Driving Southwest to Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Eric drives to the ramp for

Interstate 459 South, a

Bypass Road around

Birmingham, Alabama.

I like the arced ornamentation 

on this section of I 459 South.

This could be the last time

grass is mowed this fall.

Cones alert drivers to the

broken Guide Rail.

A Logging Truck & a

Tractor Trailer towing

three Tractor Trailers.

Welcome to Mississippi

The Birthplace of America's Music

Fall colors...

Following signs to

Interstate 59 South.

Cattle graze in fields

 near the highway.

The broken highway sign.

Eric says that the sign broke off at the Hinge.  This is a term used to describe where the posts behind a large sign are joined to the posts that have been driven into the ground to hold up the sign.  

The bolts join the two

 sections of posts together

at the HInge Point.

This Marathon Gas Station 

was chosen because it has

Truck Lanes.

Eric starts fueling at Pump 11.

The Diesel dribbles out slooowly.

He stops pumping fuel & reports

this faulty pump to an Attendant.

We are moved to a pump

beneath the awning to

continue fueling.

The Attendant promised to report the poorly functioning pump.

Here's our Exit to

 US 98 West

We are spending the night at

the Walmart in Hattiesburg

before continuing Southwest.