another intersection with US 45. The entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway. Aberdeen MS 145 was created in 2000 after US 45 was rerouted to a new divided highway outside Aberdeen. MS 145 begins on the east side of town at an intersection with US 45/MS 8/MS 25 along the banks of the Tombigbee River. It heads west to immediately pass through downtown along Commerce Street before passing through neighborhoods and curving to the north. The highway then passes through a business district before coming to an end at another intersection with US 45. Excluding a short section between James Street and Matubba Street, the entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway. Nettleton After US 45 was upgraded to a divided highway outside of Nettleton, MS 145 was designated along the former routing. MS 145 begins on the south side of town in Monroe County at an intersection with US 45/US 278. It heads north through neighborhoods before turning northwest to pass through a business district and enter downtown, where it comes to an intersection with W Main Street (unsigned MS 774), a connector to MS 6, where it crosses into Lee County. The highway then passes through more neighborhoods before coming to an end at another intersection with US 45/US 278. The entire route of MS 145 is a two-lane highway. Shannon–Booneville US 45 was rerouted onto a freeway in Tupelo in 1977, no longer going through downtown Tupelo. The freeway was extended north and south in 1982 and 1984, and more of US 45 was moved. By 1986, the freeway extended as far as Shannon. About ten years later, US 45 was moved to a divided highway for Lee and most of Prentiss County, and the old alignment became MS 145. MS 145 begins in Lee County in the eastern part of Shannon at an interchange between US 45, US 45 Alternate, and US 278. It heads northwest as a two-lane highway to bypass downtown along Noah Curtis Street before turning north along Romie Hill Avenue at an intersection with MS 245. The highway leaves Shannon and crosses over a creek to enter Verona along Raymond Avenue. MS 145 widens to a four-lane undivided highway as it passes through industrial areas before passing through downtown. It passes through neighborhoods before crossing into Tupelo at an intersection with US 278/MS 6 (Pontotoc Parkway). The