U.S. Route 49E (US 49E) is an
U.S. Highway
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in the
Delta
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Delta may also ...
region of
Mississippi
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. It travels through
Yazoo,
Holmes
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Places
In the Uni ...
,
Leflore, and
Tallahatchie counties.
Route description
US 49E begins at an interchange between US 49 and
US 49W, just north of downtown
Yazoo City
Yazoo City is a U.S. city in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's ...
in
Yazoo County. It heads northeast along the western edge of some
Loess bluffs for several miles to pass through
Eden and enter the
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge before crossing into
Holmes County.
The highway passes through the refuge for several miles before leaving, crossing over some railroad tracks, and heading north along the banks of
Bee Lake to pass through
Thornton. US 49E turns northeast to become concurrent with
MS 12 and pass through
Mileston before passing through rural farmland for a few miles to enter
Tchula. In Tchula, the highway bypasses downtown to south and east, where it intersects unsigned
MS 835 and MS 12 splits off toward
Lexington. US 49E parallels
Tchula Lake as it passes through the
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge is one of seven refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex. In addition to the typical bottomland habitats of the Mississippi Delta, Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge includes a u ...
and
Cruger, where it intersects unsigned
MS 818. It then crosses into
Leflore County shortly thereafter.
The highway immediately passes through the
Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge before passing through
Sidon
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, where it intersects
MS 706, and
Rising Sun. US 49E now enters
Greenwood and comes to an interchange and becomes concurrent with
US 82
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/
MS 7 just south of downtown. Prior to this point, the entire route of US 49E is a two-land highway. The highway heads as a four-lane highway to pass through business districts and cross the
Yazoo River
The Yazoo River is a river in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is considered by some to mark the southern boundary of what is called the Mississippi Delta, a broad floodplain that was cultivated for cotton plantations before th ...
before leaving Greenwood and US 49E splits off and heads north. US 49E narrows to 2-lanes and has an intersection with
MS 442 before passing through
Minter City
Minter City is an unincorporated community in Leflore County and Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area, and is within the Mississippi Delta.
Mississippi Highway 8 intersects U.S. Route 49E ...
, where it intersects
MS 8. It now crosses into
Tallahatchie County.
US 49E crosses a bridge over a creek before passing through
Glendora (where it intersects
MS 734),
Webb
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(where it has a short concurrency with
MS 32), and
Sumner (where it intersects
MS 728) as it parallels the
Tallahatchie River
The Tallahatchie River is a river in Mississippi which flows from Tippah County, through Tallahatchie County, to Leflore County, where it joins the Yalobusha River to form the Yazoo River. The river is navigable for about .
At Money, Mississi ...
to the east. The highway then enters
Tutwiler and comes to an end shortly thereafter at a Y-Intersection between US 49, US 49W, and
MS 3.
History
U.S. Route 49E represents the original route of US 49 between 1928 and 1932, when the US 49E/W split between Yazoo City and Tutwiler was made. This route is now generally perceived as the lesser of the two.
It is notable that for several years during the 1930s, a second split route existed on US 49 in South Mississippi, similar to but shorter than the split that still exists in the Delta region.
Official Mississippi Highway Map of 1936
retrieved September 29, 2011 Between Brooklyn and Hattiesburg, travelers had the option of a direct route via US 49W, or a somewhat shorter but broken route on US 49E, serving the Forrest County Agricultural High School
Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS) is a public, secondary school in Brooklyn, in unincorporated Forrest County, Mississippi (United States). The school provides education to grades 9 12.
Forrest County AHS is the only independently ...
and the small community of McLaurin, Mississippi
McLaurin is a small unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States.
History
The town of McLaurin is named for General McLaurin, who was also the first president of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. At one time, McLauri ...
.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Yazoo County, Mississippi
Transportation in Holmes County, Mississippi
Transportation in Leflore County, Mississippi
Transportation in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi