Mississippi Highway 332

Mississippi Highway 332 marker

Mississippi Highway 332
Route information
Maintained by MDOT & USCAE
Length 3.344 mi[1] (5.382 km)
Existed c. 1958 – present
Major junctions
West end US 51 in Grenada
East end Toe Road near Grenada Lake
Location
Counties Grenada
Highway system
← MS 331MS 333 →

Mississippi Highway 332 (MS 332) is a highway in central Mississippi. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 51 (US 51) in Grenada. The route travels northeastward through farmland to Grenada Municipal Airport. The road continues to its eastern terminus at Toe Road, southwest of the Grenada Lake. The designation was created in 1958 for a former segment of MS 7, which was rerouted north of the lake.

Route description

All of the road is located within Grenada County.[2] The route starts the its intersection with US 51, north of downtown Grenada. MS 332 then travels northeastward through a forest, and intersects Main Street. After crossing a Grenada Railroad line, it passes by a small residential area. MS 332 travels north through farmland, and turns northeast south of Airport Circle. The route then intersect Heatcraft Drive and Air Industrial Park Road south of Grenada Municipal Airport. State maintenance ends past the airport entrance at Mayor Boone Airport Road. The road continues northeast to its eastern terminus at Toe Road, near the Grenada Dam. Toe Road provides access to MS 333 Scenic on both its termini.[3][2]

MS 332 is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3.[4] In 2015, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated as many as 2,900 vehicles traveling east of US 51, and as few as 930 vehicles traveling east of Mayor Boone Airport Road.[5]

History

The short road that became MS 332 existed since 1928,[6] from north of Grenada to south of the Grenada–Yalobusha county line as a gravel road. It later became part of MS 7 in 1932,[6][7] and it was paved in 1939.[8][9] Between 1946 and 1948, the Grenada Lake was constructed, and its northwest side bordered MS 7.[10][11] By 1955, MS 7 was rerouted further north of the lake, with one section near Grenada remaining.[12][13] The section was signed as MS 332 by 1958.[14][15] The route has not been changed significantly since.[15][16]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Grenada County.

Locationmi[3]kmDestinations[2]Notes
Grenada0.00.0 US 51 – Grenada, BatesvilleWestern terminus
2.54.0 Mayor Boone Airport Road – Grenada Municipal AirportEnd state maintenance
​3.45.5Toe Road to
MS 333 Scenic		Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2014). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Grenada, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Google (December 27, 2016). "Mississippi Highway 332" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-3. State highways designated". Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Mississippi State Highway Department (1928). Condition Map of State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Department (1932). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Department (1938). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (January 1939). Official Highway Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1946). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1948). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1953). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  13. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1955). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  14. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  15. 1 2 Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  16. ↑ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2014). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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