Mississippi Highway 43

Mississippi Highway 43 (MS 43) is a state highway in Mississippi that generally runs north–south in three segments: the first from US 90 near Bay St. Louis to MS 13 south of Columbia, resuming at MS 13 in southern Jefferson Davis County to end near Mendenhall, and finally starting again at MS 18 near Puckett to end at Attala Road 3122 in northern Attala County. It traverses approximately 235 miles (378 km), serving Hancock, Pearl River, Marion, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson, Rankin, Madison, Leake, and Attala counties.

Mississippi Highway 43
Segments of MS 43 in red, MS 43 Spur in blue, MS 43A in purple
Route information
Length	235.526 mi (379.042 km)
Existed	1949–present
Southern segment
Length	83.2 mi (133.9 km)
South end	US 90 in Bay Saint Louis
Major intersections	I-10 in Bay Saint Louis I-59 in Picayune US 11 in Picayune
North end	MS 13 in Lampton
Middle segment
Length	51.8 mi (83.4 km)
South end	MS 13 near Oak Vale
Major intersections	US 84 from Monticello to Silver Creek
North end	MS 13 in Mendenhall
Northern segment
Length	108.7 mi (174.9 km)
South end	MS 18 in Puckett
Major intersections	I-20 in Pelahatchie US 80 in Pelahatchie MS 471 in Goshen Springs
North end	Attala Road 3122 (Winfry Road) near Kilmichael
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Counties	Hancock, Pearl River, Marion, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson, Rankin, Madison, Leake, Attala
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State
← MS 42 → MS 44

MS 43 as it passes through Goshen Springs, near the Ross Barnett Reservoir.

Route description

Southern segment

MS 43, concurrent with MS 603, begins in Hancock County just west of Bay St. Louis in Waveland at an intersection with US 90. The highway heads north through a business district as a four-lane undivided boulevard before widening to a divided highway as it leaves Waveland and curves to the northwest. MS 43/MS 603 pass through the suburban community of Shoreline Park for the next several miles to cross Bayou La Croix and have an interchange with I-10 at Exit 13. The heads northward through rural terrain for the next few miles, where it narrows to two-lanes and has an intersection with the access road for Stennis International Airport, which also houses many of the county's services. MS 43/MS 603 meet Texas Flat Road before crossing the Jourdan River and passing through the town of Kiln, where MS 43 splits from MS 603. MS 43 passes northwestward through rural areas (and the community of Wiehe) for several miles, crossing the Jourdan River for a second time, before entering Pearl River County.

MS 43 heads west through farmland to enter the city of Picayune, where it passes through neighborhoods before widening to a four-lane divided highway and coming to an interchange with I-59 (Exit 4), with MS 43 following I-59 north to Exit 6, where it crosses Hobolochitto Creek. MS 43 heads west from Exit 6 as a four-lane divided highway through a mix of neighborhoods and businesses to have an intersection with US 11. The highway narrows to two-lanes as it leaves Picayune, crossing Hobolochitto Creek again before having an intersection with MS 43 Spur (MS 992/Beech Street). MS 43 winds its way northwest through farmland and wooded areas for several miles, passing through the Cybur community, before turning northward and coming to an intersection with MS 26 at the Crossroads community.

The highway now parallels the Pearl River as it winds its way north through wooded areas for several miles to cross into Marion County, coming to an end shortly thereafter at an intersection with MS 13 between Columbia and Lumberton.

Middle segment

MS 43 begins in Jefferson Davis County at an intersection with MS 13 just north of Society Hill and heads west as a two-lane highway through woodlands to pass through Oak Vale, where it crosses into Lawrence County.

MS 43 turns northwest through farmland, passing through Arm, before crossing the Silver Creek and having an intersection with MS 43A. The highway continues northwest to have a short concurrency with MS 184, just across the Pearl River from Monticello, before joining US 84 east for a few miles. US 84/MS 43 enter the Silver Creek city limits at another intersection with MS 184 before MS 43 splits off at an intersection with MS 43A, winding its way through town along Front Street, where it has its final intersection with MS 184 (Southern Avenue). MS 43 leaves Silver Creek and heads northeast to enter New Hebron, where it passes through town along Jones Street, Main Avenue, and Franklin Street, having intersections with both MS 915 (unsigned/Jones Street) and MS 42 (Indiana Avenue). The highway heads north to leave New Hebron and straddle the line with Jefferson Davis County before crossing into Simpson County.

