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{{short description|Highway in Mississippi}}
{{short description|Highway in Mississippi}}
{{Infobox road
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|length_notes=(144.700 mi excluding [[Concurrency (road)|concurrencies]])
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|terminus_a=[[Mississippi River]] levee in [[Fox Island, Mississippi|Fox Island]]
|terminus_a=[[Mississippi River]] levee in [[Fox Island, Mississippi|Fox Island]]
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*{{jct|state=MS|US|61}} in [[Tunica, Mississippi|Tunica]]
*{{jct|state=MS|US|51}} in [[Senatobia, Mississippi|Senatobia]]
*{{jct|state=MS|I|55}} in Senatobia
*{{jct|state=MS|I|22|US|78}} in [[Holly Springs, Mississippi|Holly Springs]]
*{{jct|state=MS|US|45}} in [[Booneville, Mississippi|Booneville]]
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|direction_b=East
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|counties=[[Tunica County, Mississippi|Tunica]], [[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate]], [[Marshall County, Mississippi|Marshall]], [[Benton County, Mississippi|Benton]], [[Tippah County, Mississippi|Tippah]], [[Prentiss County, Mississippi|Prentiss]], [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo]]
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'''Mississippi Highway 4''' ('''MS 4''') runs east&ndash;west from an intersection in the community of Fox Island west of [[Tunica, Mississippi]], near the border with [[Arkansas]], to [[Mississippi Highway 25|MS 25]] in [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi]]. It travels a distance of {{Convert|144|mi|km}}, serving [[Tunica County, Mississippi|Tunica]], [[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate]], [[Marshall County, Mississippi|Marshall]], [[Benton County, Mississippi|Benton]], [[Tippah County, Mississippi|Tippah]], [[Prentiss County, Mississippi|Prentiss]], and [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo Counties]].
'''Mississippi Highway 4''' ('''MS 4''') runs east&ndash;west from an intersection in the community of Fox Island west of [[Tunica, Mississippi]], near the border with [[Arkansas]], to [[Mississippi Highway 25|MS 25]] in [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi]]. It travels a distance of {{Convert|159.8|mi|km}}, serving [[Tunica County, Mississippi|Tunica]], [[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate]], [[Marshall County, Mississippi|Marshall]], [[Benton County, Mississippi|Benton]], [[Tippah County, Mississippi|Tippah]], [[Prentiss County, Mississippi|Prentiss]], and [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo counties]].

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==Route description==

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MS 4 begins in the [[Mississippi Delta]] region on a [[Levee]] of the [[Mississippi River]], in [[Tunica County, Mississippi|Tunica County]], at the community of [[Fox Island, Mississippi|Fox Island]]. It heads east as a narrow two-lane road (Bailey Road) through farmland for a couple miles to make a right turn onto Fox Island Road. The highway enters the [[Tunica, Mississippi|Tunica]] city limits and immediately enters downtown, turning north along Main Street for a couple blocks before turning right onto River Road and heading east through neighborhoods. MS 4 now enters a business district and becoming [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with [[U.S. Route 61 in Mississippi|US 61]]. They head southward as a four-lane highway to leave Tunica and pass through rural areas for a few miles to the community of [[Evansville, Mississippi|Evansville]], where MS 4 splits off and heads east. MS 4 passes through [[White Oak, Mississippi|White Oak]] as a two-lane to have an interchange and become concurrent with [[Mississippi Highway 3|MS 3]]. The highway now crosses the [[Coldwater River (Mississippi)|Coldwater River]] into [[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate County]].


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MS 3/MS 4 now pass through [[Savage, Mississippi|Savage]] before turning southward, with MS 4 breaking off and heading east shortly thereafter. MS 4 now climbs onto a plateau as it passes through [[Strayhorn, Mississippi|Strayhorn]] before entering [[Senatobia, Mississippi|Senatobia]]. It enters some neighborhoods and turns left onto a two-lane northern bypass of the city, known as Wilson Drive. The highway heads through outskirts to a business district, where it has an intersection with [[U.S. Route 51 in Mississippi|US 51]]. MS 4 turns south through a mix of neighborhoods and businesses for a few blocks (along Norfleet Drive) before making a sharp left onto Main Street and immediately having an interchange with [[Interstate 55 in Mississippi|I-55]] (Exit 265). The highway leaves Senatobia and passes through the communities of [[New Town, Mississippi|New Town]] and [[Looxahoma, Mississippi|Looxahoma]] before having an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 305|MS 305]]. MS 4 passes through [[Thyatira, Mississippi|Thyatira]] and [[Wyatte, Mississippi|Wyatte]] before crossing into [[Marshall County, Mississippi|Marshall County]].
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==Route Description==


