:Mississippi Highway 612

{{Infobox road

| state =MS

| type =MS

| route =612

| map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-lat=30.8103 |frame-long=-88.4732|zoom=11|type=line|from=Mississippi Highway 612.map}}

| map_custom=yes

| map_notes=MS 612 highlighted in violet

| length_mi =7.05

| length_km =

| length_round =

| length_ref ={{Cite report |author=Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division |date=December 31, 2014 |title=Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation

|url=http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Programs/Statistics%20Book/2014%20MDOT%20Public%20Roads%20Statistics%20Extent%2C%20Travel%2C%20and%20Designation.pdf |publisher=Mississippi Department of Transportation |access-date=September 5, 2016 }}

| established ={{circa|1966}}

| direction_a =West

| terminus_a ={{jct|state=MS|MS|613}} southeast of Lucedale, MS

| junction =

| direction_b =East

| terminus_b ={{jct|state=AL|county=Mobile|CR|7}} northwest of Mobile, AL

| previous_type =MS

| previous_route =611

| next_type =MS

| next_route =613

| counties = George

}}

Mississippi Highway 612 (MS 612) is a highway in southeastern Mississippi. The route starts at MS 613, southwest of Lucedale. It travels southeastward through George County, crossing over Escatawpa River. The route ends at the Alabama state line, and County Road 7 (CR 7) continues into Mobile County. MS 612 was designated in 1966, and no significant changes have been made to the route since.

Route description

{{tv-r|East of Walt Tanner Road
and Howell Tanner Chapel Road|800}}

{{tv-b|note=Data was measured in 2015 in terms of AADT|source={{cite web|title=MDOT Traffic Count Application|url=http://mdot.ms.gov/applications/trafficcounters/|publisher=Mississippi Department of Transportation|access-date=January 1, 2017|date=2015}}}}

All of the highway is located within the southeastern portion of George County. Just north of the community of Agricola, MS 612 starts at the intersection with MS 613.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/30.8300777,-88.515589/30.7939041,-88.4152121/@30.8119356,-88.4984434,10623m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en|title=Mississippi Highway 612|access-date=January 1, 2017}} It travels eastward and crosses the Mississippi Export Railroad shortly. Past East Fire Department Road, the road begins to travel east-southeastward through a small forest. At Red Creek Church Road, MS 612 travels southeast into a larger forest. Near C F Ward Road, the road crosses over a small creek, and it later crosses the Escatawpa River. After its intersection with Will Howell Road, MS 612 turns eastward and begins travelling in a straight line. The road enters a clearing near Walt Tanner Road and Howell Tanner Chapel Road, the last intersection before the state line. The route ends at the Mississippi–Alabama state line, and County Road 7, also known as Natchez Highway, continues into Mobile County to connect with US 98 just west of the town of Wilmer.

MS 612 is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,{{cite web|title=Mississippi Code Of 1972 As Amended - SEC. 65-3-3. State highways designated.|url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mscode/|publisher=Mississippi Legislature|access-date=January 1, 2017|date=2016}} and is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

History

The designation of MS 612 was established in 1966. It was part of a construction project in 1967, with a total cost of $611,248.{{cite report |author=Mississippi State Highway Commission |author-link=Mississippi Department of Transportation |date=1967 |title=George Co. Stats |url=http://www.mdah.ms.gov/arrec/digital_archives/governmentrecords/files/mdot/s2729/s2729-1967/s2729-1967-d6/George%20Co.%20Stats.pdf |publisher=Mississippi Department of Archives and History |page=3 |access-date=January 1, 2017 }} Around 1967, the highway was added to the state map as a paved road, from MS 613 to the state border.{{Mississippi road map|year=1965|access-date=September 5, 2016}}{{Mississippi road map|year=1967|access-date=September 5, 2016}} The route has not been changed significantly since 1967.{{cite map|publisher=Mississippi Department of Transportation|author=Mississippi Department of Transportation|location=Jackson|year=2016|title=Official State Highway Map of Mississippi}}

Major intersections

{{Jcttop|length_ref=|dest_ref={{Cite map|url=http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/County%20Highway%20Maps/George.pdf|title=George County, Mississippi|publisher=Mississippi Department of Transportation|year=2012|format=PDF|access-date=September 5, 2016}}{{Cite map|url=https://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/GeneralHighwayPDF/web/co49.pdf|title=Mobile County, Alabama|publisher=Alabama Department of Transportation|year=2011|format=PDF|access-date=September 5, 2016}}}}

{{Jctint

|state=MS

|county=George

|location=Agricola

|mile=0.00

|road={{Jct|state=MS|MS|613|city1=Moss Point|city2=Lucedale}}

|notes=Western terminus

}}

{{Jctint

|state=AL

|county=Mobile

|location=none

|mile=7.05

|road={{Jct|state=AL|county=Mobile|CR|7|name1=Natchez Highway|city1=Wilmer|to2=to|US|98}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; Alabama state line

}}

References

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