# U.S. Route 82 in Mississippi

U.S. Route 82 (US 82) is a section of a west-east highway that travels through Mississippi. It starts at the Arkansas state line at Refuge and ends at the Alabama state line east of Columbus.

## Route description

As are most other US numbered highways in the state, this entire section of US 82 is defined in Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3.
Through the entire state, the highway is four-laned with interchanges at major junctions. After crossing the Mississippi River from Arkansas via the four-laned, cable-stayed Greenville Bridge, the road briefly travels northeast toward central Greenville, then turns east toward Leland, where it intersects US 61, as US 278 breaks it concurrency and goes on to follow US 61 north. US 82 continues eastward, intersecting US 49W in Indianola, US 49E in Greenwood, I-55 and US 51 in Winona, and passing through Starkville.
From Starkville east through Columbus up until the Alabama state line, US 82 is built to freeway standards. It forms a brief concurrency with US 45 in Columbus, as both highways cross the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway together via an unnamed bridge. As US 45 heads north, US 82 continues to wind its way around the city, finally crossing into Alabama almost immediately after an interchange with Lee Stokes Road.

## History

US 82 was first requested by MDOT in part as a route that extended from Texarkana, Arkansas to Columbus. Their request was approved on July 1, 1931 after a similar request was made from AHTD processed a similar request. Eventually, in June 1934, an expansion to Tuscaloosa was approved and completed in the same year. The length of US 82 began shortening sometime just before 1939, mainly within cities. The length of the highway in the state was shortened even further by 1942.

## Future

Construction is now underway on a U.S. 82 bypass around Greenville. The new road will commence at the Greenville Bridge and terminate at the current US 82 near Leland, creating a half-loop freeway around South Greenville. Cloverleaf interchanges are presently being built at the freeway's junctions with MS 454 and MS 1. The bypass is scheduled for completion in fall 2025.

