U.S. Route 49

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U.S. Route 49

Length:

516^[1] mi (830 km)

Formed:

1926^[1]

South end:

U.S. 90 at Gulfport, MS

Major
junctions:

I-10 at Gulfport, MS

I-59 at Hattiesburg, MS
I-20/I-55 at Jackson, MS
I-40 at Brinkley, AR
U.S. 63 at Jonesboro, AR

North end:

U.S. 62 at Piggott, AR

United States Numbered Highways
U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. 49 is a north-south United States highway. It was at the junction of Highway 49 and U.S. Highway 61 that blues singer Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the Devil. The highway is also the subject of a song by Howlin' Wolf.

1 Termini
2 Alternate routes
3 Legal Definition
4 States traversed
5 Designated Cities
6 Business U.S. Highway 49
7 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas at an intersection with U.S. 62. Its southern terminus is in Gulfport, Mississippi at an intersection with U.S. 90. The reported distance (unconfirmed) is 516 miles (830 km).

[edit] Alternate routes

As of 2005, U.S. 49 splits into U.S. 49E and U.S. 49W in Tutwiler, Mississippi. Continuing southward, these two highways rejoin as U.S. 49 at Yazoo City, Mississippi. U.S. 49W (the western branch) passes through Indianola and Belzoni, while U.S. 49E veers to the east to serve Greenwood. 49W is considered to be the main thoroughfare through the Mississippi Delta.

A recent reconstruction project completed in 2005 relocated the route of U.S. 49W and its southern terminus in the Yazoo City area. Originally running from Silver City to Yazoo City via Midnight and Louise into the heart of Yazoo City, the route has now been shifted eastward. U.S. 49W now runs from Silver City through the small town of Carter to the northern part of Yazoo City, where the highway meets U.S. 49E and becomes U.S. 49 again, cutting more than 10 miles off of the old route. The original route is now numbered Mississippi Highway 149 and is paired with Mississippi Highway 16.

[edit] Legal Definition

The Mississippi section of U.S. 49 and the routes of U.S. 49E and 49W are defined at Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

[edit] Designated Cities

[edit] Business U.S. Highway 49

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).

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