Mississippi Highway 345 Explained

State:MS
Type:MS
Route:345
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:9.272
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1958
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Pontotoc
Junction: in Pontotoc
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Ecru
Counties:Pontotoc
Previous Type:MS
Previous Route:342
Next Type:MS
Next Route:346

Mississippi Highway 345 (MS 345) is a 9.272adj=midNaNadj=mid north–south state highway in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, connecting the city of Pontotoc with the town of Ecru.

Route description

MS 345 begins in the city of Pontotoc at an intersection with MS 9 (North Main Street) at the northern edge of downtown. It heads north, along North Main Street, through neighborhoods for 2miles to an intersection with U.S. Route 278 (US 278)/MS 6 (Pontotoc Parkway), where it leaves Pontotoc. The highway winds its way through a mix of farmland and wooded hills for the next several miles, where it crosses Cherry Creek (one of two creeks forming the Little Tallahatchie River) before passing through the community of Cherry Creek, where it makes a sharp left turn. MS 345 now enters the town of Ecru along Main Street and passes through neighborhoods, then straight through downtown before coming to an end at an intersection with MS 15.

The entire length of Mississippi Highway 345 is a two-lane highway, lying entirely in Pontotoc County.

Notes and References

  1. Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division . December 31, 2017 . Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation. . 161 . June 4, 2021 .