▁east ▁as ▁a ▁four - lane ▁und iv ided ▁city ▁street . ▁ ▁Be aum ont ▁ ▁The ▁Be aum ont ▁section ▁of ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁begins ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁US ▁ 9 8 ▁within ▁the ▁De S oto ▁National ▁Forest ▁north west ▁of ▁Be aum ont ▁in ▁Perry ▁County , ▁heading ▁east ▁on ▁a ▁two - lane ▁und iv ided ▁road . ▁The ▁highway ▁heads ▁through ▁dense ▁for ests , ▁cur ving ▁sout heast ▁near ▁a ▁few ▁homes ▁as ▁it ▁runs ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁Canadian ▁National ' s ▁Be aum ont ▁Sub div ision ▁rail road ▁line . ▁The ▁road ▁passes ▁through ▁more ▁for ests ▁before ▁entering ▁Be aum ont , ▁where ▁it ▁heads ▁near ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁resid ences ▁and ▁business es . ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁turns ▁n ortheast ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁rail road ▁line ▁and ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁MS ▁ 1 5 . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁turns ▁sout heast ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁conc urrency ▁with ▁MS ▁ 1 5 , ▁leaving ▁Be aum ont ▁for ▁dense ▁for ests ▁and ▁running ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁National ▁line . ▁The ▁road ▁curves ▁south ▁and ▁ends ▁at ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁US ▁ 9 8 ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Be aum ont . ▁ ▁Mc L ain ▁ ▁The ▁Mc L ain ▁section ▁of ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁begins ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁US ▁ 9 8 ▁north west ▁of ▁Mc L