Going through Shaw on Peeler Avenue, it mostly heads past small houses except in the center of the city where the road crosses an abandoned railroad surrounded by commercial buildings.

[2] One block east of US 61/US 278, MS 448 crosses into Sunflower County, though still officially within the Shaw city limits.

Before crossing Porter Bayou again, at the community of Stephenville, MS 448 turns more to the south passing farms on its west and woods, some houses, and businesses on the east.

Continuing south, the road enters the city of Indianola on Sunflower Street where it passes a residential neighborhood and some churches.

[2] An unimproved state highway was created between Benoit and Shaw in 1951, however it was not numbered at the time of its creation.