Mississippi Highway 495 (MS 495) is a state highway in eastern

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running just under in length. Traveling through northern Lauderdale County and western

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, it was created in 1957 and has remained on its original alignment since then.

Route description

MS 495 begins at the settlement of Bailey at a

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with MS 493. The two-lane road briefly heads west before turning to the north. It passes small housing developments, individual houses, and churches as it heads through rural northwestern Lauderdale County. At Center Hill, MS 495 passes Center Hill Martin Road which provides access to

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and its associated park and lake, a gas station, and West Lauderdale Elementary School. As the road crosses into Kemper County, it heads to a more forested area passing fewer houses and settlements. About after crossing the county line, MS 495 reaches MS 16 at a T-intersection. MS 16 and MS 495 form a

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to the west for about . MS 495 breaks off the concurrency to head north again through wooded areas but with some farm fields present along the road. It passes to the west of

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, an auxiliary air field of Naval Air Station Meridian and makes sharper curves through this area. It eventually curves more to the northeast to end at MS 397 south of the community of

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History

MS 495 was created in 1957 running along the alignment it runs today to the west of MS 493. It had originally been constructed as an

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, it was not fully paved until 1974.

Major intersections

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Transportation in Lauderdale County, Mississippi Transportation in Kemper County, Mississippi