Mississippi Highway 24

Mississippi Highway 24
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
Major intersections	US 61 in Woodville
East end	I-55 / US 98 in McComb
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Counties	Wilkinson, Amite, Pike
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State
← MS 23 → MS 25

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.