MS 4 almost immediately has an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 309|MS 309]] before passing through [[Chulahoma, Mississippi|Chulahoma]] and turning northeast through wooded areas for several miles to an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 7|MS 7]]. They become concurrent and head north to enter [[Holly Springs, Mississippi|Holly Springs]] and immediately have an interchange with [[Interstate 22 in Mississippi|I-22]]/[[U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi|US 78]] (Exit 30). MS 4/MS 7 become S Craft Street as they widen to a four-lane for a short distance through a business district before narrowing back to two-lanes and passing through neighborhoods. The highway now enters downtown and makes a sharp right onto W Van Dorn Avenue to come to an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 178|MS 178]], with MS 7 heading north along MS 178 (Memphis Street), while MS 4 heads east along MS 178 (E Van Dorn Avenue). They pass through neighborhoods for a couple blocks before MS 4 breaks off along N Randolph Street. MS 4 heads north for several blocks before turning right onto Salem Avenue. The highway now leaves Holly Springs and has an intersection with Eddie Lee Smith Drive (a new northern bypass of the city) before heading eastward through the [[Holly Springs National Forest]] and crossing into [[Benton County, Mississippi|Benton County]].
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MS 4 begins in the [[Mississippi Delta]] region on a [[Levee]] of the [[Mississippi River]], in [[Tunica County, Mississippi|Tunica County]], at the community of [[Fox Island, Mississippi|Fox Island]]. It heads east as a narrow two-lane road through farmland for a couple miles to make a right turn onto Fox Island Road. The highway enters the [[Tunica, Mississippi|Tunica]] city limits and immediately enters downtown, turning north along Main Street for a couple blocks before turning right onto River Road and heading east through neighborhoods. MS 4 now enters a business district and becoming [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with [[U.S. Route 61 in Mississippi|US 61]]. They head southward as a four-lane highway to leave Tunica and pass through rural areas for a few miles to the community of [[Evansville, Mississippi|Evansville]], where MS 4 splits off and heads east. MS 4 passes through [[White Oak, Mississippi|White Oak]] as a two-lane to have an interchange and become concurrent with [[Mississippi Highway 3|MS 3]]. The highway now crosses the [[Coldwater River (Mississippi)|Coldwater River]] into [[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate County]].


MS 4 now enters the foothills of the [[Appalachian Mountains]] as it leaves the National Forest and passes through the town of [[Snow Lake Shores, Mississippi|Snow Lake Shores]] (where it passes directly beside the [[Snow Lake Dam]]). The highway now enters the outskirts of [[Ashland, Mississippi|Ashland]], where it immediately becomes concurrent with [[Mississippi Highway 5|MS 5]] and they head southward through rural areas. MS 4 breaks off and winds its way east up the [[Tippah River]] valley to cross into [[Tippah County, Mississippi|Tippah County]] at [[Gravestown, Mississippi|Gravestown]].
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MS 3/MS 4 now pass through [[Savage, Mississippi|Savage]] before turning southward, with MS 4 breaking off and heading east shortly thereafter. MS 4 now climbs onto a plateau as it passes through [[Strayhorn, Mississippi|Strayhorn]] before entering [[Senatobia, Mississippi|Senatobia]]. It enters some neighborhoods and turns left onto a two-lane northern bypass of the city, known as Wilson Drive. The highway heads through outskirts to a business district, where it has an intersection with [[U.S. Route 51 in Mississippi|US 51]]. MS 4 turns south through a mix of neighborhoods and businesses for a few blocks (along Norfleet Drive) before making a sharp left onto Main Street and immediately having an interchange with [[Interstate 55 in Mississippi|I-55]] (Exit 265). The highway leaves Senatobia and and passes through the communities of [[New Town, Mississippi|New Town]] and [[Looxahoma, Mississippi|Looxahoma]] before having an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 305|MS 305]]. MS 4 passes through [[Thyatira, Mississippi|Thyatira]] and [[Wyatte, Mississippi|Wyatte]] before crossing into [[Marshall County, Mississippi|Marshall County]].


