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Mississippi Highway 334

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Mississippi Highway 334 marker
Mississippi Highway 334
Map
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length27.772 mi[1] (44.695 km)
Existed1956–present
Major junctions
West end MS 7 / MS 314 in Oxford
Major intersections
East end MS 9 in Springville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesLafayette, Pontotoc
Highway system
MS 333 MS 335

Mississippi Highway 334 (MS 334) is a 27.772-mile-long (44.695 km) west–east state highway in the North Central Hills region of northern Mississippi, connecting Oxford, through Toccopola, to MS 9 in Springville.[1]

Route description

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MS 334 begins in Lafayette County at the interchange between MS 314 (University Avenue) and MS 7 on the east side of downtown. It heads east along University Avenue for a few blocks before turning right and heading south at a signalized intersection. The highway has an interchange with US 278/MS 6 before passing through some neighborhoods and leaving Oxford shortly thereafter. MS 334 winds its way across some wooded hills for a few miles before lowering down into the Yocona River valley, following the river eastward along its northern banks. The highway passes through the communities of Yocona and Cornish (where it has an intersection with MS 331) before entering Pontotoc County.

MS 334 immediately passes through the town of Toccopola before leaving the Yocona River and heading east through mostly woodlands for the next several miles (passing by Camp Yocona) before coming to an end at an intersection with MS 9 in the community of Springville.

The entire length of Mississippi Highway 334, excluding around the interchanges with both MS 7 and US 278/MS 6 in Oxford, is a two-lane highway.[2]

History

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The entire route of MS 334 represents the original alignment of MS 6 between Oxford and Pontotoc.[citation needed]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
LafayetteOxford0.0000.000 MS 7 – Water Valley, Holly Springs

MS 314 west (University Avenue) – Downtown Oxford
Western terminus; interchange; eastern terminus of MS 314
0.773–
0.892
1.244–
1.436
US 278 / MS 6 – Batesville, PontotocInterchange
12.15619.563
MS 331 south – Tula
Northern terminus of MS 331
PontotocSpringville27.77244.695 MS 9 – Pontotoc, BruceEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Map of Mississippi Highway 334" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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