For the first five miles (8.0 km), the highway heads through a mix of open fields and woods, with some small homes and churches being located along the road.

Before the segment ends, MS 472 reaches a T intersection with Rockport Road in front of a church.

At the community of Bridgeport, at a poultry farm, MS 472 turns onto a road formally named County 472.

The additional segment ran from MS 18 at the community of Carpenter, just south of Utica Junior College.

[5][6] Portions of the road were improved to be paved over the next few years until the highway was completely removed from state maps by 1967.