Mississippi Highway 145

MS Highway 145
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	113.818 mi[1] (183.172 km)
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State Unsigned ← I-110 MS 149 →

Mississippi Highway 145 (MS 145) is the designation for the parts of the old U.S. Route 45 (US 45) roadbed that the state continues to maintain. Those sections travel through Waynesboro, through Shubuta, from Quitman to Meridian, through Macon, through Aberdeen, through Nettleton, from Shannon to Booneville, and through Corinth.

Waynesboro

Mississippi Drive
Location:	Waynesboro
Length:	7.80 mi[2] (12.55 km)
Existed:	2004–present

US 45 was fully rerouted out of Waynesboro in 2004, and the old alignment became MS 145.^[3][4]

The entire route is in Wayne County.

Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	US 45
Waynesboro	4.4	7.1	MS 184 (Azalea Drive)
	6.3– 6.5	10.1– 10.5	US 84	Diamond interchange
​	7.8	12.6	US 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Shubuta

High Street
Location:	Shubuta
Length:	4.50 mi[5] (7.24 km)
Existed:	2001–present

By 2001, US 45 bypassed Shubuta, and MS 145 was created for US 45's old routing.^[6][7]

County	Location	mi[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Wayne	​	0.0	0.0	US 45
	​	1.5	2.4	MS 510
Clarke	​	4.5	7.2	US 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

De Soto–Meridian

MS Highway 145
Location:	De Soto–Meridian
Length:	29.90 mi[8] (48.12 km)
Existed:	1994–present

Beginning in 1994, US 45 was upgraded to a divided highway outside Meridian. The old alignment continued to be in the state highway system.^[9][10] All of US 45's former routing in Lauderdale County became part of MS 145 in 1998.^[11][12] Two years later, US 45 was realigned onto a new divided highway in Clarke County, and old sections of US 45 became signed as MS 145.^[6][13]

County	Location	mi[8]	km	Destinations	Notes
Clarke	​	0.0	0.0	US 45
	​	1.6– 1.8	2.6– 2.9	US 45	Partial cloverleaf interchange
	​	3.6	5.8	MS 18	Southern terminus of MS 18 concurrency
	Quitman	5.9	9.5	MS 18 / MS 512 (Donald Street)	Northern terminus of MS 18 concurrency; Eastern terminus of MS 512
	​	7.0	11.3	MS 513 (Stonewall Road)	Eastern terminus of MS 513
	​	10.8	17.4	US 45
	​	16.3	26.2	MS 514	Southern terminus of MS 514 concurrency
	​			MS 514	Northern terminus of MS 514 concurrency
	​	19.4	31.2	US 45
Lauderdale	​	24.5	39.4	US 45
	​	26.0– 26.2	41.8– 42.2	US 45	Partial cloverleaf interchange
	Meridian	29.7– 29.9	47.8– 48.1	I-20 / I-59 / MS 493 (22nd Avenue)	Partial cloverleaf interchange; Road continues as MS 493
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Macon

Jefferson Street
Location:	Macon
Length:	7.50 mi[14] (12.07 km)
Existed:	1998–present

By 1998, MS 145 was created after US 45 bypassed the town of Macon.^[11][12]

The entire route is in Noxubee County.

Location	mi[14]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	US 45
​	2.2	3.5	MS 14	Southern terminus of MS 14 concurrency
Macon	2.8	4.5	MS 14 (Adams Street)	Northern terminus of MS 14 concurrency
​	7.5	12.1	US 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Aberdeen

Commerce Street
Location:	Aberdeen
Length:	5.20 mi[15] (8.37 km)
Existed:	2000–present

MS 145 was created in 2000 after US 45 was rerouted to a new divided highway outside Aberdeen.^[6][13]

The entire route is in Aberdeen, Monroe County.

mi[15]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 45 / MS 8 / MS 25
5.2	8.4	US 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Nettleton

Will Robbins Highway
Location:	Nettleton
Length:	2.60 mi[16] (4.18 km)
Existed:	1998–present

After US 45 was upgraded to a divided highway outside of Nettleton, MS 145 was designated along the former routing.^[11][12]

The entire route is in Nettleton.

County	mi[16]	km	Destinations	Notes
Monroe	0.0	0.0	US 45
Lee	2.6	4.2	US 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Shannon–Booneville

MS Highway 145
Location:	Shannon–Booneville
Length:	45.30 mi[17] (72.90 km)
Existed:	1977–present

US 45 was rerouted onto a freeway in Tupelo in 1977, no longer going through downtown Tupelo.^[18] The freeway was extended north and south in 1982 and 1984, and more of US 45 was moved.^{[19][20][21][22]} By 1986, the freeway extended as far as Shannon.^[23][24] About ten years later, US 45 was moved to a divided highway for Lee and most of Prentiss County, and the old alignment became MS 145.^[10][11]

County	Location	mi[17]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lee	Shannon	0.0	0.0	US 45 / US 45 Alt. / US 278
		1.3	2.1	MS 245
	Tupelo	7.1	11.4	MS 76
		8.1	13.0	MS 769
		10.4	16.7	MS 6 / MS 178	Southern terminus of MS 178 concurrency
		11.5	18.5	MS 178	Northern terminus of MS 178 concurrency
		12.3	19.8	MS 769
	​	15.8	25.4	Natchez Trace Parkway
	Saltillo	18.8	30.3	US 45
		19.2	30.9	MS 363
		19.9	32.0	MS 766
	Guntown	24.0	38.6	MS 348
	Baldwyn	28.5	45.9	MS 370	Southern terminus of MS 370 concurrency
Prentiss		28.8	46.3	MS 370	Northern terminus of MS 370 concurrency
	​	33.4	53.8	MS 362
	Booneville	37.5	60.4	MS 30
		42.1	67.8	MS 4
	​	45.3	72.9	US 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Corinth

MS Highway 145
Location:	Corinth
Length:	7.60 mi[25] (12.23 km)
Existed:	1998–present

MS 145 was designated as the old routing of US 45 through Corinth in 1998.^[11][12]

The entire route is in Alcorn County.

Location	mi[25]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	US 45
Corinth	2.5	4.0	US 72
	3.1	5.0	MS 785
	6.7	10.8	MS 2
	7.6	12.2	Tennessee state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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. 157. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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4. Mississippi Department of Transportation (2004). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (2004–05 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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6. Mississippi Department of Transportation (2000). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
7. Mississippi Department of Transportation (2001). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (2001–02 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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10. Mississippi Department of Transportation (1994). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1994–95 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
11. Mississippi Department of Transportation (1996). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map) (1996–97 ed.). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
12. Mississippi Department of Transportation (1998). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
13. Mississippi Department of Transportation (1999). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
14. Microsoft; Nokia (July 12, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 145 in Macon" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
15. Microsoft; Nokia (July 12, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 145 in Aberdeen" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
16. Microsoft; Nokia (July 12, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 145 in Nettleton" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
17. Google (December 19, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 145 from Shannon to Booneville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
18. Mississippi State Highway Department (1976). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
19. Mississippi State Highway Department (1981). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
20. Mississippi State Highway Department (1982). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
21. Mississippi State Highway Department (1983). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
22. Mississippi State Highway Department (1984). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
23. Mississippi State Highway Department (1985). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
24. Mississippi State Highway Department (1986). Official Highway Map of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Department. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
25. Google (December 19, 2014). "Mississippi Highway 145 in Corinth" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2014.