▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁ends ▁at ▁another ▁intersection ▁with ▁US ▁ 9 8 . ▁ ▁Columbia ▁ ▁The ▁Columbia ▁section ▁of ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁begins ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁US ▁ 9 8 ▁south west ▁of ▁Columbia ▁in ▁Mar ion ▁County , ▁heading ▁n ortheast ▁on ▁two - lane ▁und iv ided ▁South ▁High ▁School ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁road ▁passes ▁through ▁wood land , ▁cur ving ▁north ▁into ▁Columbia . ▁Here , ▁the ▁highway ▁heads ▁past ▁several ▁business es ▁before ▁turning ▁east ▁onto ▁Broad ▁Street . ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁heads ▁through ▁resident ial ▁areas ▁before ▁passing ▁through ▁wood ed ▁areas ▁with ▁some ▁homes ▁and ▁business es ▁as ▁Old ▁Highway ▁ 9 8 ▁East , ▁ending ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁US ▁ 9 8 ▁east ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁H att ies burg ▁ ▁The ▁H att ies burg ▁section ▁begins ▁at ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁Inter state ▁ 5 9 ▁( I - 5 9 ) ▁and ▁US ▁ 9 8 ▁in ▁H att ies burg , ▁L amar ▁County , ▁where ▁the ▁road ▁continues ▁west ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁US ▁ 9 8 . ▁From ▁this ▁inter change , ▁MS ▁ 1 9 8 ▁heads ▁east ▁into ▁For rest ▁County ▁on ▁Hard y ▁Street , ▁a ▁four - lane ▁divided ▁highway ▁that ▁passes ▁several ▁business es . ▁The ▁highway ▁passes ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁Mississippi ▁before ▁ending ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁US ▁ 4 9 . ▁Past ▁this ▁intersection , ▁Hard y ▁Street ▁continues