Mississippi Highway 145

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Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Mississippi Highway 145

Map
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length115.681 mi[1][2] (186.171 km)
Existed1993–present
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Highway system
← I-110→ MS 149

Mississippi Highway 145 (MS 145) is the designation for the parts of the old

U.S. Route 45 (US 45) roadbed that the state continues to maintain or has designated. Those ten sections travel through Waynesboro, near Boice, through Shubuta, from De Soto to Meridian, through Shuqualak, through Macon, through Aberdeen, through Nettleton, from Shannon to Booneville, and through Corinth
.

Waynesboro

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Mississippi Drive

LocationWaynesboro
Length7.721 mi[1] (12.426 km)
Existed2004–present

US 45 was fully rerouted out of Waynesboro in 2004, and the old alignment became MS 145.[3][4]

MS 145 begins south of town at an intersection with

US 84 to leave Waynesboro and continue north through wooded areas to come to an end at another intersection with US 45. The entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway.[5]

The entire route is in Wayne County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000
US 45 – Quitman, Shubuta, State Line
Southern terminus
Waynesboro4.3416.986 MS 184 (Azalea Drive)
​6.176–
6.410		9.939–
10.316
US 84 – Laurel, Silas, AL
Diamond interchange
​7.72112.426
US 45 – Quitman, Shubuta, State Line
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Boice

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Mississippi Highway 145

LocationBoice
Length1.276 mi[1] (2.054 km)

The section of MS 145 near the unincorporated community of Boice, Wayne County is a 1.3-mile-long (2.1 km) two-lane road. The highway is not signed with standard highway markers, the only references to the highway number are on small street signs at its two ends at US 45.[6] The highway is not maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) past the limits of the intersections with US 45.[2]

The entire route is in Boice, Wayne County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000
US 45 / Pleasant Grove Chapparal Road – Pleasant Grove
Southern terminus
1.2762.054
US 45
 / Sally Gray Road		Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Shubuta

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

High Street

LocationShubuta
Length4.500 mi[1] (7.242 km)
Existed2001–present

By 2001, US 45 bypassed Shubuta, and MS 145 was created for US 45's old routing.[7][8]

MS 145 begins south of town at an intersection with

US 45. It heads north through rural wooded areas to have an intersection with MS 510 before curving to the northwest to cross a bridge over the Chickasawhay River. The highway then crosses a bridge over some railroad tracks before entering Shubuta and passing straight through downtown along High Street. MS 145 continues northwest to leave Shubuta and pass through farmland before coming to an end at another intersection with US 45. The entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway.[9]


CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
US 45 – Quitman, Waynesboro
Southern terminus
​1.5172.441
 MS 510 east – Matherville		Western terminus of MS 510
US 45 – Quitman, Waynesboro
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

De Soto–Meridian

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Mississippi Highway 145

LocationDe Soto–Meridian
Length29.909 mi[1] (48.134 km)
Existed1994–present

Beginning in 1994, US 45 was upgraded to a

divided highway outside Meridian. The old alignment continued to be in the state highway system.[10][11] All of US 45's former routing in Lauderdale County became part of MS 145 in 1998.[12][13] Two years later, US 45 was realigned onto a new divided highway in Clarke County, and old sections of US 45 became signed as MS 145.[7][14]

MS 145 begins in

US 80/MS 19; Exit 53), with the road continuing northwest into downtown as 22nd Avenue.[15]


CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
US 45 – Waynesboro, Shubuta, Meridian
Southern terminus
1.516–
1.840		2.440–
2.961
US 45 – Meridian, Waynesboro
Partial cloverleaf interchange
​3.5735.750
 MS 18 west – Pachuta		Southern end of MS 18 concurrency
Quitman5.8459.407

 MS 18 east / MS 512 west (Donald Street)		Northern end of MS 18 concurrency; eastern terminus of MS 512
6.97911.232
 MS 513 north (Stonewall Road) – Stonewall		Southern terminus of MS 513
​11.78818.971
US 45 – Waynesboro, Meridian
​16.21526.096
 MS 514 west – Enterprise		Eastern terminus of MS 514
​19.32731.104
US 45 – Waynesboro, Meridian
US 45 – Waynesboro, Meridian
Diamond interchange
US 80 / MS 19 – Laurel, Jackson, Tuscaloosa

I-20/59 exit 153
29.90948.13422nd Avenue / Frontage Road – Downtown MeridianNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Shuqualak

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Mississippi Highway 145

LocationShuqualak
Length4.277 mi[1] (6.883 km)

MS 145 runs for 4.2 miles (6.8 km) in Shuqualak in Noxubee County, Mississippi.

