Mississippi Highway 498

Mississippi Highway 498 (MS 498) is a state highway in eastern Mississippi. The highway starts at U.S. Route 45 (US 45) near Porterville, and it travels eastward from its western terminus. One mile (1.6 km) later, MS 498 ends near a railroad crossing west of Porterville, and the road continues as Porterville–Alabama Road. The route was designated around 1957, from US 45 to the Alabama–Mississippi state line. MS 498 was truncated to Porterville by 1970.

Mississippi Highway 498
MS 498 highlighted in orange; former section in purple
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	1.000 mi[1] (1.609 km)
Existed	c. 1957–present
Major junctions
West end	US 45 near Porterville
East end	Porterville–Alabama Road near Porterville
Location
Counties	Kemper
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← MS 496 → MS 500

Route description

Porterville General Store, located near MS 498

All of MS 498 is located in southeastern Kemper County.[2] In 2017, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) calculated 370 vehicles traveling on MS 498 east of Dan Whitsett Road on average each day.[3] The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3,[4] and it is maintained by MDOT as part of the Mississippi State Highway System.[1]

The highway starts at the intersection of US 45 and Dekalb–Porterville Road,[2] also known as Fire Tower Road. MS 498 travels eastward from the intersection, then east-northeast to Dan Whitsett Road inside a forested area. Afterwards, the road continues eastward and crosses over a small ditch. Around 1,000 feet (300 m) later, MS 498 crosses over the Sucarnoochee River.[5] State maintenance ends several yards before a crossing over a railroad operated Kansas City Southern Railway.[2][6] The road crosses over the railroad and it continues through Porterville as Porterville–Alabama Road.[2] The Porterville General Store is located near the eastern terminus.[7] Past the unincorporated area, the road continues southeastwards to the Alabama–Mississippi state line,[2] and it becomes Sumter County Road 12 in Alabama.[5]

History

Around 1957, MS 498 was constructed as a gravel road from US 45 near Porterville to the Alabama–Mississippi state line.[8][9] By 1962, the section from US 45 to Porterville was paved in asphalt.[10][11] The remaining section east of Porterville was removed from the state highway system by 1970.[12][13]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Kemper County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	US 45 – Scooba, Columbus, Meridian	Western terminus
Porterville	1.000	1.609	Porterville–Alabama Road	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2017). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 166. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
2. Mississippi Department of Transportation (2018). Kemper County, Mississippi (PDF) (Map). c. 1:70,000. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
3. "MDOT Traffic Count Application". Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
4. Mississippi Legislature. "Sec. 65-3-3: State Highways Designated". Mississippi Code of 1972 as Amended. Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved March 14, 2019 – via LexisNexis.
5. Google (March 14, 2019). "Mississippi Highway 498" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
6. Mississippi Department of Transportation (March 2009). Begin/End State Maintenance (Traffic sign). Porterville: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 14, 2019 – via Google Street View.
7. "Porterville General Store". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
8. Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
9. Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
10. Mississippi State Highway Commission (1960). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
11. Mississippi State Highway Commission (1962). Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
12. Mississippi State Highway Department (1969). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
13. Mississippi State Highway Department (1970). Official Road Map (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved March 14, 2019.