Mississippi Highway 306 (MS 306) is a two-lane, east–west highway in Tate County, Mississippi

Tate County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,370 people, 8,850 households, and 6,717 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 9,354 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

. It runs from a western terminus at U.S. Route 51 (US 51) in Coldwater

Coldwater, Mississippi

Coldwater is a small town in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. It is in the Memphis Metropolitan Area or Mid-South. The population was 1,674 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coldwater is located at...

, to MS 305

Mississippi Highway 305

Mississippi Highway 305 is a north-south highway in DeSoto and Tate counties. It runs from the Mississippi/Tennessee state line, south through eastern DeSoto and Tate counties to its southern terminus at Mississippi Highway 4, just east of the community of Looxahoma.MS 305's northern terminus lies...

 in Independence

Independence, Mississippi

Independence is an unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. Independence is approximately south of Cockrum and east of Coldwater along Mississippi Highway 305....

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Route description

MS 306 begins at US 51 in the northern section of the town of Coldwater. Approximately one mile (1.6 km) east of the western terminus, MS 306 passes through an grade-separated

Grade separation

Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...

 interchange with Interstate 55

Interstate 55 in Mississippi

Interstate 55 is a major north–south Interstate Highway that serves the middle of the United States. It runs from Interstate 10 in Laplace, Louisiana - about west of New Orleans to U.S. 41 in Chicago, Illinois.-Route description:...

(I-55). Thence, MS 306 continues east to its eastern terminus at MS 305 in the unincorporated community of Independence.