Mississippi Highway 29 (MS 29) is a

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in southern

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. It runs from north to south for and serves three counties:

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Route description

MS 29 begins in Stone County at an interchange between MS 26 (W Central Avenue) and MS 149 (Magnolia Drive) in

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. 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

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, where it crosses Black Creek and winds its way through remote woodlands for several miles, exiting only briefly to pass through the community of

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. The highway finally exits the forest as it passes through the town of

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, 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

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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

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, 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

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(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

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, 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.

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