mississippi highway mississippi highway state highway located mississippi route runs route near east near west alabama border route lane undivided road entire length runs wooded areas passes town intersection originally designated lee highway auto trail created route briefly redesignated route fully paved end 1930s served new divided highway built south routing designated route description begins intersection near western route heads north lane undivided road soon turning east southeast intersection county road point road heads woodland farm fields homes miles later route turns east surroundings developed street reaches intersection western edge past passes businesses comes business junction route continues east wooded residential neighborhoods prior making turn southeast leaves heads forests unnamed road running short distance southwest railroad line southeast route draws closer curves east passing fields makes sharp turn south away railroad tracks comes eastern terminus immediately west alabama border near legally defined mississippi code history originally designated lee highway auto trail connected washington san_diego establishment route initially designated route run memphis tennessee east tennessee route instead designated time gravel road switched routes mississippi present day alignment initially planned road paved east paved portion extended slightly west west section redesignated fully paved moved new divided highway alignment south marked lane alignment major intersections entire route
Mississippi Highway 172