Mississippi Highway 617

MS Highway 617
Plymouth Street Jerry St. Pe' Highway
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	1.66 mi[1] (2.67 km)
Existed:	July 1, 2002 – present
History:	Road constructed c. 1973
Major junctions
South end:	Port of Pascagoula
North end:	US 90 in Pascagoula
Location
Counties:	Jackson
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State Unsigned ← MS 615 MS 618 →

Mississippi Highway 617 (MS 617) is a short highway in southern Mississippi. Its southern terminus is in the Port of Pascagoula. The route then travels north for nearly two mi (3.2 km) and ends at U.S. Route 90 (US 90). The road was constructed in 1973, and an interchange was added at US 90 around 1993. MS 617 was designated on July 1, 2002, and no significant changes were made since.

Route description

All of the divided highway is located in Pascagoula, Jackson County. MS 617 starts near parking lots in an industry area inside the Port of Pascagoula.^[2] The route, known as Plymouth Street, travels north past an unnamed street. Soon, it intersects MS 619, a causeway to Singing River Island. MS 617 then crosses a bridge over a CSX railroad.^[2][3] Immediately after that, the road meets US 90 at a trumpet interchange, reaching its northern terminus.^[2]

In 2013, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated as many as 20,000 vehicles traveling north of MS 619, and as few as 6,400 vehicles traveling north of US 90.^[4] MS 617 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.^[5] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,^[6] and is maintained by MDOT.^[1] MS 617 is also designated as Jerry St. Pe' Highway.^[7]

History

A road was built between 1971 and 1973, extending from the port to US 90.^[8][9] It was removed from the maps in 1984,^[10][11] and was added back in 1993–94, with a new interchange at US 90.^[12][13] On July 1, 2002, the Mississippi Legislature designated the route MS 617, and named it as "Jerry St. Pe' Highway".^[7] The route has not changed significantly since.^[14][15]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Pascagoula, Jackson County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations[2]	Notes
0.00	0.00	Port of Pascagoula	Southern terminus
0.50	0.80	MS 619	Eastern terminus of MS 619
1.66	2.67	US 90	Trumpet interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2013). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 169. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
2. Microsoft; Nokia (December 4, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 617" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
3. Pascagoula, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2014.
4. "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
5. National Highway System: Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. November 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
6. "Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-3. State highways designated.". Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
7. "Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-71.72. "Jerry St. Pe' Highway" designated.". Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
8. Mississippi State Highway Department (1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Pascagoula–Moss Point inset. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
9. Mississippi State Highway Department (1973). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Pascagoula–Moss Point inset. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
10. Mississippi State Highway Department (1983). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Pascagoula–Moss Point inset. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
11. Mississippi State Highway Department (1984). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Pascagoula–Moss Point inset. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
12. Mississippi State Highway Department (1992). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Pascagoula–Moss Point inset. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
13. Mississippi Department of Transportation (1993). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1993–94 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Pascagoula–Moss Point inset. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
14. Mississippi Department of Transportation (2001). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (2001–02 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Gulf Coast inset. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
15. Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2012. Gulf Coast inset. Retrieved December 4, 2014.