Mississippi Highway 29
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	78.7 mi[1] (126.7 km) (78.009 mi excluding concurrency with MS 149)
Existed	1950–present
Major junctions
South end	MS 26 / MS 149 in Wiggins
Major intersections	US 98 in New Augusta US 11 in Ellisville I-59 in Ellisville US 84 near Calhoun
North end	MS 28 in Soso
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Counties	Stone, Perry, Jones
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State
← MS 28 → MS 30

Mississippi Highway 29 (MS 29) is a state highway in southern Mississippi. It runs from north to south for 78.7 miles (126.7 km) and serves three counties: Jones, Perry, Stone.

Route description

MS 29 begins in Stone County at an interchange between MS 26 (W Central Avenue) and MS 149 (Magnolia Drive) in Wiggins. It heads north concurrent (overlapped) with MS 149 and they head straight up through the center of downtown for several blocks before MS 29 splits off and heads east through neighborhoods along E Hatten Avenue. MS 29 merges onto Parkway Drive to pass by the Flint Creek Water Park before leaving the Wiggins city limits and traveling northeast through a mix of farmland and woodlands for a few miles to cross into Perry County.

MS 29 travels through farmland for several miles before entering the Black Creek Wilderness portion of De Soto National Forest, where it crosses Black Creek and winds its way through remote woodlands for several miles, exiting only briefly to pass through the community of Janice. The highway finally exits the forest as it passes through the town of New Augusta, where it has an intersection with US 98, before crossing the Leaf River. MS 29 begins paralleling Tallahala Creek as it heads north through mostly rural wooded areas, with some farmland here and there, for several miles to pass through Runnelstown, where it has an intersection with MS 42. The highway winds its way through more woodlands before crossing into Jones County at the community of Whitfield.

MS 29 travels northwest through farmland for several miles to pass through Johnson and cross Tallahala Creek before entering the Ellisville city limits at an intersection with MS 590. It passes through some neighborhoods before merging onto S Church Street as it passes by Jones College. The highway heads north through neighborhoods before turning left onto Holly Street to pass along the northern edge of downtown, as well as cross a railroad track. MS 29 immediately has an intersection with US 11, where it becomes Hill Street as well as begins a concurrency with MS 588. The travel northwest through a business district for several blocks to have an interchange with I-59 (Exit 88) before MS 588 splits off and heads west. MS 29 leaves Ellisville shortly thereafter and travels northwest through rural farmland for several miles, where it has an interchange with US 84, before entering the town of Soso and coming to an end at an intersection with MS 28.

The entire length of Mississippi Highway 29 is a rural two lane state highway.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Stone	Wiggins	0.0	0.0	MS 26 / MS 149 south to US 49 – Poplarville, Lucedale	Southern terminus; interchange; south end of MS 149 overlap
		0.7	1.1	MS 149 north	North end of MS 149 overlap
		2.0	3.2	Flint Creek Water Park main entrance	Access road into park
Perry	De Soto National Forest	20.3	32.7	Progress Road (FS 385) - McLain
		23.5	37.8	Beaumont-Brooklyn Road - Beaumont
	New Augusta	32.7	52.6	US 98 – Hattiesburg, Lucedale
	​	34.6	55.7	Buck Creek Road to Old Augusta Road - McSwain, Richton
	​	35.4	57.0	Old River Road - Hattiesburg
	Runnelstown	46.1	74.2	MS 42 – Hattiesburg, Richton
Jones	​	65.0	104.6	MS 590 west to I-59 – Seminary	Eastern terminus of MS 590
	Ellisville	66.5	107.0	US 11 – Laurel, Hattiesburg MS 588 begins	Eastern terminus of MS 588; south end of MS 588 overlap
		67.2– 67.4	108.1– 108.5	I-59 – Hattiesburg, Laurel	I-59 exit 88
		67.7	109.0	MS 588 west – Collins	North end of MS 588 overlap
	​	72.5– 72.9	116.7– 117.3	US 84 – Collins, Laurel	Interchange
	Soso	78.7	126.7	MS 28 – Taylorsville, Laurel	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

External links

• Magnolia Meanderings