Mississippi Highway 23

Route information

Maintained by MDOT

Length:

32.135 mi (51.716 km)

Existed:

c. 1932 – 1940
c. 1950 – present

Major junctions

South end:

MS 25 in Smithville

I-22 / US 78 in Tremont

North end:

Tammy Wynette Highway near Red Bay, AL

Location

Counties:

Monroe, Itawamba

Highway system

Mississippi State Highway System

←

MS 22

MS 24

→

Traffic volume on Mississippi Highway 23
Location	Volume
East of MS 25	3,000
West of Frederick Trail	3,000
North of Jug Shop Road	850
Southwest of Davis Road	560
Northeast of Pierce Road	480
South of Windham Road	620
Southwest of Gann Road	2,200
North of Briar Creek Road	1,500
North of Collier Road	1,500
Southwest of State Line Road	1,900
Data was measured in 2015 in terms of AADT Source:

Mississippi Highway 23 (MS 23) is a state highway in Mississippi. The route starts at MS 25 in the town of Smithville. It travels northeastward through the forests of eastern Itawamba County. The highway intersects Interstate 22 (I-22) and U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Tremont. MS 23 ends at the Mississippi–Alabama state line, just west of Red Bay.

The routing that became part of MS 23 was first constructed as a graded road in 1925, from north of Amory to the state line. Gravel was added to sections of the route in the 1930s. The designation was added to maps around 1950, and it was extended to Smithville in 1960. The route was fully paved by 1980.

The highway is located in northern Monroe and eastern Itawamba counties. MS 23 is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3, and is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation as part of the state highway system. The section of the route from Tremont to the Mississippi–Alabama state line is designated as Tammy Wynette Highway, named after the country music singer–songwriter who grew up near Tremont.

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