Mississippi Highway 305 is a north-south highway in DeSoto

DeSoto County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2005 estimate, there were 137,004 people, 38,792 households, and 30,102 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 40,795 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...

 and Tate

Tate County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,370 people, 8,850 households, and 6,717 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 9,354 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

 counties. It runs from the Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

/Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 state line, south through eastern DeSoto and Tate counties to its southern terminus at Mississippi Highway 4, just east of the community of Looxahoma

Looxahoma, Mississippi

Looxahoma is an unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. Looxahoma is approximately east of Senatobia and approximately west of Tyro near Mississippi Highway 4....

.

MS 305's northern terminus lies at State Line Road in Olive Branch

Olive Branch, Mississippi

Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,054 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 31,830, making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Mississippi...

, continuing as Riverdale Road in Shelby County, Tennessee

Shelby County, Tennessee

Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the state's largest both in terms of population and geographic area, with a population of 927,644 at the 2010 census...

. MS 305 then continues south through Olive Branch to the junction with Mississippi Highway 302

Mississippi Highway 302

Mississippi Highway 302 is the main east-west highway in DeSoto County, Mississippi, extending into Marshall County, Mississippi to the east. It runs approximately two miles south of the Mississippi/Tennessee state line, from a western terminus at Mississippi Highway 161 in Walls, to U.S...

. The five-lane section of MS 305 between State Line Road and MS 302 is signed as Germantown Road.

The three-lane (two driving lanes and a center turn lane) and five-lane section of MS 305 from MS 302 south to the Olive Branch city limits is signed as Cockrum Road. From MS 302, MS 305 continues south, passing through a grade-separated

Grade separation

Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...

 interchange with U.S. Route 78

U.S. Route 78

U.S. Highway 78 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 715 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. Between Memphis and Birmingham, Alabama, it is being upgraded to become Interstate 22....

, where MS 305 widens to five lanes until it intersects with Church Road.

MS 305 then continues south as a two-lane highway, passing through the communities of Cedarview and Lewisburg

Lewisburg, Mississippi

Lewisburg is an unincorporated community located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. Lewisburg is approximately south of Cockrum and approximately north of Independence along Mississippi Highway 305....

, crossing the Coldwater River

Coldwater River (Mississippi)

The Coldwater River is a river which flows for through northwestern Mississippi in the United States. It is a tributary of the Tallahatchie River, and part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, via the Yazoo River....

 bottom and passing through the community of Cockrum

Cockrum, Mississippi

Cockrum is an unincorporated community located in Desoto County, Mississippi, United States. Cockrum is approximately north of Independence and south of Olive Branch along Mississippi Highway 305....

 before reaching the DeSoto/Tate county line.

From the DeSoto/Tate county line, MS 305 runs south through the community of Independence

Independence, Mississippi

Independence is an unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. Independence is approximately south of Cockrum and east of Coldwater along Mississippi Highway 305....

, to the southern terminus at Mississippi Highway 4, just east of the community of Looxahoma.

Junctions on route

From north to south

• State Line Road (in Olive Branch, Mississippi
  Olive Branch, Mississippi
  Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,054 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 31,830, making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Mississippi...
  
  )
• Mississippi Highway 302
  Mississippi Highway 302
  Mississippi Highway 302 is the main east-west highway in DeSoto County, Mississippi, extending into Marshall County, Mississippi to the east. It runs approximately two miles south of the Mississippi/Tennessee state line, from a western terminus at Mississippi Highway 161 in Walls, to U.S...
  
   (302 bypass)
• Pidgeon Roost Road
• Goodman Road (Old Highway 302)
• U.S. Highway 78
• Church Road
• Byhalia Road
• Mississippi Highway 304
• Mississippi Highway 4

Points of interest

• Old Towne Olive Branch
• Coldwater River
  Coldwater River (Mississippi)
  The Coldwater River is a river which flows for through northwestern Mississippi in the United States. It is a tributary of the Tallahatchie River, and part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, via the Yazoo River....