Dune Road residents on the western end have to leave their cars to the east on the paved portion of the road.
By 1921, the paved portion was extended north to Rockdale Run.
That presumably leaves more resources available to maintain the paved portion of the road.
In 1954, a runway rehabilitation project that extended the paved portion of the runway to 2,400' was completed.
The paved portion of Mountain Road was extended east to near Woods Road by 1923.
Uses include wildlife viewing, hiking, mountain bicycling, horseback riding and, in paved portions, in-line skating.
The paved portion is part of Lauderdale County's County Route 5.
Officials said the astronaut landed the plane too fast and was unable to stop on the paved portion of the runway.
The paved portion was extended slightly west of Iuka in 1936 and further west by 1938.
Rollerblading is permitted on the paved portions.
