Route information | ||||
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Length | 80.354 mi[2] (129.317 km) 78.174 miles (125.809 km) excluding concurrencies[1] | |||
Existed | 1953–present | |||
Section 1 | ||||
Length | 31.129 mi[2] (50.097 km) | |||
South end | MS 9W in Paris | |||
Major intersections | MS 7 / MS 32 near Water Valley | |||
North end | US 278 / MS 6 near Batesville | |||
Section 2 | ||||
Length | 49.225 mi[2] (79.220 km) | |||
South end | US 278 / MS 6 near Batesville | |||
Major intersections | ||||
North end | US 49 / US 61 near Rich | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Lafayette, Yalobusha, Panola, Quitman, Coahoma | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Mississippi Highway 315 (MS 315) is an 80.4-mile-long (129.4 km) state highway located in northern Mississippi. The highway consists of two segments, one from MS 9W near Paris in Lafayette County to U.S. Route 278 (US 278) and MS 6 in Panola County, and another from US 278/MS 6 in Panola County to US 49/US 61 near Rich in Coahoma County. Along the way, the highway passes over Sardis Dam east of the town of Sardis. Though the two segments of MS 315 are signed north and south, they generally run in an east to westerly direction.
In addition, a signed scenic route, Mississippi Highway 315 Scenic, runs from Batesville to Sardis by way of Sardis Dam.