MS 4 heads east for a few miles to pass by [[Ripley Airport]] before entering [[Ripley, Mississippi|Ripley]] and passing straight through downtown (entering town along Ashland Road, turning left onto Jackson Street, before turning right onto Spring Street to the roundabout at the Tippah County Courthouse square, where it comes out along Jefferson Street). The highway has an intersection (and extremely short concurrency) with [[Mississippi Highway 15|MS 15]] before leaving downtown and having an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 370|MS 370]] in some outlying neighborhoods. MS 4 now leaves Ripley and has an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 2|MS 2]] before winding its way through hilly areas for several miles, where it passes through [[Mitchell, Mississippi|Mitchell]] and crosses the [[Hatchie River]], before crossing into [[Prentiss County, Mississippi|Prentiss County]].


MS 4 passes through [[Jumpertown, Mississippi|Jumpertown]] before having an interchange with [[U.S. Route 45 in Mississippi|US 45]] and heading along a northern and eastern bypass of the city of [[Booneville, Mississippi|Booneville]] (where it has an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 145|MS 145]], [[Tuscumbia, Mississippi|Tuscumbia]] Road, crosses the [[Tuscumbia River]], and has an interchange with [[Mississippi Highway 30|MS 30]]). The highway has an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 371|MS 371]] as it passes through [[Hobo Station, Mississippi|Hobo Station]] and [[New Site, Mississippi|New Site]] before winding its way through hilly terrain for several miles to enter [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo County]] near its crossing of the [[Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway]] at [[Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam]].
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'''From west to east'''<ref name=Google> {{Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/MS-4,+Mississippi/@34.7279993,-89.4639466,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x887e2dee2260355b:0xdc8e0d2dac5b7786|title=Route of MS 4|access-date=December 14, 2020}} </ref>


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MS 4 passes northeast through hilly and wooded areas for several miles, where it has an interchange with the [[Natchez Trace Parkway]], before entering the community of [[Dennis, Mississippi|Dennis]], where MS 4 comes to an end at an intersection with [[Mississippi Highway 25|MS 25]] at the center of town.<ref name=Google> {{Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/MS-4,+Mississippi/@34.7279993,-89.4639466,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x887e2dee2260355b:0xdc8e0d2dac5b7786|title=Route of MS 4|access-date=December 14, 2020}} </ref>
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* [[Holly Springs, Mississippi|Holly Springs]]
* [[Ashland, Mississippi|Ashland]]
* [[Ripley, Mississippi|Ripley]]
* [[Jumpertown, Mississippi|Jumpertown]]
* [[Booneville, Mississippi|Booneville]]


