Mississippi Highway 39

Mississippi Highway 39 (MS 39) is a major south to north highway in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Spanning 49.8 miles (80.1 km), it connects Meridian, MS and NAS Meridian with DeKalb and Shuqualak, MS.

Mississippi Highway 39
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length49.676 mi[1] (79.946 km)
Major junctions
South end I-20 / I-59 / US 11 / US 80 in Meridian
North end US 45 in Shuqualak
Location
CountiesLauderdale, Kemper, Noxubee
Highway system
← MS 37→ MS 41

Route description

The highway is four-laned from its beginning until it passes nearby NAS Meridian. It is cosigned with Mississippi Highway 145 for less than a 1/4 mile in Meridian. The highway passes through Daleville, MS and De Kalb, MS. It also passes the Sam Dale Monument. The highway also passes near the alternate NAS Meridian airstrip at Shuqualak. It is cosigned with Mississippi Highway 21 as it enters the corporate limits of Shuqualak, MS. Highway 39 spans over Lauderdale, Kemper, and Noxubee counties. Mississippi Highway 39 began at US 45 when it routed through downtown Meridian (present-day Mississippi Highway 145) until US 45 was rerouted around Meridian. So its beginning and ending were at the same highway, and it made for an alternate route between Meridian and Shuqualak, as it still does today.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
LauderdaleMeridian I-20 / I-59 / US 11 / US 80 (Frontage Road) to US 45 – Butler, Tuscaloosa, JacksonSouthern terminus; I-20/59 exit 154
Russell Driveinterchange; former US 11 / US 80
Front Street - Downtown Meridianformer US 45 south
Old Highway 45 North (MS 884 north) - Marionformer US 45 north; southern terminus of unsigned MS 884
Lizelia MS 854 east (John C. Stennis Drive) – Meridian Naval Air Station, Stennis CenterWestern terminus of MS 854
KemperDe Kalb MS 16 – Philadelphia, Scooba
Noxubee​ MS 21 south – PhiladelphiaSouth end of MS 21 overlap
Shuqualak MS 145Northern terminus of MS 21
​ US 45 – Macon, ScoobaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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