS 25 – Pearl, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportWestern terminus
1.82.9 MS 477 north (Treetops Boulevard)Southern terminus of MS 477
Flowood–Pearl line5.99.5 US 80 west / MS 18 west – Jackson
US 49 south to I-20 – Hattiesburg		Western end of US 80/MS 18 concurrency
7.111.4 US 80 east / MS 18 east – Downtown Pearl, BrandonEastern end of US 80/MS 18 concurrency
Pearl8.113.0 I-20 – Jackson, MeridianI-20 exit 48; Diamond interchange
Whitfield12.720.4 MS 475 north – Hudspeth Regional CenterSouthern terminus of MS 475
Greenfield15.224.5 MS 469 south – FlorenceNorthern terminus of MS 469
Brandon19.230.9 MS 18 – Pearl, Puckett, Raleigh
20.533.0 US 80 (Government Street) – Pearl, PelahatchieEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  • List of Mississippi state highways

References
  1. "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  2. "Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-137. Additions to and deletions from State Highway System". Mississippi Legislature. 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  3. Microsoft; Nokia (April 5, 2015). "Mississippi Highway 468" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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