Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.136: Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.136

(1) That portion of U.S. Highway 82 that bypasses the City of Columbus from its intersection with U.S. Highway 45 South and extending easterly to the Mississippi/Alabama line is designated and shall be known as the “Veterans Memorial Bypass.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.