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33:
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909:
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904:
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321:
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166:
149:
119:
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828:
185:
136:
98:
1683:
1612:
639:
and US 49W comes to an end at a Y-Intersection/interchange between US 49 and US 49E, with MS 3 continuing north along US 49. MS 3 follows US 49 north for not even a half mile before splitting off and heading northeast to cross into
502:
490:, which it becomes concurrent with and follows northward as a four-lane divided highway to pass through farmland for several miles, crossing over the Yazoo River, before entering
1938:
1880:
538:
451:. It heads northeast, paralleling the river, as a two-lane highway for several miles along the western edge of a hilly plateau, which marks the eastern boundary of the
1412:
696:
613:
601:
589:
534:
1845:
1933:
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878:
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576:(with US 49W being a two-lane highway this time). The highway bypasses Sunflower along it southern and eastern sides before passing through Dwyer and
506:
1828:
560:. MS 3 heads northeast as a two-lane highway to pass just south of Baird before curving directly north to pass directly through downtown
651:
MS 3, now also known as
Charley Pride Highway, heads through farmland to cross some small Bayous as it passes through the community of
294:
1852:
58:
1913:
1856:
304:
1758:
299:
1815:
1810:
1151:
629:
408:
286:
247:
771:
before coming to an end shortly thereafter at an intersection with US 61 along the south side of the community of
617:
1367:
1218:
1210:
1129:
1058:
1029:
999:
991:
676:
668:
542:
491:
416:
412:
243:
239:
169:
152:
122:
1718:
1691:
1620:
1251:
1214:
1088:
995:
831:
565:
444:
376:
188:
139:
101:
568:
at the northern edge of town. The highway continues north through farmland for several miles to cross the
1702:
1269:
772:
641:
404:
372:
251:
192:
1637:
1624:
1534:
1450:
810:
761:
742:
704:
436:
424:
400:
392:
388:
267:
263:
255:
231:
849:
839:
456:
420:
235:
1493:
723:
510:
396:
259:
745:. The highway immediately comes to a large interchange, where MS 3 splits of and heads due north.
737:, which it becomes concurrent with. MS 3/MS 4 now turn northwest to pass through the community of
1827:
1687:
1616:
1479:
1437:
1379:
1375:
1331:
1296:
1255:
1227:
North end of US 49W overlap; south end of US 49 overlap; US 49W north and US 49E merge into US 49
1133:
924:
916:
887:
870:
768:
757:
715:
700:
680:
656:
593:
585:
581:
514:
483:
478:
city limits. The highway bypasses downtown along its west side, where it has an interchange with
475:
467:
126:
1524:
1222:
1105:
1096:
1092:
1062:
1034:
1007:
1003:
912:
835:
621:
597:
573:
553:
522:
479:
156:
130:
1628:
1567:
1520:
1455:
1371:
1156:
1072:
874:
854:
749:
734:
711:
672:
636:
605:
561:
526:
463:
339:
324:
160:
143:
17:
1022:
1335:
1307:
1011:
815:
684:
660:
518:
471:
440:
368:
105:
8:
1571:
1539:
1441:
1416:
1388:
920:
738:
692:
688:
652:
577:
495:
1783:
1746:
1722:
1581:
1346:
1259:
753:
730:
719:
664:
645:
557:
549:
530:
380:
173:
71:
1819:
1795:
1483:
625:
609:
452:
364:
635:
The highway passes northeast through rural areas for several miles before entering
718:, before passing through wooded areas for several miles as it travels through the
521:, where it bypasses downtown along its west side and has a short concurrency with
748:
MS 3 heads through farmland for several miles to pass through the communities of
1144:
487:
384:
1907:
556:, where it intersects another section of MS 149, before MS 3 splits off near
211:
517:. The highway continues north, paralleling the Yazoo River, to pass through
569:
1885:
1726:
448:
360:
221:
679:(which it also begins paralleling) and passing through the community of
663:, where MS 322 splits off. The highway now passes through the town of
1553:
1506:
1317:
1282:
1237:
1170:
1115:
1044:
939:
32:
470:, before passing through more rural areas (passing just west of
1654:
1736:
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
387:. It travels approximately 192 miles (309 km), serving
695:(with Sledge being where MS 3 has intersections with both
741:
and cross the
Coldwater River for a second time to enter
572:
before rejoining US 49W on the south side of the town of
1575:
1528:
1340:
1301:
1263:
1226:
1137:
1066:
1015:
1696:
1939:Transportation in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
529:. US 49W/MS 3 continue northwest to pass through
1905:
733:before reentering farmland at intersection with
1934:Transportation in Sunflower County, Mississippi
1929:Transportation in Humphreys County, Mississippi
767:The highway now has a partial interchange with
1846:"Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics"
1944:Transportation in Quitman County, Mississippi
600:, where it has an intersection with unsigned
533:, where it has an intersection with unsigned
1964:Transportation in DeSoto County, Mississippi
1959:Transportation in Tunica County, Mississippi
1949:Transportation in Panola County, Mississippi
1919:Transportation in Warren County, Mississippi
729:The highway passes through the community of
1924:Transportation in Yazoo County, Mississippi
1829:Template:Attached KML/Mississippi Highway 3
363:state highway, located entirely within the
1954:Transportation in Tate County, Mississippi
1697:Interchange; no access to westbound MS 304
1832:
462:MS 3 continues northeast to pass through
1853:Mississippi Department of Transportation
1016:Interchange; south end of US 49W overlap
584:, where it has a short concurrency with
486:. MS 3 now comes to an interchange with
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778:
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1712:
1706:
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1350:
1311:
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1109:
1082:
1076:
1038:
933:
901:
891:
864:
858:
825:
819:
503:Will M. Whittington Auxiliary Channel
