Mississippi Highway 331

Mississippi Highway 331 marker
Mississippi Highway 331
Map
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length13.439 mi[1] (21.628 km)
Existed1956–present
Major junctions
North end MS 9 near Sarepta
South end MS 334 north of Tula
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesCalhoun, Lafayette
Highway system
MS 330 MS 332

Mississippi Highway 331 (MS 331) is a 13.4-mile-long (21.6 km) south-north state highway in the North Central Hills region of northern Mississippi, connecting MS 9 to MS 334. It is generally a narrow two-lane route.

It starts on MS 9 southwest of Sarepta, and extends north to or near Tula and ends on MS 334 north of Tula.[1]

Route description

MS 331 begins at an intersection with MS 9 in northern Calhoun County, roughly five miles north of Bruce and three miles west of Sarepta. It heads north through farmland for a couple of miles before entering the hilly, remote, wooded terrain of the Holly Springs National Forest. The highway then enters Lafayette County. MS 331 winds its way through hills of the National Forest for several miles before exiting and immediately passing through community of Tula. The highway now crosses the Yocona River before coming to an end at an intersection with MS 334 at the community of Cornish.

The entire length of Mississippi Highway 331 is a rural, two-lane, state highway.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Calhoun0.0000.000 MS 9 – Bruce, PontotocSouthern terminus
LafayetteCornish13.43921.628 MS 334 – Oxford, ToccopolaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2017). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 161. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Map of Mississippi Highway 331" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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