Mississippi Highway 822

MS Highway 822
Old U.S. Route 80
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	6.389 mi (10.282 km)
Existed:	1998 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Frontage Road in Vicksburg
	I-20 / US 61 / US 80 in Vicksburg
East end:	Old US 80 near Bovina
Location
Counties:	Warren
Highway system
Numbered Highways in Mississippi Interstate US State Unsigned ← x20px MS 820 MS 824 x20px →

Mississippi Highway 822 (MS 822) is a short highway near Vicksburg, Mississippi. The route starts at a frontage road and travels east along an old alignment of U.S. Route 80 (US 80). MS 822 then ends near Boniva, where state maintenance ends. The highway was designated in 1998, after US 80 was realigned onto Interstate 20 (I-20).

Route description

All of the route is located in Warren County. In 2013, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated as many as 16,000 vehicles traveling west of Maxwell Drive, and as few as 2,700 vehicles traveling west of Amber Leaf Drive. It is not included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS), a network of highways identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation. The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3, and is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

MS 822 starts at a I-20 frontage road, where state maintenance begins. It soon intersects I-20, US 61, and US 80 at an incomplete, modified cloverleaf interchange. The road, known as Clay Street, travels past a few stores before intersecting MS 27. After that, the road enters through a forest, with small roads and driveways leading to groups of houses. MS 822 then meets Mount Alban Road, a road that crosses over I-20. The route continues to parallel I-20, and gradually closer to a railroad owned by Kansas City Southern Railway. I-20 travels closer toward MS 822 as it heads eastward. The two highways soon travel adjacent to each other. Shortly after I-20 begins to travel northeastward again, MS 822 reaches its eastern terminus at the end of state maintenance. The pavement then changes, and the road continues into Bovina.

History

US 80 has existed since 1928, from Vicksburg and through Meridian. It was paved in numerous sections, including the section in Warren County. That section was straightened out in 1934. By 1960, I-20 was being constructed, and intersected US 80 east of Vicksburg. Four years later, I-20 was extended, connecting to US 80 just west of the Warren–Hinds county line. An interchange was built there by 1967. US 80 realigned south of the interchange, and no longer intersected I-20 near Bovina a few years later. Twenty-four years later, in 1998, US 80 in Warren County was realigned onto I-20, and the alignment between Vicksburg and Bovina became MS 822. No significant changes have been made to the route since.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Warren County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Vicksburg	0.000	0.000	Frontage Road	Start state maintenance
	0.200– 0.600	0.322– 0.966	I-20 / US 61 / US 80	No access from I-20 westbound
​	1.300	2.092	MS 27
​	6.389	10.282	Old US 80	End state maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access