2016 Mississippi Code
Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 41 - Mississippi Scenic Byways
Article 1 - Mississippi Scenic Byways Program
§ 65-41-3. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) "Corridor" means a highway, road or street right-of-way and the adjacent area that is visible from and extends along the highway, road or street;

(b) "Department" means the Mississippi Department of Transportation;

(c) "Intrinsic qualities," as related to scenic byways, include:

(i) Scenic: Beauty, whether natural or man-made. The quality of the feature is measured by how memorable, distinctive, unique, uninterrupted and unified a scenic byway is;

(ii) Natural: Minimal disturbance of the natural ecological features that are associated with the region;

(iii) Historic: Landscapes, buildings, structures or other visual evidence of the past other than just a site;

(iv) Cultural: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklore or rituals of a currently existing human group;

(v) Archeological: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklores or rituals of a no longer existing human group;

(vi) Recreational: Use of a scenic byway or its corridor for recreational activities like jogging, biking, roadside picnics or for direct access to recreational sites like campgrounds, lakes, etc.;

(d) "Program" means the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program created under the provisions of this chapter;

(e) "Scenic byway" means a public highway, road or street, including the corridor through which it passes, that has been designated as a scenic byway in order to develop, promote and maintain its intrinsic qualities.