| State: | MS |
| Type: | MS |
| Route: | 826 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | MS 826 highlighted in blue |
| Length Mi: | 2.316 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | near Rolling Fork |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | near Rolling Fork |
| Previous Type: | MS |
| Previous Route: | 824 |
| Next Type: | MS |
| Next Route: | 830 |
| Counties: | Sharkey |
Mississippi Highway 826 (MS 826) is a short state highway in western Mississippi. The route starts at U.S. Route 61 (US 61) south of Rolling Fork. The road then travels northward through farmland, and MS 826 ends at its intersection with MS 14, west of the town. The road was constructed in 1955 to bypass Rolling Fork, and the route was designated around 1957, after a proposal by Sharkey County to transfer the road to state maintenance.
All of MS 826 is located in Sharkey County.[2] In 2018, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated 690 vehicles traveling on MS 826 south of Ending Bar Road on average each day.[3] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code ยง 65-3-3,[4] and it is maintained by MDOT and Sharkey County, as part of the Mississippi State Highway System.[1]
The route starts at the intersection of US 61 and Fork Creek Road southwest of Rolling Fork.[2] Surrounded by farmland, the road travels north and intersects a gravel road. MS 826 then intersects Ending Bar Road, which travels to the southern part of the town. The route continues northward and ends at MS 14, west of Rolling Fork. The road continues north as Burma Road, a gravel road that ends at MS 16 near Lorenzen.[2]
The road was paved around 1955 by Sharkey County, connecting US 61 to MS 14 and bypassing the town of Rolling Fork. It was built to relieve cross-country traffic travelling around Rolling Fork. Following a proposal by the Sharkey County Board of Supervisors in March 1955,[5] the road was added to the state highway system by 1957.