Mississippi Highway 618

Mississippi Highway 618 (MS 618) is a 4.91-mile-long (7.90 km) unsigned east-west state highway in Jackson County in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It connects the city of Moss Point to the community of Orange Grove.

Mississippi Highway 618 marker

Mississippi Highway 618

Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length4.910 mi[1] (7.902 km)
Major junctions
West end MS 613 in Moss Point
Major intersections MS 63 in Moss Point
East end US 90 in Orange Grove
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesJackson
Highway system
← MS 617→ MS 619

Route description

MS 618 begins in downtown Moss Point at an intersection with MS 613 (Main Street). It heads east along McInnis Avenue to cross a railroad track to leave downtown and travel through neighborhoods for several blocks as it begins paralleling the Escatawpa River, where it merges onto Elder Street, then Grierson Street. The highway has an intersection with MS 63 and heads northeast through more neighborhoods, passing by a few businesses and crosses a small bayou, before leaving Moss Point. MS 618 curves back to the east and enters the small community of Orange Grove, where it merges onto Old Stage Road for a short distance before making a sharp right turn and coming to an end at an intersection with US Highway 90 (US 90). Old Stage Road continues northeast along the original two-lane alignment of US 90.

The entire length of Mississippi Highway 618 is an unsigned two-lane state highway.[2]

History

Mississippi Highway 994 marker

Mississippi Highway 994

LocationMoss Point - Orange Grove
Length4.910 mi (7.902 km)

MS 618 was originally designated as Mississippi Highway 994 (MS 994).

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson County.

Locationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Moss Point0.0000.000 MS 613 (Main Street)Western terminus
1.9583.151 MS 63
Orange Grove4.9107.902 US 90Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (2019). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. Google (August 26, 2021). "Mississippi Highway 618" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  3. "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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