Mississippi Highway 6

Mississippi Highway 6 marker
Mississippi Highway 6
Map
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length138.8 mi[1] (223.4 km)
(25.295 mi excluding concurrencies)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
West end MS 161 in Clarksdale
Major intersections
East end MS 25 in Amory
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesCoahoma, Quitman, Panola, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Lee, Monroe
Highway system
MS 5 MS 7

Mississippi Highway 6 (MS 6) runs east–west from MS 161 in Lyon, east to MS 25 near Amory. It travels approximately 139 miles (224 km), serving Coahoma, Quitman, Panola, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Lee, and Monroe Counties. West of Tupelo, it is concurrent with US 278. Points of interest along the route include the University of Mississippi, Trace State Park, Natchez Trace Parkway, the Elvis Presley Birthplace, and Tombigbee State Park.

  1. ^ "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.