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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|mile=4.7
|road={{jct|state=MS|US|61|dir1=north|location1=[[Memphis, TN|Memphis]]}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|US|61|dir1=north|location1=[[Memphis, TN|Memphis]]}}
|notes=West end of US 61 overlap
|notes=West end of US 61 overlap
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|notes=East end of US 61 overlap
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|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|3|dir1=north|location1=[[Memphis, TN|Memphis]]}}
|notes=West end of MS 3 overlap
|notes=West end of MS 3 overlap; interchange
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{{MSint
{{MSint
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|location=none
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|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|3|dir1=south|city1=Crenshaw|city2=Marks}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|3|dir1=south|city1=Crenshaw|city2=Marks}}
|notes=East end of MS 3 overlap
|notes=East end of MS 3 overlap
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|location=Senatobia
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|lspan=2
|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=MS|US|51|city1=Coldwater|city2=Downtown Senatobia}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|US|51|city1=Coldwater|city2=Downtown Senatobia}}
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}}
{{MSint
{{MSint
|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=MS|I|55|location1=[[Memphis, TN|Memphis]]|city2=Grenada}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|I|55|location1=[[Memphis, TN|Memphis]]|city2=Grenada}}
|notes=I-55 exit 265
|notes=I-55 exit 265
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{{MSint
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|location=none
|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|305|dir1=north|city1=Independence|city2=Olive Branch}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|305|dir1=north|city1=Independence|city2=Olive Branch}}
|notes=Southern terminus of MS 305
|notes=Southern terminus of MS 305
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|location=none
|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|309|dir1=north|city1=Byhalia}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|309|dir1=north|city1=Byhalia}}
|notes=Southern terminus of MS 309
|notes=Southern terminus of MS 309
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|location=none
|location=none
|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|7|dir1=south|city1=Oxford}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|7|dir1=south|city1=Oxford}}
|notes=West end of MS 7 overlap
|notes=West end of MS 7 overlap
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|location=Holly Springs
|location=Holly Springs
|lspan=4
|lspan=4
|mile=
|mile=66.8
|mile2=67.0
|road={{jct|state=MS|I|22|US|78|location1=[[Memphis, TN|Memphis]]|city2=Tupelo}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|I|22|US|78|location1=[[Memphis, TN|Memphis]]|city2=Tupelo}}
|notes=I-22/US 78 exit 30
|notes=I-22/US 78 exit 30
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{{MSint
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|type=concur
|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|7|MS|178|dir1=north|dir2=west|name2=Memphis Street}}<!--any cities signed?-->
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|7|MS|178|dir1=north|dir2=west|name2=Memphis Street}}<!--any cities signed?-->
|notes=East end of MS 7 overlap; west end of MS 178 overlap
|notes=East end of MS 7 overlap; west end of MS 178 overlap
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{{MSint
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|mile=68.6
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|178|dir1=east|name1=Van Dorn Avenue}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|178|dir1=east|name1=Van Dorn Avenue}}
|notes=East end of MS 178 overlap
|notes=East end of MS 178 overlap
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}}
{{MSint
{{MSint
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|mile=71.2
|road=Eddie Lee Smith Drive<!--why does this have MS 4 west reassurance?-->
|road=Eddie Lee Smith Drive<!--why does this have MS 4 west reassurance?-->
|notes=Northern bypass of Holly Springs
|notes=Northern bypass of Holly Springs
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|cspan=2
|cspan=2
|location=Ashland
|location=Ashland
|mile=
|mile=85.4
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|5|dir1=north|city1=Ashland}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|5|dir1=north|city1=Ashland}}
|notes=West end of MS 5 overlap
|notes=West end of MS 5 overlap
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|type=concur
|type=concur
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=
|mile=91.7
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|5|dir1=south|city1=Hickory Flat}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|5|dir1=south|city1=Hickory Flat}}
|notes=East end of MS 5 overlap
|notes=East end of MS 5 overlap
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|location=Ripley
|location=Ripley
|lspan=3
|lspan=3
|mile=
|mile=107.1
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|15|dir1=north}}<!--any cities signed?-->
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|15|dir1=north|city1=Falkner}}
|notes=West end of MS 15 overlap
|notes=West end of MS 15 overlap
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}}
{{MSint
{{MSint
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=
|mile=107.2
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|15|dir1=south|city1=New Albany}}<!--anything else signed?-->
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|15|dir1=south|city1=New Albany}}
|notes=East end of MS 15 overlap
|notes=East end of MS 15 overlap
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}}
{{MSint
{{MSint
|mile=
|mile=108.3
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|370|dir1=east|city1=Dumas}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|370|dir1=east|city1=Dumas}}
|notes=Western terminus of MS 370
|notes=Western terminus of MS 370
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{{MSint
{{MSint
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=
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|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|2|dir1=east|city1=Kossuth|city2=Corinth}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|2|dir1=east|city1=Kossuth|city2=Corinth}}
|notes=Western terminus of eastern segment of MS 2
|notes=Western terminus of eastern segment of MS 2
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|mile=129.8
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|road={{jct|state=MS|US|45|city1=Corinth|city2=Tupelo}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|US|45|city1=Corinth|city2=Tupelo}}
|notes=Interchange
|notes=Interchange
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}}
{{MSint
{{MSint
|mile=
|mile=131.7
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|145|name1=North Second Street|city1=Booneville|location2=[[Northeast Mississippi Community College]]}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|145|name1=North Second Street|city1=Booneville|location2=[[Northeast Mississippi Community College]]}}
}}
}}
{{MSint
{{MSint
|mile=
|mile=133.2
|road=Tuscumbia Road - [[Tuscumbia, Mississippi|Tuscumbia]]
|road=Tuscumbia Road - [[Tuscumbia, Mississippi|Tuscumbia]]
}}
}}
{{MSint
{{MSint
|mile=
|mile=135.0
|road=East Church Street - [[Tishomingo, MS|Tishomingo]], [[Downtown Booneville, Mississippi|Downtown Booneville]], [[Crow's Neck Environmental Education Center|Crows Neck Education Center]]
|road=East Church Street - [[Tishomingo, MS|Tishomingo]], [[Downtown Booneville, Mississippi|Downtown Booneville]], [[Crow's Neck Environmental Education Center|Crows Neck Education Center]]
|notes=Former [[MS 30]]
|notes=Former [[MS 30]]
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{{MSint
{{MSint
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=
|mile=137.0
|mile2=137.3
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|30|city1=Tishomingo|city2=New Albany}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|30|city1=Tishomingo|city2=New Albany}}
|notes=Interchange
|notes=Interchange
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{{MSint
{{MSint
|location=Hobo Station
|location=Hobo Station
|mile=
|mile=142.9
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|371|dir1=south|city1=Marietta}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|371|dir1=south|city1=Marietta}}
|notes=Northern terminus of MS 371
|notes=Northern terminus of MS 371
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|cspan=2
|cspan=2
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=
|mile=156.6
|road={{jct|state=MS|NTP}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|NTP}}
|notes=Interchange
|notes=Interchange
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{{MSint
{{MSint
|location=Dennis
|location=Dennis
|mile=144.7
|mile=159.8
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|25|city1=Tishomingo|city2=Iuka|city3=Belmont}}
|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|25|city1=Tishomingo|city2=Iuka|city3=Belmont}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
|notes=Eastern terminus
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Mississippi Highway 308]]

