▁the ▁highway ▁intersect s ▁the ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁MS ▁ 2 6 ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁termin us ▁of ▁MS ▁ 6 1 3 . ▁The ▁road ▁leaves ▁Lu ced ale , ▁crossing ▁the ▁Canadian ▁National ▁line ▁and ▁heading ▁into ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁far ml and ▁and ▁wood land ▁with ▁some ▁development . ▁This ▁section ▁of ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁ends ▁at ▁another ▁intersection ▁with ▁US ▁ 9 8 ▁east ▁of ▁Lu ced ale . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁current ▁align ments ▁of ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁existed ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁as ▁un number ed ▁roads . ▁The ▁sections ▁in ▁T yl ert own , ▁Columbia , ▁H att ies burg , ▁and ▁Be aum ont ▁were ▁gra vel ▁roads ▁and ▁the ▁sections ▁in ▁Mc L ain ▁and ▁Lu ced ale ▁were ▁un im pro ved ▁roads . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁in ▁T yl ert own , ▁Columbia , ▁H att ies burg , ▁Be aum ont , ▁and ▁Mc L ain ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁MS ▁ 2 4 , ▁which ▁ran ▁east - west ▁across ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁road ▁in ▁Mc L ain ▁became ▁a ▁gra vel ▁road ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁road ▁west ▁of ▁T yl ert own ▁became ▁p aved . ▁MS ▁ 1 5 ▁was ▁designated ▁onto ▁MS ▁ 2 4 ▁east ▁of ▁Be