Mississippi Highway 368
Mississippi Highway 368 is a state highway in northern Mississippi. The route starts at MS 2 and MS 15 in Blue Mountain and travels eastward from the town. The road intersects a few city streets inside the town and county roads outside it. MS 368 ends at its intersection with County Road 700. The route was designated around 1956, connecting MS 2 and MS 15 in Blue Mountain to MS 370 near Dumas. A western extension to MS 5 existed for ten years from 1957 to 1967, and the section east of CO 700 gradually returned to Tippah County for maintenance.
Route description
All of MS 368 is located in southwestern Tippah County. In 2017, the Mississippi Department of Transportation calculated 570 vehicles traveling on MS 368 near CO 711 on average each day. The route is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3, and it is maintained by MDOT and the town of Blue Mountain inside the city limits, as part of the Mississippi State Highway System.MS 368 starts at the intersection of MS 2 and MS 15 in Blue Mountain. The route, known as East Palmer Street inside the town, travels eastward through a residential area. At Academy Street, the road comes to an all-way stop. The street continues uphill to Brown Street, where the route leaves the city limits and state maintenance begins. MS 368 dips southward briefly near CO 711, and it travels over Bald Knob near CO 708. Past the intersection, the route winds southeastward until it reaches CO 710, and the scenery changes from a forested area to farmland near CO 709. MS 368 continues eastward until it ends at a three-way junction at CO 700.