MS 145 begins just south of town at an intersection with

US 45. It heads north through rural areas for a short distance to enter Shuqualak at an intersection with MS 21/MS 39. It bypasses downtown along its east side, passing through neighborhoods before leaving Shuqualak and continuing north through rural areas for a few miles before coming to an end at another intersection with US 45. The entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway.[16]

The entire route is in Noxubee County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000
US 45 – Macon, Scooba
Southern terminus
Shuqualak0.5570.896
 MS 21 south / MS 39 (Line Street) – Downtown, Philadelphia, De Kalb		Northern terminus of MS 21
​4.2776.883
US 45 – Macon, Scooba
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Macon

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Jefferson Street

LocationMacon
Length7.409 mi[1] (11.924 km)
Existed1998–present

By 1998, MS 145 was created after US 45 bypassed the town of Macon.[12][13]

MS 145 begins just south of town at an intersection with

US 45. It heads north through wooded areas, running parallel to the Noxubee River, for a few miles to become concurrent with MS 14
and cross a bridge over the river to enter Macon. The highway immediately passes through downtown along Jefferson Street, where MS 14 splits off onto Adams Street, before continuing north through neighborhoods for several miles. MS 145 the leaves Macon and continues through rural areas before coming to an end at another intersection with US 45. The entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway.

The entire route is in Noxubee County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000
US 45 – Shuqualak, Brooksville
Southern terminus
​2.2353.597
 MS 14 west – Louisville		Southern end of MS 14 concurrency
Macon2.8124.525
 MS 14 east (Adams Street) – Aliceville, AL		Northern end of MS 14 concurrency
​7.40911.924
US 45 – Brooksville, Shuqualak
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Aberdeen

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Commerce Street

LocationAberdeen
Length5.228 mi[1] (8.414 km)
Existed2000–present

MS 145 was created in 2000 after US 45 was rerouted to a new divided highway outside Aberdeen.[7][14]

MS 145 begins on the east side of town at an intersection with

US 45/MS 8/MS 25 along the banks of the Tombigbee River. It heads west to immediately pass through downtown along Commerce Street before passing through neighborhoods and curving to the north. The highway then passes through a business district before coming to an end at another intersection with US 45. Excluding a short section between James Street and Matubba Street, the entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway.[17]

The entire route is in Aberdeen, Monroe County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000
US 45 / MS 8 / MS 25 – Columbus, Amory, West Point, Houston
Southern terminus
3.4395.535

 To MS 8 west		Eastern terminus of unsigned segment of MS 8
5.2288.414
US 45 – Columbus, Nettleton
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Nettleton

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Will Robbins Highway

LocationNettleton
Length2.550 mi[1] (4.104 km)
Existed1998–present

After US 45 was upgraded to a divided highway outside of Nettleton, MS 145 was designated along the former routing.[12][13]

MS 145 begins on the south side of town in

US 278. It heads north through neighborhoods before turning northwest to pass through a business district and enter downtown, where it comes to an intersection with W Main Street (unsigned MS 774), a connector to MS 6, where it crosses into Lee County. The highway then passes through more neighborhoods before coming to an end at another intersection with US 45/US 278. The entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway.[18]

The entire route is in Nettleton.

Countymi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
US 278 – Tupelo, Amory, Aberdeen
Southern terminus
Monroe–Lee
county line		1.5602.511W Main Street (MS 774 east) to MS 6Western terminus of MS 774
US 278 – Tupelo, Amory, Aberdeen
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Shannon–Booneville

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Mississippi Highway 145

LocationShannon–Booneville
Length45.201 mi[1] (72.744 km)
Existed1977–present

US 45 was rerouted onto a freeway in Tupelo in 1977, no longer going through downtown Tupelo.[19] The freeway was extended north and south in 1982 and 1984, and more of US 45 was moved.[20][21][22][23] By 1986, the freeway extended as far as Shannon.[24][25] About ten years later, US 45 was moved to a divided highway for Lee and most of Prentiss County, and the old alignment became MS 145.[11][12]

MS 145 begins in

MS 766 (N 3rd Street) as it passes through neighborhoods, before leaving Saltillo and passing through rural areas. It passes through Guntown, where it has an intersection with MS 348, before passing through Baldwyn, where it has a concurrency with MS 370 and crosses into Prentiss County
.