## Junction list

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Mississippi River | Mississippi River | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 82 west / US 278 west continue via the Greenville Bridge into Arkansas | US 82 west / US 278 west continue via the Greenville Bridge into Arkansas |
| Washington | Refuge | 1.1 | 1.8 | MS 454 east – Wayside | Future bypass route; western terminus of MS 454 |
| Washington | Greenville | 9.7 | 15.6 | MS 1 / Great River Road (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) – Metcalfe, Avon | |
| Washington | Leland | 17.4 | 28.0 | Broad Street | Former US 61 north; future bypass route |
| Washington | Leland | 18.9– 19.5 | 30.4– 31.4 | US 61 / US 278 – Rolling Fork, Cleveland | Interchange; eastern end of US 278 concurrency |
| Sunflower | Indianola | 33.0 | 53.1 | MS 448 west – Shaw | Eastern terminus of MS 448 |
| Sunflower | Indianola | 33.7 | 54.2 | US 49W (Martin Luther King Drive) – Yazoo City, Tutwiler | |
| Sunflower | Moorhead | 40.9 | 65.8 | MS 3 – Sunflower, Inverness | |
| Leflore | Itta Bena | 53.4 | 85.9 | MS 7 south (Schley Street) – Belzoni | Western end of MS 7 concurrency |
| Leflore | Greenwood | 57.9 | 93.2 | US 49E north – Tutwiler | Western end of US 49E concurrency |
| Leflore | Greenwood | 62.2– 62.6 | 100.1– 100.7 | US 49E south – Yazoo City Main Street (MS 743 north) - Downtown | Interchange; eastern end of US 49E concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned MS 743 |
| Leflore | Greenwood | 63.6– 63.7 | 102.4– 102.5 | MS 744 west | Eastern terminus of MS 744; no left turn eastbound |
| Leflore | Greenwood | 63.8 | 102.7 | MS 430 east – Blackhawk, Vaiden | Western terminus of MS 430 |
| Leflore | Greenwood | 64.1 | 103.2 | MS 7 north – Grenada | Eastern end of MS 7 concurrency |
| Carroll | ​ | 77.8 | 125.2 | MS 17 / MS 35 north (Lexington Street) – Carrollton, North Carrollton, Holcomb, Lexington | Western end of MS 35 concurrency |
| Carroll | ​ | 79.4 | 127.8 | MS 35 south – Vaiden, Kosciusko | Eastern end of MS 35 concurrency |
| Montgomery | Winona | 86.8 | 139.7 | I-55 – Jackson, Grenada | I-55 exit 185 |
| Montgomery | Winona | 87.6 | 141.0 | MS 182 east (Middleton Road) – Downtown | Western terminus of Winona section of MS 182 |
| Montgomery | Winona | 88.9 | 143.1 | US 51 (N Applegate Street) – Winona, Duck Hill | Interchange |
| Montgomery | Kilmichael | 98.3 | 158.2 | MS 182 east (N Rutherford Drive) – Kilmichael | Western terminus of Kilmichael section of MS 182 |
| Montgomery | Kilmichael | 100.6 | 161.9 | MS 182 (S Rutherford Drive) to MS 413 – Kilmichael, French Camp | Eastern terminus of Kilmichael section of MS 182 |
| Webster | ​ | 116.6 | 187.6 | MS 182 east (W Roane Avenue) – Eupora | Western terminus of Europa section of MS 182 |
| Webster | Eupora | 119.5 | 192.3 | MS 9 – Ackerman, Europa | Interchange |
| Webster | ​ | 122.0 | 196.3 | MS 182 west (E Roane Avenue) – Eupora | Eastern terminus of Europa section of MS 182 |
| Webster | ​ | 126.7 | 203.9 | Natchez Trace Parkway | Interchange |
| Webster | Mathiston | 127.8 | 205.7 | MS 15 south / MS 403 north (Horton Street) – Ackerman, Louisville | Western end of MS 15 concurrency; southern terminus of MS 403 |
| Webster | Mathiston | 128.7 | 207.1 | MS 15 north – Maben, Pontotoc | Interchange; Eastern end of MS 15 concurrency |
| Oktibbeha | ​ | 137.9 | 221.9 | MS 182 east – Adaton, Starkville | Western terminus of Starkville section of MS 182 |
| Oktibbeha | Starkville | 144.6– 145.3 | 232.7– 233.8 | MS 25 south – Louisville | Interchange; west end of freeway; western end of MS 25 concurrency |
| Oktibbeha | Starkville | 145.6 | 234.3 | MS 389 – Pheba, Starkville | |
| Oktibbeha | Starkville | 147.7– 148.2 | 237.7– 238.5 | MS 12 – Starkville, Mississippi State University | Western end of MS 12 concurrency |
| Oktibbeha | Clayton Village | 149.5– 150.0 | 240.6– 241.4 | MS 182 – Starkville, Clayton Village | |
| Oktibbeha | ​ | 153.5 | 247.0 | Hickory Grove Road | |
| Lowndes | ​ | 156.3 | 251.5 | US 45 Alt. / MS 25 – West Point, Brooksville | Eastern end of MS 25 concurrency |
| Lowndes | ​ | 160.5 | 258.3 | MS 791 south | Access to Golden Triangle Regional Airport; northern terminus of MS 791 |
| Lowndes | ​ | 166.2 | 267.5 | US 45 south – Macon, Meridian | Western end of US 45 concurrency |
| Bridge over the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ||||||
| Lowndes | Columbus | 169.4 | 272.6 | MS 182 east (Main Street) – Columbus | Western terminus of Columbus section of MS 182 |
| Lowndes | Columbus | 170.0 | 273.6 | US 45 north / MS 50 west / MS 69 south (N 5th Street) – West Point, Aberdeen, Amory | Eastern end of US 45 concurrency; Western end of MS 50 concurrency; Northern terminus of MS 69 |
| Lowndes | Columbus | 170.6 | 274.6 | North 18th Avenue | |
| Lowndes | Columbus | 171.7 | 276.3 | Military Road | |
| Lowndes | Columbus | 173.9 | 279.9 | MS 12 east / MS 50 east (Tuscaloosa Road) | Eastern end of MS 12 concurrency; Eastern end of MS 50 concurrency |
| Lowndes | ​ | 178.9– 179.3 | 287.9– 288.6 | Lee Stokes Road | |
| Alabama state line | Alabama state line | 180.0 | 289.7 | US 82 east continues into Alabama East end of freeway SR 6 east begins | US 82 east continues into Alabama East end of freeway SR 6 east begins |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Unopened ||||||