Mississippi Highway 23

Mississippi Highway 23
MS 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	32.135 mi[1] (51.716 km)
Existed	c. 1932–1940 c. 1950–present
Major junctions
South end	MS 25 in Smithville
Major intersections	I-22 / US 78 in Tremont
North end	SR 19 at Alabama state line near Red Bay, AL
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Counties	Monroe, Itawamba
Highway system
Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State
← MS 22 → MS 24

Mississippi Highway 23 (MS 23) is a state highway in Mississippi. The route starts at MS 25 in the town of Smithville. It travels northeastward through the forests of eastern Itawamba County. The highway intersects Interstate 22 (I-22) and U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Tremont. MS 23 ends at the Mississippi–Alabama state line, just west of Red Bay, continuing as SR 19.

The routing that became part of MS 23 was first constructed as a graded road in 1925, from north of Amory to the state line. Gravel was added to sections of the route in the 1930s. The designation was added to maps around 1950, and it was extended to Smithville in 1960. The route was fully paved by 1980.