turn ▁l ane ▁and ▁crossing ▁a ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁line . ▁MS ▁ 6 9 / MS ▁ 1 8 2 ▁curves ▁n ortheast , ▁narrow ing ▁to ▁three ▁lan es , ▁before ▁turning ▁back ▁east ▁and ▁crossing ▁an ▁Alabama ▁and ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁Railway ▁line . ▁The ▁road way ▁continues ▁through ▁commercial ▁areas ▁and ▁passes ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁a ▁park , ▁becoming ▁a ▁four - lane ▁und iv ided ▁road , ▁before ▁crossing ▁Lux ap all ila ▁Creek . ▁MS ▁ 6 9 ▁spl its ▁from ▁MS ▁ 1 8 2 ▁by ▁heading ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁while ▁MS ▁ 1 8 2 ▁continues ▁east ▁along ▁Alabama ▁Street , ▁a ▁three - lane ▁road ▁with ▁a ▁center ▁left - turn ▁l ane , ▁past ▁business es ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁resid ences . ▁Far ther ▁east , ▁the ▁highway ▁leaves ▁Columb us ▁and ▁becomes ▁a ▁two - lane ▁und iv ided , ▁un named ▁road ▁that ▁runs ▁through ▁wood land ▁with ▁some ▁fields ▁and ▁development . ▁The ▁road ▁runs ▁near ▁resident ial ▁neighborhood s ▁before ▁it ▁intersect s ▁Lee ▁Sto kes ▁Road , ▁which ▁heads ▁north ▁to ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁US ▁ 8 2 . ▁MS ▁ 1 8 2 ▁continues ▁east ▁to ▁its ▁termin us ▁at ▁the ▁Alabama ▁border , ▁where ▁the ▁road ▁continues ▁into ▁that ▁state ▁as ▁CR - 3 0 ▁in ▁Pick ens ▁County . ▁ ▁Major ▁inter sections ▁ ▁Win ona ▁ ▁Kil m ich ael ▁ ▁E up ora ▁ ▁St ark ville -