*{{portal-inline|Mississippi}}
*{{portal-inline|Mississippi}}
*{{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
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[[Category:State highways in Mississippi|004]]
[[Category:State highways in Mississippi|004]]

Latest revision as of 17:38, 22 August 2021

Mississippi Highway 4 marker
Mississippi Highway 4
Map
Route information
Maintained by MDOT and Town of Tunica
Length159.8 mi[1] (257.2 km)
(144.700 mi excluding concurrencies)
Existed1935–present
Major junctions
West endMississippi River levee in Fox Island
Major intersections
East end MS 25 in Dennis
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesTunica, Tate, Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Prentiss, Tishomingo
Highway system
← MS 3→ MS 5

Mississippi Highway 4 (MS 4) runs east–west from an intersection in the community of Fox Island west of Tunica, Mississippi, near the border with Arkansas, to MS 25 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It travels a distance of 159.8 miles (257.2 km), serving Tunica, Tate, Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Prentiss, and Tishomingo counties.

Route description

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MS 4 begins in the Mississippi Delta region on a Levee of the Mississippi River, in Tunica County, at the community of Fox Island. It heads east as a narrow two-lane road (Bailey Road) through farmland for a couple miles to make a right turn onto Fox Island Road. The highway enters the Tunica city limits and immediately enters downtown, turning north along Main Street for a couple blocks before turning right onto River Road and heading east through neighborhoods. MS 4 now enters a business district and becoming concurrent with US 61. They head southward as a four-lane highway to leave Tunica and pass through rural areas for a few miles to the community of Evansville, where MS 4 splits off and heads east. MS 4 passes through White Oak as a two-lane to have an interchange and become concurrent with MS 3. The highway now crosses the Coldwater River into Tate County.

MS 3/MS 4 now pass through Savage before turning southward, with MS 4 breaking off and heading east shortly thereafter. MS 4 now climbs onto a plateau as it passes through Strayhorn before entering Senatobia. It enters some neighborhoods and turns left onto a two-lane northern bypass of the city, known as Wilson Drive. The highway heads through outskirts to a business district, where it has an intersection with US 51. MS 4 turns south through a mix of neighborhoods and businesses for a few blocks (along Norfleet Drive) before making a sharp left onto Main Street and immediately having an interchange with I-55 (Exit 265). The highway leaves Senatobia and passes through the communities of New Town and Looxahoma before having an intersection with MS 305. MS 4 passes through Thyatira and Wyatte before crossing into Marshall County.

MS 4 almost immediately has an intersection with MS 309 before passing through Chulahoma and turning northeast through wooded areas for several miles to an intersection with MS 7. They become concurrent and head north to enter Holly Springs and immediately have an interchange with I-22/US 78 (Exit 30). MS 4/MS 7 become S Craft Street as they widen to a four-lane for a short distance through a business district before narrowing back to two-lanes and passing through neighborhoods. The highway now enters downtown and makes a sharp right onto W Van Dorn Avenue to come to an intersection with MS 178, with MS 7 heading north along MS 178 (Memphis Street), while MS 4 heads east along MS 178 (E Van Dorn Avenue). They pass through neighborhoods for a couple blocks before MS 4 breaks off along N Randolph Street. MS 4 heads north for several blocks before turning right onto Salem Avenue. The highway now leaves Holly Springs and has an intersection with Eddie Lee Smith Drive (a new northern bypass of the city) before heading eastward through the Holly Springs National Forest and crossing into Benton County.

