Mississippi Highway 531

MS Highway 531
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	12.2 mi[1] (19.6 km)
Major junctions
North end:	MS 18 in Bay Springs
South end:	MS 28 in Taylorsville
Location
Counties:	Smith, Jasper
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State Unsigned ← MS 529 MS 532 →

Mississippi Highway 531 (MS 531) is a two-lane state highway in Mississippi that runs north–south for approximately 12.2 miles (19,600 m). It connects the cities of Taylorsville and Bay Springs.

Route description

MS 531 is a auxiliary route in the state highway system, and as such, is not kept to the same standards as primary routes. The road has several unusually sharp curves, with very few areas actually being able to reach the posted 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) speed limit set by the state. The road has only been paved with hot mix asphalt a handful of times, with subsequent resurfacing jobs being performed using the chip seal method. This has helped give the highway the nickname of "Death Road" by local residents, as the steep slopes, sharp curves, and poor surface traction combining to lead to a higher than normal amount of fatal accidents during inclement weather.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Jasper	Bay Springs			MS 18 – Bay Springs
Smith	Taylorsville			MS 28 – Taylorsville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Mississippi portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-03.