U.S. 49 North - McHenry to Hattiesburg

U.S. 49 enters Stone County 21.83 miles north of U.S. 90 and Gulfport.
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U.S. 49 north at the unincorporated community of McHenry.
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The guide sign for Little Biloxi Wildlife Management Area preceding McHenry Road west was replaced by 2018 with a sign referencing MDWFP McHenry Shooting Facility to the east.
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East from U.S. 49, Wire Road E to Sunflower Road leads to MS 15 near Red Creek State Wildlife Management Area.
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U.S. 49 spans Ten Mile Creek just ahead of RIRO ramps to Old US Highway 49. Prior to the completion of Perkinston Boulevard to the north, the exit for Old US Highway 49 was signed for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Campus.
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The four lane highway elevates over Old US Highway 49 and a Kansas City Southern Railroad line at Perkinston.
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Perkiston Boulevard was constructed west from U.S. 49 to Wire Road W after 2018.
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U.S. 49 shifts west to bypass Wiggins at forthcoming MS 149. MS 149 connects with MS 29 north to Flint Creek Water Park.
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MS 149 follows the old alignment of U.S. 49 through the Wiggins street grid.
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MS 149 combines with MS 29 north from MS 26 along Magnolia Drive into Downtown Wiggins.
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Split-phase traffic lights were added along U.S. 49 at MS 149 and Woodland Drive by 2018.
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No longer posted, this shield assembly referenced the connection to MS 29, which begins north from MS 26 in 1.10 miles.
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A diamond interchange joins U.S. 49 with MS 26 north beyond a commercialized stretch.
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Connecting Poplarville with Lucedale, MS 26 stretches 77.05 miles across Pearl River, Stone and George Counties.
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Beyond Wiggins, MS 26 is a rural highway through sparsely populated areas.
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U.S. 49 enters Hattiesburg at the six-ramp parclo interchange with U.S. 98. U.S. 98 bypasses the city to the south along an expressway between Old Highway 49 and Interstate 59.
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Confirming marker for U.S. 49 posted north between the ramps with U.S. 98 westbound and Old US Highway 98.
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Elks Lake Road north and Edwards Street south come together at the succeeding traffic light along U.S. 49 north of U.S. 98. Edwards Street is unsigned MS 969 north 0.81 miles to Barkley Road.
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U.S. 49 north at W.S.F. Tatum Boulevard.
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William Carey Parkway east from U.S. 49 to William Carey University was formerly Helveston Road.
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U.S. 49 intersects W Pine Street ahead of the cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 11.
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U.S. 49 heads north from Mamie Street to meet MS 198 west at Hardy Street and the University of Southern Mississippi.
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A commercial arterial, MS 198 spurs 1.11 miles east from the north split of I-59/U.S. 98 along Hardy Street to U.S. 49.
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U.S. 49 north at MS 198 west and Hardy Street prior to modifications to the intersection and adjacent frontage road system.
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MS 42 was realigned in 2006 to bypass Hattiesburg along a combination of Evelyn Gandy Parkway and I-59. MS 42 west combines with U.S. 49 north from the cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 59.
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Interstate 59 generally bypasses Hattiesburg to the west, passing through the commercialized area along Hardy Street near West Hattiesburg. MS 42 accompanies the route northeast across the Leaf River to the succeeding exit.
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Interstate 59 travels south from Hattiesburg to Poplarville, Picayune and I-10/12 at Slidell, Louisiana.
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