▁road ▁continues ▁east ▁to ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁US ▁ 4 5 . ▁Past ▁this ▁intersection , ▁the ▁road ▁becomes ▁Old ▁Highway ▁ 8 2 ▁West ▁and ▁runs ▁through ▁wood ed ▁areas ▁with ▁some ▁fields . ▁MS ▁ 1 8 2 ▁comes ▁to ▁its ▁termin us ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee – T omb ig be e ▁Water way ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Columb us , ▁where ▁the ▁road ▁turns ▁south ▁and ▁becomes ▁Old ▁Ma con ▁Road . ▁ ▁Columb us - Al abama ▁ ▁MS ▁ 1 8 2 ▁begins ▁at ▁a ▁dead ▁end ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁shore ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁island ▁along ▁the ▁Tennessee – T omb ig be e ▁Water way ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Low nd es ▁County , ▁heading ▁east ▁along ▁two - lane ▁und iv ided ▁Island ▁Road . ▁The ▁highway ▁passes ▁homes ▁and ▁business es , ▁turning ▁n ortheast ▁and ▁passing ▁over ▁the ▁eastern ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee – T omb ig be e ▁Water way . ▁After ▁this ▁bridge , ▁MS ▁ 1 8 2 ▁comes ▁to ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁MS ▁ 6 9 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁the ▁highway ▁turns ▁sout heast ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁conc urrency ▁with ▁MS ▁ 6 9 ▁along ▁four - lane ▁divided ▁Main ▁Street . ▁The ▁road ▁soon ▁curves ▁east ▁and ▁heads ▁into ▁the ▁commercial ▁dow nt own ▁of ▁Columb us . ▁The ▁highway ▁leaves ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁area ▁and ▁continues ▁past ▁business es ▁and ▁some ▁homes , ▁becoming ▁a ▁five - lane ▁road ▁with ▁a ▁center ▁left -