 Mississippi Highway 363 | ||||
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| Maintained byMDOT | ||||
| Length | 20.901 mi[1] (33.637 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MS 178 inPeppertown | |||
| North end |  MS 145 inSaltillo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Itawamba,Lee | |||
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Mississippi Highway 363 (MS 363) is a state highway inItawamba andLee counties in northeasternMississippi. It travels for a length of 20.9 miles (33.6 km).
MS 363 begins in the community ofPeppertown, about three miles (4.8 km) west of Itawama County'scounty seat ofFulton. The highway's southern terminus is atMS 178, however some signage for MS 363 appears west along MS 178 to its interchange withInterstate 22/U.S. Route 78 (I-22/US 78). MS 363 heads north and northwest towardsMantachie. In the center of town, it intersectsMS 371. Continuing its course northwest and north, the highway passes a few businesses near the town center but its surroundings becomes more rural with some open fields and houses lining the road. AtCenterville, MS 363 exits the town limits of Mantachie, briefly curves towards the west, then resumes a northwest heading. At the community ofRatliff, the highway curves to the west again and enters Lee County. In Lee County, the surroundings turn to more woods. It has an interchange with theNatchez Trace Parkway (a pair ofquadrant interchanges) and then entersSaltillo. In the western part of the city, MS 363 is known as Mobile Street and passes through a residential neighborhood. Upon crossing a railroad, it heads west through the central business district of Saltillo. At 3rd Avenue, MS 366 meetsMS 766 at its southern terminus. Past there, the highway heads through another residential neighborhood before curving to the north, curving back to the west, and ending atMS 145.[2]
The portion of highway from Peppertown to Mantachie had been part of the state highway since at least 1928.[3] Around 1950, the designation of MS 363 was assigned on this highway from US 78 at Peppertown to Mantachie and then further north along modern-day MS 371 toMS 4 atHobo Station,Prentiss County.[4][5] A state highway, initially designated MS 371, connecting Mantachie with Saltillo was created in 1956.[6][7] Around 1965, MS 363 and MS 371 swapped alignments north of Mantachie with MS 363 heading west to Saltillo atUS 45 and MS 371 heading north to MS 4.[8][9] MS 363 has not had any major changes since then.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Itawamba | Peppertown | 0.000 | 0.000 |     MS 178 toI-22 /US 78 | Southern terminus |
| Mantachie | 5.547 | 8.927 |  MS 371 –Mooreville,Kirkville | ||
| Lee | | 18.328– 18.592 | 29.496– 29.921 |  Natchez Trace Parkway | Interchange |
| Saltillo | 19.866 | 31.971 |   MS 766 west (3rd Avenue) –Lake Lamar Bruce | Eastern terminus of MS 766 | |
| 20.901 | 33.637 | MS 145 / Mobile Street | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
