Mississippi Highway 44 (MS 44) is a disconnected state highway comprising three segments in south-central

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. The first, and longest, section runs from

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(US 51) in McComb to MS 27 near

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. The second, and shortest, section consists of a newly built bridge across the

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between MS 587 (Near Morgantown) and MS 13 in Goss. The third and final section runs between

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in Columbia and MS 42 just west of Sumrall.

Route description

Western segment

MS 44 begins in Pike County in downtown McComb, running concurrently with MS 570, at an intersection with

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(Broadway). It heads east to cross a bridge over railroad tracks and pass through neighborhoods along Pearl River Avenue, a divided two-lane street, to an intersection with Locust Street, where MS 570 breaks off and heads north. The highway now narrows to a regular two-lane and leaves McComb to pass northeast through rural areas for the next several miles. MS 44 crosses Bogue Chitto and Topisaw Creek before passing through Pricedale and crossing into Walthall County. It now comes to the Enon community, where it becomes concurrent MS 583 for a few miles, before breaking off at Bristers Store and crossing into Lawrence County. MS 44 passes through the Jayess community, where the highway meets a couple of roads leading to the nearby community of

, before coming to an end at an intersection with MS 27 between Tylertown and

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Pearl River Bridge segment

MS 44 begins at an intersection with MS 587 a few miles north of Morgantown and immediately goes through a switchback curve before crossing a short overpass over MS 587 (This is an incomplete/future interchange). It heads east as a two-lane highway through wooded areas to cross the newly completed (in 2010) bridge over the

. This is the only bridge across the river between the towns of

and Columbia. The highway continues east through wooded areas for a couple miles before coming to an end at an intersection with MS 13 in the community of Goss. This entire section of MS 44 lies within Marion County. Future plans call for this section of MS 44 to be extended westward from MS 587 to an intersection with MS 27 near Jayess, which would connect it to the western segment of MS 44.

Eastern segment

MS 44 begins in Marion County at an intersection with

at the eastern edge of the Columbia city limits. It heads north along a recently completed two-lane eastern bypass of the city, which is a little over a mile long, to an intersection with Sumrall Road, the former routing of MS 44 through downtown. MS 44 now leaves Columbia and heads northeast through a mix of rural farmland and woodlands for several miles to cross into Lamar County. The highway comes to an end shortly thereafter at an intersection with MS 42 just west of the town of Sumrall.

Major intersections

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{{Attached KML 044 Transportation in Pike County, Mississippi Transportation in Walthall County, Mississippi Transportation in Lawrence County, Mississippi Transportation in Marion County, Mississippi Transportation in Lamar County, Mississippi