MS 43 heads northeast through a mix of woods and farmland as it has an intersection with MS 478 and passes through Shivers. It then comes to an intersection with MS 28, which it briefly follows westward as it has an intersection with MS 472 and passes through Pinola. The highway winds it way northeast as it parallels the Strong River for several miles before entering Mendenhall and immediately coming to an end at another intersection with MS 13 just west of downtown.

Northern segment

MS 43 begins in Rankin County in Puckett at an intersection with MS 18 just northwest of downtown. It winds its way northward as a two-lane highway through farmland for several miles to have an interchange with I-20 (Exit 68) before passing through Pelahatchie, where it has an intersection with US 80. The highway winds its way northwest to have an intersection with MS 481 before passing through Sand Hill, Koch (where it has an interchange with MS 25), and Goshen Springs (where it has an intersection with MS 471) before crossing a Causeway over the Ross Barnett Reservoir (part of the Pearl River) into Madison County.

MS 43 immediately has an interchange with the Natchez Trace Parkway at Madisonville before passing northward through Canton, bypassing downtown along its eastern side while having a short concurrency with MS 16. The highway now turns northeast through mostly wooded areas for the next several miles, where it passes through Sharon, before crossing into Leake County.

MS 43 begins paralleling the Natchez Trace as it passes through the community of Thomastown, where it has a junction with MS 429, before continuing northeast for several more miles before crossing into Attala County.

MS 43 becomes concurrent with MS 14 for a couple of miles to enter the Kosciusko outskirts, where it follows a beltway around downtown while having an intersection with MS 735 and concurrencies with MS 12, MS 19, and MS 35. The highway heads north out of Kosciusko through remote terrain for several miles to the Montgomery County line, where MS 43 comes to an end at an intersection with Winfry Road.

Access to MS 407 can be achieved via a right onto Winfry Road for a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) before turning left onto Ellis Road for 4.5 miles (7.2 km).

