Mississippi Highway 604 Explained

State:MS
Type:MS
Route:604
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:MS 604 highlighted in red
Length Mi:5.071
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1950
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Pearlington
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Pearlington
Previous Type:MS
Previous Route:603
Next Type:MS
Next Route:605
Counties:Hancock

Mississippi Highway 604 (MS 604) is a 5.071adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 90 (US 90). MS 604 travels northward through Pearlington to its northern terminus at MS 607. The route was designated in 1950, after US 90 was realigned off of it in 1939 onto a new road built in 1936.

Route description

All of the undivided, two-laned route is located in western Hancock County. MS 604 starts at US 90 south of Pearlington and travels north. The road goes through a small forest, before turning northwest and entering Pearlington. MS 604 goes through the center of Pearlington, and turns north at Levee Street. The route soon travels northeast as it leaves Pearlington. MS 604 enters into larger forests for around 3miles. About 0.5miles south of MS 607, MS 604 travels northward. The road soon ends at MS 607 at a T-intersection.

In 2013, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated as many as 1,000 vehicles traveling north of Birch Drive, and as few as 840 vehicles traveling south of MS 607.[2] MS 604 is legally defined in Mississippi Code ยง 65-3-3.[3] MS 604 is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.[1] The route is part of the Westonia Senic Byway to Space, which starts at MS 607, travels on MS 604, and ends at Stennis Space Center's buffer zone near Pearlington.[1] [4]

History

Since 1928, US 90 was routed through Santa Rosa, and concurrent with US 11 before crossing into Louisiana.[5] In 1936, a new, paved road was built from US 90 to south of Slidell, bypassing the town.[6] [7] Three years later, US 90 was realigned south on this new road. This caused the southern terminus to be US 90, and the northern terminus at an unsigned highway,[8] [9] which would become MS 11-90 a year later.[9] [10] In 1948, the route was renumbered to MS 43,[11] and by 1950, the former alignment of US 90 bypassed in 1936 became signed as MS 604.[12] [13] In 1967, MS 43 was rerouted to its east, and the old alignment became MS 607.[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division . December 31, 2011 . Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation . . July 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514212501/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Programs/Statistics%20Book/2011%20MDOT%20Public%20Roads%20Statistics%20Extent%2C%20Travel%2C%20and%20Designation.pdf . May 14, 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: MDOT Traffic Count Application. Mississippi Department of Transportation. July 6, 2014.
  3. Web site: Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-3. State highways designated.. Mississippi Legislature. April 21, 2014.
  4. Strecker . Rebecca . October 25, 2013 . Stennis Officials Issue Buffer Zone Reminder . Stennis Space Center . NASA Office of Communications . National Aeronautics and Space Administration . October 23, 2014.
  5. Condition Map of State Highway System. Mississippi State Highway Department. Mississippi State Highway Department. 1928. October 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153835/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201935%20Road%20Map%20of%20MS.pdf. July 14, 2014. dead.
  6. Road Map of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Department. Mississippi State Highway Department. 1935. July 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153835/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201935%20Road%20Map%20of%20MS.pdf. July 14, 2014. dead.
  7. Road Map of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Department. Mississippi State Highway Department. 1936. July 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714113748/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201936%20Road%20Map%20of%20MS.pdf. July 14, 2014. dead.
  8. Road Map of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Department. Mississippi State Highway Department. 1938. July 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514205613/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201938%20Road%20Map%20of%20MS.pdf. May 14, 2014. dead.
  9. Official State Highway Map of State of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. January 1939. July 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164748/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201939%20January%20Front.pdf. July 14, 2014. dead.
  10. Road Map of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Department. Mississippi State Highway Department. 1940. October 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316050608/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201940%20%20Road%20Map%20of%20MS.pdf. March 16, 2014. dead.
  11. Official State Highway Map of State of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1948. October 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514210459/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201948%20Front.pdf. May 14, 2014. dead.
  12. Official State Highway Map of State of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1949. July 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132548/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201949%20Front.pdf. July 14, 2014. dead.
  13. Official State Highway Map of State of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1950. July 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125130/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201950%20Front.pdf. July 14, 2014. dead.
  14. Official State Highway Map of State of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1965. July 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514210831/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201965%20Front.pdf. May 14, 2014. dead.
  15. Official State Highway Map of State of Mississippi. Mississippi State Highway Commission. Mississippi State Highway Commission. 1967. July 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514210845/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201967%20Front.pdf. May 14, 2014. dead.

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