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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 49
(Redirected from U.S. Highway 49)
'U.S. Route 49' is a north-south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with U.S. Route 62. Its southern terminus is in Gulfport, Mississippi, at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. US 49 is approximately 516 miles (830 km) in length.
It was at the junction of US 49 and U.S. Route 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.
As of 2005, U.S. 49 splits into 'U.S. Route 49E' and 'U.S. Route 49W' in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Continuing northward, these two highways rejoin as US 49 at Tutwiler, Mississippi. US 49W (the western branch) passes through Indianola and Belzoni, while US 49E veers to the east to serve Greenwood. US 49W is considered to be the main thoroughfare through the Mississippi Delta.
A recent reconstruction project completed in 2005 relocated the route of US 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. US 49W now runs from Silver City through the small town of Carter to the northern part of Yazoo City, where the highway meets US 49E and becomes US 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.
U.S. Highway 49 in Mississippi is a designated hurricane evacuation route. It is four-laned and divided from the Gulf Coast to the intersection with U.S. Highway 82 in Indianola.
;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.
★ U.S. Route 49 Business in Brookland, Arkansas
★ U.S. Route 49 Business in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
★ U.S. Route 49 Business in Jonesboro, Arkansas (decommissioned)
★ U.S. Route 49 Business in Paragould, Arkansas
1. Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).
'U.S. Route 49' is a north-south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with U.S. Route 62. Its southern terminus is in Gulfport, Mississippi, at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. US 49 is approximately 516 miles (830 km) in length.
It was at the junction of US 49 and U.S. Route 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.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| Mississippi |
| Arkansas |
| See also |
| Bannered routes |
| References |
Route description
Mississippi
As of 2005, U.S. 49 splits into 'U.S. Route 49E' and 'U.S. Route 49W' in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Continuing northward, these two highways rejoin as US 49 at Tutwiler, Mississippi. US 49W (the western branch) passes through Indianola and Belzoni, while US 49E veers to the east to serve Greenwood. US 49W is considered to be the main thoroughfare through the Mississippi Delta.
A recent reconstruction project completed in 2005 relocated the route of US 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. US 49W now runs from Silver City through the small town of Carter to the northern part of Yazoo City, where the highway meets US 49E and becomes US 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.
U.S. Highway 49 in Mississippi is a designated hurricane evacuation route. It is four-laned and divided from the Gulf Coast to the intersection with U.S. Highway 82 in Indianola.
;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.
Arkansas
See also
Bannered routes
★ U.S. Route 49 Business in Brookland, Arkansas
★ U.S. Route 49 Business in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
★ U.S. Route 49 Business in Jonesboro, Arkansas (decommissioned)
★ U.S. Route 49 Business in Paragould, Arkansas
References
1. Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).
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