Mississippi Highway 305

Mississippi Highway 305 (MS 305) is a north-south highway in DeSoto and Tate counties. It runs from MS 4, just east of the community of Looxahoma, north through eastern DeSoto and Tate counties to its northern terminus at the Mississippi/Tennessee state line.

Mississippi Highway 305
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	28.643 mi[1] (46.096 km)
Major junctions
South end	MS 4 near Looxahoma
	I-269 / MS 304 in Lewisburg US 78 in Olive Branch
North end	State Line Road/Germantown Road in Olive Branch
Location
Counties	DeSoto, Tate
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← MS 304 → MS 306

Route description

MS 305 begins as a two-lane highway at MS 4 east of the community of Looxahoma. From there, the route runs north through the community of Independence to the Desoto/Tate county line.

From the Desoto/Tate county line, the route continues north through the community of Cockrum and crosses the Coldwater River before passing through the communities of Lewisburg and Cedarview.

After the intersection with Church Road, MS 305 widens to five lanes and passes through a grade-separated interchange with U.S. Route 78 (US 78). As it approaches downtown Olive Branch, the route narrows to three lanes (two travel lanes with a center turn lane) and is signed as Cockrum Road.

After an interchange with MS 302, the route widens back to five lanes and is signed as Germantown Road. MS 305 terminates at State Line Road, but continues into Shelby County, Tennessee as Riverdale Road. [2]

Major intersections

; I-269 exit 9

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Tate	​	0.0	0.0	MS 4 – Holly Springs, Senatobia	Southern terminus
	Independence	5.6	9.0	Mount Zion Road / MS 306 west – Coldwater	Eastern terminus of MS 306
Desoto	Lewisburg			I-269 / MS 304 – Tunica, Collierville	Interchange
	Olive Branch	23.1– 23.3	37.2– 37.5	US 78 – Memphis, Tupelo	Interchange; US-78 exit 4
		24.6– 24.9	39.6– 40.1	MS 302 to US 78	Interchange
		26.6	42.8	Stateline Road / Riverdale Road	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
2. Google (December 18, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 305" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 18, 2014.