 Mississippi Highway 24 | ||||
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 MS 24 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 76.0 mi[1] (122.3 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Main Street in Fort Adams | |||
 US 61 in Woodville | ||||
| East end |   I-55 / US 98 in McComb | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Wilkinson, Amite, Pike | |||
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Mississippi Highway 24 (MS 24) is a state highway in Mississippi, United States. The highway runs 76.0 miles (122.3 km) from Fort Adams east to an interchange with Interstate 55 (I-55) and U.S. Highway 98 (US 98) in McComb. The roadway passes through Wilkinson, Amite, and Pike counties, serving the communities of Woodville, Centreville, Gloster, and Liberty. MS 24 has concurrencies with MS 33 between Centerville and Gloster and MS 48 from Liberty to west of McComb.
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.