mississippi highway state highway mississippi united_states highway runs miles east interchange interstate highway roadway passes pike counties serving communities liberty liberty west designated run east following gravel roads southern state 1930s 1940s route paved realigned route extended alabama border replaced designation east splitting segments eastern segment redesignated eastern terminus moved current location replacing leading route description begins main street heading northeast lane undivided road highway passes mix farmland woodland entering dense forests road curves east continues forested areas fields homes passing miles rural areas heads runs south wooded residential neighborhoods highway turns east main street passes homes heading commercial downtown eastern edge town road comes intersection past junction leaves unnamed road runs southeast forested areas development highway curves east continues mix farm fields woodland road heads areas forests approaches point bypasses town south crosses southern railroad line reaches intersection point turns east form concurrency curves northeast enter passing businesses bypasses southeast road heads wooded areas curves north intersecting western terminus highway continues north mix farm fields woodland eventually roadway turns northeast captain heads road passes wooded areas development bypasses center southeast splits heading north curves east leave highway continues east southeast dense forest miles farther east road heads mix fields woods main street heads east liberty intersects southern terminus highway passes commercial development comes intersection intersection turn east join main street road runs commercial downtown liberty portion continues east point reaches designated highway mississippi state statute highway intersects western terminus immediately splits heading north following passes residential areas businesses leaving liberty road unnamed heads mix farmland woodland occasional development curves northeast highway continues rural areas miles turns east enters passes farmland forests splits heading south continues rural areas businesses ending cloverleaf interchange west point roadway continues east history existed gravel roads designated run east north road went east passing columbia time entire highway gravel portion road west paved small portion road paved year later paving completed highway east portions columbia paved year new highway construction south addition construction underway upgrade columbia year later highway paved east columbia addition shifted new improved alignment west following portion newly constructed road new alignment completed highway paved columbia border west paving completed year later moved direct alignment new bypassed camp extended east alabama border year portion highway west paved replaced designation east result split segments paved portion west extended west eastern segment alabama border redesignated highway paved point east paving completed remainder leading eastern terminus truncated current location interchange replaced route remained alignment major intersections
Mississippi Highway 24