MS 145 continues northeast through rural areas for several miles, where it passes just west of Wheeler and have an intersection with MS 362, to have an interchange with MS 30 and enter Booneville. It becomes 2nd Street as it widens to four-lane undivided highway and passes through neighborhoods and straight through downtown. The highway then passes through a business district, where it has an intersection with MS 4, before crossing a creek and narrowing to two-lanes to leave Booneville and pass through rural areas before coming to an end at another intersection with US 45.[26]


CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
US 278 – Tupelo, Okolona, Nettleton, Columbus
Interchange; southern terminus; northern terminus of US 45 Alternate
1.3752.213
 MS 245 south (Romie Hill Avenue) – Okolona		Northern terminus of MS 245
US 278 / MS 6 (Pontotoc Parkway) – Oxford, Pontotoc, Nettleton
8.20813.209
 MS 769 north (S Green St)		Southern terminus of unsigned MS 769
11.439–
11.749		18.409–
18.908
US 78 – Sherman
Interchange
12.34519.867
 MS 769 south (N Green St)		Northern terminus of unsigned MS 769
​15.626–
16.081		25.148–
25.880		 Natchez Trace ParkwayInterchange
US 45 – Corinth, Tupelo
Interchange
19.25330.985
 MS 363 south (Mobile Street) – Downtown, Mantachie		Northern terminus of MS 363
19.96232.126
MS 766
south (N 3rd Street) – Downtown		Northern terminus of MS 766
Guntown24.01638.650 MS 348 (North Main Street) – New Albany, Downtown
Baldwyn28.45745.797
 MS 370 west (Bethany Road)		Southern end of MS 370 concurrency
Prentiss28.75746.280
 MS 370 east (Clayton Street) – Marietta		Northern end of MS 370 concurrency
​33.13653.327
US 45 – New Albany, Tupelo
Eastern terminus of unsigned segment of MS 30
​33.31453.614
 MS 362 east – Wheeler		Western terminus of MS 362
Booneville37.309–
37.591		60.043–
60.497		 MS 30 – Tishomingo, New AlbanyInterchange
42.02967.639 MS 4 (Chambers Drive) – Ripley, Bay Springs Lake
​45.20172.744
US 45 – Corinth, Tupelo
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Corinth

Mississippi Highway 145 marker

Mississippi Highway 145

LocationCorinth
Length7.610 mi[1] (12.247 km)
Existed1998–present

MS 145 was designated as the old routing of US 45 through Corinth in 1998.[12][13]

MS 145 begins just south of town at an intersection with

US 45. It heads northeast to enter the city limits along Tate Street to pass through some industrial areas to have an intersection with US 72 before passing through a business district and crossing a railroad track to enter downtown. The highway then turns north along Fillmore Street, at an intersection with MS 785, and crosses another railroad track to continue north through downtown and pass through neighborhoods. MS 145 then makes a left turn onto Main Street for a short distance before turning right onto Polk Street. It continues north through neighborhoods for several miles before passing through rural areas, where it has an intersection with MS 2. The highway continues north through rural areas before coming to the Tennessee state line, where the road continues north into Guys, TN as Old US Highway 45 S. The entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway.[27] The portion of the road north of its southern terminus and north of downtown Corinth is not maintained by the state.[2]

The entire route is in Alcorn County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000
US 45 – Tupelo, Jackson, TN
Southern terminus
US 72 (Lee Highway) – Memphis, TN, Iuka
6.64010.686 MS 2 – Kossuth, Michie, TN
7.61012.247Old US Highway 45 S
To US 45 – Guys		Tennessee state line; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (2019). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2003). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (2003–2004 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2004). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (2004–05 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  5. ^ Google (November 30, 2019). "MS 145 in Waynesboro" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Google (July 3, 2021). "MS 145 in Boice" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Mississippi Department of Transportation (2000). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  8. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2001). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (2001–2002 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  9. ^ Google (November 30, 2019). "MS 145 in Shubuta" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  10. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (1993). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1993–1994 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation (1994). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1994–1995 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  12. ^ a b c d e Mississippi Department of Transportation (1996). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1996–1997 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c d Mississippi Department of Transportation (1998). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation (1999). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  15. ^ Google (November 30, 2019). "MS 145 De Soto-Meridian" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  16. ^ Google (December 1, 2019). "MS 145 in Shuqualak" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  17. ^ Google (December 1, 2019). "MS 145 in Aberdeen" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  18. ^ Google (December 2, 2019). "MS 145 in Nettleton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  19. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1976). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  20. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1981). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  21. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1982). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  22. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1983). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  23. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1984). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  24. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1985). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  25. ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1986). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  26. ^ Google (December 2, 2019). "MS 145 Shannon-Booneville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  27. ^ Google (December 19, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 145 in Corinth" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

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