MS 4 now enters the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains as it leaves the National Forest and passes through the town of Snow Lake Shores (where it passes directly beside the Snow Lake Dam). The highway now enters the outskirts of Ashland, where it immediately becomes concurrent with MS 5 and they head southward through rural areas. MS 4 breaks off and winds its way east up the Tippah River valley to cross into Tippah County at Gravestown.

MS 4 heads east for a few miles to pass by Ripley Airport before entering Ripley and passing straight through downtown (entering town along Ashland Road, turning left onto Jackson Street, before turning right onto Spring Street to the roundabout at the Tippah County Courthouse square, where it comes out along Jefferson Street). The highway has an intersection (and extremely short concurrency) with MS 15 before leaving downtown and having an intersection with MS 370 in some outlying neighborhoods. MS 4 now leaves Ripley and has an intersection with MS 2 before winding its way through hilly areas for several miles, where it passes through Mitchell and crosses the Hatchie River, before crossing into Prentiss County.

MS 4 passes through Jumpertown before having an interchange with US 45 and heading along a northern and eastern bypass of the city of Booneville (where it has an intersection with MS 145, Tuscumbia Road, crosses the Tuscumbia River, and has an interchange with MS 30). The highway has an intersection with MS 371 as it passes through Hobo Station and New Site before winding its way through hilly terrain for several miles to enter Tishomingo County near its crossing of the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway at Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam.

MS 4 passes northeast through hilly and wooded areas for several miles, where it has an interchange with the Natchez Trace Parkway, before entering the community of Dennis, where MS 4 comes to an end at an intersection with MS 25 at the center of town.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
TunicaFox Island0.00.0Mississippi River leveeWestern terminus; end of state maintenance
Tunica4.77.6
 US 61 north – Memphis		West end of US 61 overlap
Evansville8.113.0
 US 61 south – Clarksdale		East end of US 61 overlap
​16.7–
17.1		26.9–
27.5
 MS 3 north – Memphis		West end of MS 3 overlap; interchange
Tate​19.631.5
 MS 3 south – Crenshaw, Marks		East end of MS 3 overlap
Senatobia33.754.2 US 51 – Coldwater, Downtown Senatobia
35.1–
35.2		56.5–
56.6		 I-55 – Memphis, GrenadaI-55 exit 265
​43.369.7
 MS 305 north – Independence, Olive Branch		Southern terminus of MS 305
Marshall​52.985.1
 MS 309 north – Byhalia		Southern terminus of MS 309
​65.4105.3
 MS 7 south – Oxford		West end of MS 7 overlap
Holly Springs66.8–
67.0		107.5–
107.8		 I-22 / US 78 – Memphis, TupeloI-22/US 78 exit 30
68.4110.1

 MS 7 north / MS 178 west (Memphis Street)		East end of MS 7 overlap; west end of MS 178 overlap
68.6110.4
 MS 178 east (Van Dorn Avenue)		East end of MS 178 overlap
71.2114.6Eddie Lee Smith DriveNorthern bypass of Holly Springs
BentonAshland85.4137.4
 MS 5 north – Ashland		West end of MS 5 overlap
​91.7147.6
 MS 5 south – Hickory Flat		East end of MS 5 overlap
TippahRipley107.1172.4
 MS 15 north – Falkner		West end of MS 15 overlap
107.2172.5
 MS 15 south – New Albany		East end of MS 15 overlap
108.3174.3
 MS 370 east – Dumas		Western terminus of MS 370
​109.6176.4
 MS 2 east – Kossuth, Corinth		Western terminus of eastern segment of MS 2
PrentissBooneville129.8–
130.0		208.9–
209.2		 US 45 – Corinth, TupeloInterchange
131.7212.0 MS 145 (North Second Street) – Booneville, Northeast Mississippi Community College
133.2214.4Tuscumbia Road - Tuscumbia
135.0217.3East Church Street - Tishomingo, Downtown Booneville, Crows Neck Education CenterFormer MS 30
​137.0–
137.3		220.5–
221.0		 MS 30 – Tishomingo, New AlbanyInterchange
Hobo Station142.9230.0
 MS 371 south – Marietta		Northern terminus of MS 371
Tishomingo​156.6252.0 Natchez Trace ParkwayInterchange
Dennis159.8257.2 MS 25 – Tishomingo, Iuka, BelmontEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  2. ^ "Route of MS 4" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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