Mississippi Highway 472 marker

Mississippi Highway 472

Route information
Maintained by MDOT and Simpson County
Length25.825 mi[1] (41.561 km)
Existed1957–present
Western segment
Length13.468 mi (21.675 km)
West endWhitworth Street near Hazlehurst
East end MS 27 in Rockport
Eastern segment
Length12.357 mi (19.887 km)
West end MS 478 near Schley
East end MS 28 / MS 43 near Pinola
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesCopiah, Simpson
Highway system
← MS 471→ MS 473

Mississippi Highway 472 (MS 472) is a two-lane wide state highway in Copiah and Simpson counties, Mississippi. The highway consists of two segments- a western segment that runs from outside of Hazlehurst to Rockport that is signed and state maintained, and an eastern segment which is unsigned and maintained by Simpson County. The route number was created in 1957 and had once extended as far west as Carpenter.

Route description

MS 472's western segment begins in the community of Shady Grove, about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) east of Hazlehust, at an intersection with East Whitworth Street. The cross road was previously MS 28, now located about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the north. State maintenance of the highway officially begins about 200 feet (61 m) beyond the center of this intersection. MS 472 heads southeast on a winding road through rolling terrain. For the first five miles (8.0 km), the highway heads through a mix of open fields and woods, with some small homes and churches being located along the road. After that point, the surroundings of the road become more rural with very few homes being present on the road. Before the segment ends, MS 472 reaches a T intersection with Rockport Road in front of a church. MS 472 turns to the east and continues for another 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) where it ends at an intersection with MS 27 in the community of Rockport.[2]

MS 472 officially resumes in Simpson County, across the Pearl River from Rockport. This section, however is not maintained by the state.[3] The unsigned highway, but officially designated section, begins at the intersection of Shivers Road and Rockport New Hebron Road outside of the community of Schley and in front of an abandoned general store. Shivers Road to the east of this point carries MS 478, but like MS 472, it too is unsigned and not state maintained. MS 472 heads north along the county road before curving to the northeast and merging onto Bridgeport Road. At the community of Bridgeport, at a poultry farm, MS 472 turns onto a road formally named County 472. The road heads through a mostly wooded rural area, generally paralleling the Strong River. It also passes more poultry farms, small houses, and churches. In the community of Pinola, the road and the official state highway designation, ends at an intersection with MS 28 and MS 43.[4]

History

MS 472 was designed in 1957 along its current segments and an additional segment in northwest Copiah County. The additional segment ran from MS 18 at the community of Carpenter, just south of Utica Junior College.[5][6] Portions of the road were improved to be paved over the next few years until the highway was completely removed from state maps by 1967.[7][8] The route would not be restored to the state map until 1998, and was only located along the Shady Grove-Rockport segment.[9][10] The road had not been formally decommissioned, however. County maps published by the state continued to show MS 472 through this time. At least in 1980, a 4.82-mile-long (7.76 km) portion of the eastern segment west from MS 28/MS 43 was state maintained.[11][12]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CopiahShady Grove0.0000.000Whitworth StreetWestern terminus
Rockport13.46821.675 MS 27 – Georgetown, MonticelloEastern terminus of western segment
Gap in route
SimpsonSchley13.46821.675MS 478 east (Shivers Road) / Rockport New Hebron RoadWestern terminus of eastern segment; eastern terminus of MS 478
Pinola25.82541.561 MS 28 / MS 43 – Pinola, MageeEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Google (November 13, 2021). "Western segment of MS 472" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ Planning Division (December 31, 2019). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ Google (November 13, 2021). "Eastern segment of MS 472" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1965). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ Mississippi State Highway Department (1967). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1996). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1996–1997 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  10. ↑ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1998). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ Mississippi Department of Transportation (June 30, 1980). M-D 7, Copiah (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ Mississippi Department of Transportation (June 30, 1980). M-D 7, Simpson (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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