Mississippi Highway 47

Mississippi Highway 47 marker
Mississippi Highway 47
Map
MS 47 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length23.048 mi[1] (37.092 km)
Existedc. 1934–present
Major junctions
South end MS 50 west of West Point
North end MS 385 / Aberdeen Road near Buena Vista
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesClay, Chickasaw
Highway system
MS 46 MS 48

Mississippi Highway 47 (MS 47) is a 23.048-mile-long (37.092 km) state highway located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The route starts at MS 50 west of West Point in Clay County. The road then travels northwest through small communities in Clay and Chickasaw counties, and it intersects MS 8 in Trebloc, Chickasaw County. MS 47 ends at Aberdeen Road near Buena Vista, and the road continues as MS 385. The route was designated around 1934, from MS 10 (now MS 50) near West Point to MS 8 in Buena Vista, and MS 8 was rerouted south through Trebloc by 1944. MS 47 was fully paved by 1958.

  1. ^ 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. 157. Retrieved April 9, 2020.