Mississippi Highway 313
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Mississippi Highway 313 (MS 313, also known as Highway 313E) is a minor 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...

 highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

 in Marshall County, Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi
-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 34,993 people, 12,163 households and 9,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 per square mile . There were 13,252 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

, serving the communities of Atway and Hudsonville
Hudsonville, Mississippi
Hudsonville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the hill country of north Mississippi. The Mississippi Central Railroad runs through Hudsonville....

. It is approximately 1.3 miles long and is generally a narrow two-lane route.

Route description

MS 313 begins at an intersection with Holland Road/Old Hudsonville Road in the community of Hudsonville
Hudsonville, Mississippi
Hudsonville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the hill country of north Mississippi. The Mississippi Central Railroad runs through Hudsonville....

. Past this intersection, the road continues on as Old Hudsonville Road. The highway enters a long left curve
Curve
In mathematics, a curve is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line but which is not required to be straight...

 for a tenth of a mile and intercepts Jackson Road. The road crosses the Mississippi Central Railroad and leaves Hudsonville. MS 313 heads west through rural areas for a mile before ending at MS 7. Despite ending at MS 7, the Mississippi Department of Transportation
Mississippi Department of Transportation
The Mississippi Department of Transportation is the operational agency of the Mississippi Transportation Commission tasked to maintain and improve the highway, rail, maritime, public transportation, and aviation infrastructure in the state...

 has the route continuing north to US 72 in Slayden
Slayden, Mississippi
Slayden is an unincorporated community located in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located along U. S. Route 72 on the Northeast side of Marshall County. Although Slayden is unincorporated, it shares a ZIP code of 38642 with Lamar, Mississippi.....

 for a total distance of 9.825 miles (15.8 km).

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hudsonville
Hudsonville, Mississippi
Hudsonville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the hill country of north Mississippi. The Mississippi Central Railroad runs through Hudsonville....

, Marshall County
Marshall County, Mississippi
-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 34,993 people, 12,163 households and 9,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 per square mile . There were 13,252 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

.
Mile Road Notes
0.0 Holland Road/Old Hudsonville Road Southern terminus
1.3 Northern terminus
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