Mississippi Highway 442
Mississippi Highway 442 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Mississippi that runs through agricultural lands of the Mississippi Delta region. The highway connects the city of Shaw at MS 448 to U.S. Route 49E to the east of Schlater.
Route description
MS 442 begins at a T-intersection with MS 448 less than of the city limits of Shaw. MS 448 heads west and south from this point where MS 442 heads east paralleling Porter Bayou and later Fox Bayou. The highway heads through mostly agricultural lands. At the community of Steiner, the road hooks to the northeast, then to the northwest, before turning to due north for about. At the community of Linn, the road crosses Jones Bayou and curves to the east. MS 442 generally heads east at this point, except for it making a pair of sharp almost 90-degree bends before crossing the Sunflower River. About after crossing the river, MS 442 reaches a stop-controlled T-intersection with US 49W just inside the town limits of Doddsville.At the aforementioned intersection, MS 442 and US 49W form a concurrency that heads north through Doddsville for about before reaching a four-way intersection at 5th Avenue. The unsigned MS 832 heads west from this point while MS 442 heads east. The state highway heads past small houses with trees surrounding the area. As the road leaves the town limits, farms begin to line the road again. MS 442 turns to the southeast paralleling Pecan Bayou then curves to the east again to cross from Sunflower County into Leflore County. The road crosses Quiver River and then heads through the town of Schlater. Going through town on First Avenue, the road mostly passes houses and a few small businesses and a post office. MS 442 heads through the Ashland Brake, a narrow wooded area that was formerly part of a river, before going through farmland again. In a rural area, MS 442 ends at a T-intersection with US 49E.