Mississippi Highway 24
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Mississippi Highway 24 (MS 24) is a
MS 24 was designated in 1932 to run from Fort Adams east to Leakesville, following gravel roads across the southern part of the state. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, much of the route was paved and realigned. The route was extended from Leakesville to the Alabama border in 1953. US 98 replaced the MS 24 designation from McComb to east of McLain in 1955, splitting MS 24 into two segments. The eastern segment was redesignated MS 594 in 1958. The eastern terminus was moved to its current location in 1967, with US 98 replacing the part leading into McComb.
Route description
MS 24 begins at Main Street in
MS 24/MS 33 curves to the northeast and enter Amite County, passing businesses as it bypasses Centreville to the southeast. The road heads into wooded areas and curves north, intersecting the western terminus of MS 48. The highway continues north through a mix of farm fields and woodland; eventually the roadway turns to the northeast. MS 24/MS 33 becomes Captain Gloster Drive as it heads into Gloster. The road passes through wooded areas with some development as it bypasses the center of Gloster to the southeast. MS 33 splits from MS 24 by heading to the north while MS 24 curves east to leave Gloster. The highway continues east-southeast through dense forest for several miles. Farther east, the road heads through a mix of fields and woods, where the name becomes Main Street.[1][2]
MS 24 heads east to cross the
History
By 1928, what would become MS 24 existed as gravel or unimproved roads.
A year later, the highway was paved between Woodville and McComb, from east of Tylertown to Foxworth, and within Lamar County between Columbia and Hattiesburg. In addition, MS 24 was shifted to a new improved alignment from Hattiesburg to west of New Augusta, following a portion of US 49 along with a newly constructed road.[9] In 1943, the new alignment of MS 24 between McComb and Tylertown was completed. Also, the highway was paved between Columbia and the border between Marion County and Lamar County as well as west of New Augusta.[10] In 1944, paving was completed between McLain and Leakesville.[11] A year later, MS 24 was moved to a more direct alignment between Hattiesburg and New Augusta that bypassed Camp Shelby.[12] MS 24 was extended east from Leakesville to the Alabama border in 1953. The same year, a portion of the highway west of Woodville was paved.[13]
In 1955, US 98 replaced the MS 24 designation from
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Wilkinson | Fort Adams | 0.0 | 0.0 | Fort Adams Main Street | Western terminus |
Baton Rouge | |||||
Baton Rouge, Centreville | West end of MS 33 concurrency | ||||
Downtown Centreville | Eastern terminus of unsigned MS 946 | ||||
| 35.7 | 57.5 | MS 48 east / East Howard Street – Liberty, McComb, Centreville | Western terminus of MS 48 | |
Gloster | 42.9 | 69.0 | East Tate Street (MS 911 north) – Downtown Gloster | Southern terminus of unsigned MS 911 | |
43.3 | 69.7 | East Main Street (MS 913 north) – Downtown Gloster | Southern terminus of unsigned MS 913 | ||
43.7 | 70.3 | MS 33 north – Crosby | East end of MS 33 concurrency | ||
Liberty | 55.5 | 89.3 | MS 567 north | Southern terminus of MS 567 | |
55.8 | 89.8 | MS 48 west / MS 569 south (South Broad Street) – Centreville | West end of MS 48 / MS 569 concurrency | ||
56.0 | 90.1 | MS 584 east (Gillsburg Road Avenue) – Gillsburg | Western terminus of MS 584 | ||
56.1 | 90.3 | MS 569 north (Old Jackson Road) | East end of MS 569 concurrency | ||
Pike | | 74.4 | 119.7 | MS 48 east – Magnolia, Percy Quin State Park, Quail Hollow Golf Course | East end of MS 48 concurrency |
| 75.0 | 120.7 | Wardlaw Road (MS 905 east) | Western terminus of unsigned MS 905 | |
New Orleans | Eastern terminus; I-55 exit 15 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Mississippi portal
References
- ^ a b c d e Google (February 2, 2013). "overview of Mississippi Highway 24" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Mississippi Department of Transportation (2011). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1928). Condition Map of State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1932). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1935). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1936). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (January 1939). Official Highway Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1940). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1941). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1943). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1944). Road Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1945). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1953). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1955). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1958). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1962). Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1964). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Department (1967). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
External links
- Media related to Mississippi Highway 24 at Wikimedia Commons