Mississippi Highway 23

Mississippi Highway 23 marker
Mississippi Highway 23
Map
MS 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length32.135 mi[1] (51.716 km)
Existedc. 1932–1940
c. 1950–present
Major junctions
South end MS 25 in Smithville
Major intersections I-22 / US 78 in Tremont
North end SR 19 at Alabama state line near Red Bay, AL
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesMonroe, Itawamba
Highway system
MS 22 MS 24

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, continuing as SR 19.

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.

  1. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2013). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. p. 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.