Mississippi Highway 618 Explained

State:MS
Type:MS
Route:618
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:4.910
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Moss Point
Junction: in Moss Point
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Orange Grove
Counties:Jackson
Previous Type:MS
Previous Route:617
Next Type:MS
Next Route:619

Mississippi Highway 618 (MS 618) is a 4.91adj=midNaNadj=mid unsigned east-west state highway in Jackson County in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It connects the city of Moss Point to the community of Orange Grove.

Route description

MS 618 begins in downtown Moss Point at an intersection with MS 613 (Main Street). It heads east along McInnis Avenue to cross a railroad track to leave downtown and travel through neighborhoods for several blocks as it begins paralleling the Escatawpa River, where it merges onto Elder Street, then Grierson Street. The highway has an intersection with MS 63 and heads northeast through more neighborhoods, passing by a few businesses and crosses a small bayou, before leaving Moss Point. MS 618 curves back to the east and enters the small community of Orange Grove, where it merges onto Old Stage Road for a short distance before making a sharp right turn and coming to an end at an intersection with US Highway 90 (US 90). Old Stage Road continues northeast along the original two-lane alignment of US 90.

The entire length of Mississippi Highway 618 is an unsigned two-lane state highway.

History

State:MS
Type:MS
Route:994
Length Mi:4.910
Decommissioned:yes
Location:Moss Point - Orange Grove

MS 618 was originally designated as Mississippi Highway 994 (MS 994).

Notes and References

  1. Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division . 2019 . Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation. . June 27, 2021.