756:, where it has an intersection with
714:, where it has an intersection with
667:, where it has an intersection with
620:, where it has an intersection with
564:, where it has an intersection with
430:
379:. For much of its duration, MS 3 is
1838:
655:, where it becomes concurrent with
13:
797:
537:(Belzoni Street) and crosses over
68:191.8 mi (308.7 km)
14:
1975:
443:community at an interchange with
1789:
1777:
1713:
1681:
1675:
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1656:
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1555:
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1406:
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1357:
1325:
1319:
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1117:
1083:
1052:
1046:
985:
979:
973:
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960:
954:
947:
941:
907:
902:
865:
826:
710:MS 3 passes through the town of
513:and having an intersection with
334:
319:
287:Mississippi State Highway System
183:
164:
147:
134:
117:
96:
31:
612:, where it intersects unsigned
501:US 49W/MS 3 now cross over the
375:, both at an intersection with
844:Interchange; southern terminus
618:Mississippi State Penitentiary
1:
1914:State highways in Mississippi
1801:
792:
608:. The highway passes through
580:. US 49W/MS 3 passes through
23:State Highway in Mississippi
7:
1770:
1341:North end of MS 322 overlap
1302:South end of MS 322 overlap
1138:South end of US 49W overlap
1067:North end of US 49W overlap
624:. US 49W/MS 3 pass through
548:The highway passes through
10:
1980:
1488:Western terminus of MS 310
1421:Eastern terminus of MS 714
1264:North end of US 49 overlap
722:community before entering
15:
1735:
1730:
1709:
1701:
1649:
1641:
1636:
1632:
1588:
1580:
1576:North end of MS 4 overlap
1548:
1538:
1533:
1529:South end of MS 4 overlap
1503:
1497:
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1314:
1306:
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1150:
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525:and an intersection with
359:) is a north–south
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616:, before passing by the
588:and intersects unsigned
435:MS 3 begins in northern
596:before passing through
509:before passing through
447:along the banks of the
385:U.S. Route 49W (US 49W)
381:overlapped (concurrent)
46:MS 3 highlighted in red
1855:. 2008. Archived from
1784:Mississippi portal
675:, before crossing the
70:(119.401 mi excluding
1796:U.S. Roads portal
377:U.S. Route 61 (US 61)
367:region, running from
353:Mississippi Highway 3
38:Mississippi Highway 3
18:MS 3 (disambiguation)
1833:KML is from Wikidata
644:at the community of
16:For other uses, see
779:Major intersections
703:). MS 3 now enters
630:Tallahatchie County
113:Major intersections
760:, before entering
659:, and the town of
541:, before entering
494:just southwest of
1768:
1767:
1759:Incomplete access
1731:Northern terminus
683:and the towns of
466:, where it meets
453:Mississippi Delta
431:Route description
365:Mississippi Delta
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1201:
1196:
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1188:
1183:
1182:
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1176:
1175:
1128:
1127:
1126:
1121:
1120:
1087:
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1057:
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1049:
990:
989:
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983:
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911:
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830:
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543:Sunflower County
492:Humphreys County
455:, to cross into
342:
338:
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781:
677:Coldwater River
474:) to enter the
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318:
184:
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146:
135:
133:
118:
112:
97:
88:Major junctions
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1225:
1217:begins /
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790:
787:
780:
777:
773:Lake Cormorant
642:Quitman County
507:Lake Atchaflya
432:
429:
373:Lake Cormorant
348:
347:
344:
343:
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328:
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278:Highway system
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180:North end
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115:
109:
108:
94:
93:South end
90:
89:
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69:
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57:Maintained by
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1882:
1881:"Map of MS 3"
1876:
1862:on 2010-12-03
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1626:
1625:Robinsonville
1623:north –
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1583:
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1386:
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1377:
1373:
1369:
1348:
1344:
1338:, O'Keefe WMA
1337:
1333:
1309:
1305:
1298:
1271:
1267:
1261:
1257:
1254:north –
1253:
1230:
1224:
1221:south –
1220:
1216:
1212:
1158:
1153:
1149:
1146:
1143:Overlap with
1141:
1135:
1132:south –
1131:
1107:
1103:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1074:
1070:
1064:
1061:north –
1060:
1036:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1021:Overlap with
1019:
1013:
1009:
1005:
1002:north –
1001:
998:south /
997:
993:
932:
926:
922:
918:
914:
889:
885:
880:
876:
872:
856:
851:
847:
841:
837:
833:
817:
812:
808:
784:
776:
774:
770:
765:
763:
762:Desoto County
759:
755:
751:
746:
744:
743:Tunica County
740:
736:
732:
727:
725:
721:
717:
713:
708:
706:
705:Panola County
702:
698:
694:
690:
686:
682:
678:
674:
670:
666:
662:
658:
654:
649:
647:
643:
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489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
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465:
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450:
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442:
438:
437:Warren County
428:
426:
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