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Hancock	Waveland	0.0	0.0	US 90 / Nicholson Avenue – Bay St. Louis, New Orleans, Buccaneer State Park, Beaches	Southern terminus of MS 43 and MS 603; southern end of MS 603 overlap
	​	5.4– 5.5	8.7– 8.9	I-10 – New Orleans, Mobile	I-10 exit 13
	Kiln	11.2	18.0	MS 603 north	Northern end of MS 603 overlap
Pearl River	Picayune	28.9	46.5	I-59 south – Picayune, New Orleans	Southern end of I-59 overlap; MS 43 south follows exit 4
		30.6	49.2	I-59 north – Hattiesburg	Northern end of I-59 overlap; MS 43 north follows exit 6
		32.3	52.0	US 11 – Picayune, Poplarville
	​	34.4	55.4	Beech Street (MS 992 south)	Northern terminus of MS 43 Spur (MS 992)
	Crossroads	52.9	85.1	MS 26 – Bogalusa, Poplarville
Marion	​	83.2	133.9	MS 13 – Columbia, Lumberton	Northern terminus of southern section of MS 43
Gap in route
Jefferson Davis	​	0.0	0.0	MS 13 – Prentiss, Columbia	Southern terminus of middle section of MS 43
Lawrence	​	13.1	21.1	MS 43A north – Silver Creek	Southern terminus of MS 43A
	​	17.0	27.4	MS 184 west – Monticello	Southern end of MS 184 overlap
	​	17.7	28.5	MS 184 east	Northern end of MS 184 overlap
	​	18.1	29.1	US 84 west – Monticello, Brookhaven	Southern end of US 84 overlap
	​	19.1	30.7	MS 184 west – Monticello	Eastern terminus of Monticello section of MS 184
	​	21.8	35.1	US 84 east / MS 184 begins – Silver Creek	Western terminus of Silver Creek section of MS 184
	​	22.7	36.5	MS 184 east – Prentiss MS 43A south – Arm	Northern end of MS 184 overlap; northern terminus of MS 43A
	Silver Creek	23.6	38.0	MS 184 (Southern Avenue)
	New Hebron	32.6	52.5	Jones Street (MS 915 north) to MS 42	Southern terminus of MS 915
		33.0	53.1	MS 42 (Indiana Avenue) – Prentiss
Simpson	Shivers	37.0	59.5	MS 478 west	Eastern terminus of MS 478
	​	42.8	68.9	MS 28 east – Magee	Southern end of MS 28 overlap
	​	43.4	69.8	MS 472 west	Eastern terminus of MS 472
	Pinola	44.2	71.1	MS 28 west – Hazlehurst	Northern end of MS 28 overlap
	Mendenhall	51.8	83.4	MS 13 – Mendenhall, Jackson, Prentiss	Northern terminus of middle section of MS 43
Gap in route
Rankin	Puckett	0.0	0.0	MS 18 – Puckett, Brandon, Jackson	Southern terminus of southern section of MS 43
	Pelahatchie	16.2– 16.4	26.1– 26.4	I-20 – Jackson, Meridian	I-20 exit 68
		17.4	28.0	US 80 – Brandon, Morton
	​	27.2	43.8	MS 481 south – Leesburg, Morton	Northern terminus of MS 481
	Koch	33.1– 33.4	53.3– 53.8	MS 25 – Jackson, Carthage	Interchange
	​	35.9	57.8	MS 471 south – Brandon	Northern terminus of MS 471
Madison	Madisonville	39.5– 39.8	63.6– 64.1	Natchez Trace Parkway	Interchange
	Canton	45.2	72.7	MS 16 west (Canton Parkway) to I-55 / US 51	Southern end of MS 16 overlap
		46.4	74.7	MS 16 east (East Peace Street) – Downtown Canton, Carthage	Northern end of MS 16 overlap
	​	61.0	98.2	MS 17 – Camden, Pickens
Leake	Thomastown	74.5	119.9	MS 429 – Sallis, Carthage
Attala	​	86.3	138.9	MS 14 west – Newport, Goodman	Southern end of MS 14 overlap
	​	87.1	140.2	MS 14 east / South Natchez Street – Kosciusko, Louisville	Northern end of MS 14 overlap
	​	88.9	143.1	MS 12 west – Durant	Southern end of MS 12 overlap
	​	89.3	143.7	MS 735 north – Downtown Kosciusko	Southern terminus of MS 735; old MS 12
	Kosciusko	91.6	147.4	MS 19 north / MS 35 north (North Jackson Street) – Vaiden, Kosciusko	Southern end of MS 19 / MS 35 overlap
		91.8	147.7	MS 12 east / MS 19 south / MS 35 south – Ackerman	Northern end of MS 12 / MS 19 / MS 35 overlap
	​	108.7	174.9	Winfry Road / County Road 3122	To MS 407; northern terminus of northern section of MS 43; end of state maintenance; intersection located along Montgomery County line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Related routes

Highway 43 Spur

Mississippi Highway 43 Spur
Location	Picayune
Length	1.350 mi (2.173 km)

MS 43 Spur, officially inventoried as Mississippi Highway 992 (MS 992), is a short local road which runs through Picayune, Mississippi. Its northern terminus is at MS 43 and its southern terminus is just north of Goodyear Boulevard in Picayune. In accordance with its MS 992 designation, MS 43 Spur is the highest numbered state highway in the entire state of Mississippi.

The entire route is in Pearl River County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Picayune	0.00	0.00	N Beech Street/Goodyear Boulevard	End of state maintenance; southern terminus; road continues as N Beech Street
​	1.35	2.17	MS 43 – Kiln, Columbia	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Highway 43A

Mississippi Highway 43A
Location	Lawrence County
Length	5.6 mi (9.0 km)

Mississippi Highway 43A (MS 43A) is an unsigned 5.6-mile-long (9.0 km) alternate route of MS 43 in Lawrence County, Mississippi.

MS 43A begins at an intersection with MS 43 just northwest of the community of Arm. It heads north through rural areas, running parallel to the Silver Creek, for several miles to enter the town of Silver Creek and come to an end at an intersection with MS 184/MS 43. The entire route of MS 43A is a two-lane highway. The route is not legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3, and is a county road and city street not maintained by MDOT. A single MS 43A shield sign exists at the northern terminus at MS 184 in Silver Creek.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lawrence County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	MS 43 – Monticello, Columbia	Southern terminus
​	4.8	7.7	US 84 – Monticello, Prentiss
Silver Creek	5.6	9.0	MS 43 / MS 184 – Monticello, New Hebron	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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