mississippi highway state highway state mississippi highway designation segments highway bypassed newer segments located columbia sections lane undivided roads pass small towns exception section lane divided highway running developed areas city total length sections miles originally existed gravel earth roads 1920s portions current road parts 1930s paved 1940s designated segments 1970s 1990s rerouted bypass columbia designated alignment communities section truncated east town route description legally defined mississippi code designation sections relocated completion new section begins intersection northwest heading southeast lane undivided avenue road passes wooded areas homes businesses passing south comes intersection point highway begins concurrency highways continue southeast curving east residential areas road heads commercial downtown comes intersection highway passes businesses leaving downtown heading wooded areas homes splits heading southeast continuing east past residences commercial establishments old highway east road leaves heads northeast wooded areas homes section ends intersection columbia columbia section begins intersection southwest columbia heading northeast lane undivided road passes woodland curving north columbia columbia route concurrent highway heads past businesses turning east broad street splitting heads residential areas coming intersection road continues east wooded areas homes businesses old highway east ending intersection east columbia section begins interchange interstate road continues west interchange heads east hardy street lane divided highway passes businesses highway passes south ending intersection past intersection hardy street continues east lane undivided city street section begins intersection northwest heading east lane undivided road highway heads dense forests curving southeast near homes runs short distance southwest railroad line road passes forests entering heads near mix residences businesses turns northeast cross railroad line come intersection point turns southeast form concurrency leaving dense forests running northeast canadian national railroad line road curves south ends interchange southeast section begins intersection northwest heading southeast lane undivided road heads wooded areas homes entering highway passes residential commercial areas town continues woodland development short distance northeast railroad line ending intersection section begins intersection northwest heading southeast lane undivided main street road heads dense forests homes passing railroad line highway continues rural areas heading east passing point railroad tracks run immediately north road curves southeast away tracks forests eventually entering road heads wooded areas homes turning east passing commercial downtown area highway intersects eastern terminus northern terminus road leaves crossing canadian national railroad line heading mix farmland woodland development section ends intersection east history current existed roads sections columbia gravel roads sections roads columbia ran east west southern state section road gravel road road west paved designated east portion year later portion road east paved portion current southwest columbia paved road east paved new alignment construction included northwest time road columbia paved portions road east northwest paved road west paved portion completed paved road extended mississippi replacing designations road bypassed columbia routed bypass new freeway bypass north built moved new alignment bypass routed result construction new alignment divided highway marked columbia eastern terminus section truncated major intersections entire route columbia entire route columbia entire route entire route entire route entire route
Mississippi Highway 198