GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — U.S. Highway 82, which runs from the Mississippi River at the Arkansas line across North Mississippi to the Alabama line, has been named the state’s first cultural highway.

Officials tell the Delta Democrat Times (http://bit.ly/13vtxCC) that the designation will highlight the tourist attractions along the 181 miles of highway through eight Mississippi counties. It includes the cities of Greenville, Greenwood, Leland, Indianola, Winona, Starkville and Columbus.