Mississippi Highway 355 Explained

State:MS
Type:MS
Route:355
Map Custom:yes
Maint:Pontotoc County and MDOT
Length Mi:11.931
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1957
Direction A:South
Terminus A: near Thaxton
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near New Albany
Counties:Pontotoc, Union
Previous Type:MS
Previous Route:354
Next Type:MS
Next Route:356

Mississippi Highway 355 (MS 355) is a 11.9adj=midNaNadj=mid north–south state highway in Pontotoc and Union counties. It connects the town of Thaxton with the town of New Albany.

The entire length of MS 355 is a rural, two-lane, state highway.

Route description

MS 355 begins at an intersection with MS 346 in the community of Esperanza, north of Thaxton in Pontotoc County. The highway at this point is unsigned; it is not maintained by the state, rather by Pontotoc County as unsigned County Road 858 (CR 858).[1] [2] The road heads northwest, then north intersecting minor county roads and crossing Mill Creek as it passes through mostly agricultural fields. At the Pontotoc-Union county line, state maintenance and signage for MS 355 begins. The highway generally continues northwest through woods and farm fields. At Union CR 47, MS 355 reaches a T-intersection; MS 355 heads due west from this intersection. It later curves to the north passing through the community of Etta before ending at MS 30.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Report . Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division . December 31, 2011 . Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation . . September 6, 2021.
  2. General Highway Map Pontotoc County . 2007 . Mississippi Department of Transportation . September 8, 2021.