U.S. 49 North - Mendenhall to Richland

U.S. 49 advances northwest from Magee by the unincorporated community of Sanatorium.
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MS 149 north from Magee returns to U.S. 49 from Sanatorium.
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U.S. 49 continues from MS 149 and Legion Lake Road by Simpson Legion Lake Dam on Simpson County Lake.
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MS 149 to the Simpson County seat of Mendenhall branches west from U.S. 49 ahead of MS 540.
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The shield for MS 149 north into Mendenhall was removed after 2019.
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MS 540 meanders east from Mendenhall to MS 541 at Martinville and MS 35 in Raleigh.
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Generally bypassing Mendenhall to the east, U.S. 49 converges with Mississippi Highway 13 at a diamond interchange.
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MS 13 heads northeast from Mendenhall to the village of Puckett in southeastern Rankin County. Southward, MS 13 travels to Prentiss and Columbia.
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U.S. 49 runs along the north side of the D'Lo town limits to Walnut Street and St. John Road.
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Walnut Street leads south into residential areas of D'Lo.
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MS 149 overlaps with MS 540 northwest from Mendenhall to D'Lo. The former route of U.S. 49 continues north to the village of Braxton before rejoining U.S. 49.
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U.S. 49 north enters the Jackson Metropolitan area at the city of Florence.
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MS 469 runs 7.92 miles southwest from MS 468 near Brandon to meet U.S. 49 in Florence.
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West from U.S. 49, MS 469 follows E Main Street 0.46 miles to Church Street in Downtown Florence.
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Road work in 2018-22 widened U.S. 49 to six lanes from ahead of Indian Creek north to an expanded intersection with MS 469.
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Monterey Road was realigned to intersect U.S. 49 across from Cleary Road during 2019-22 construction expanding U.S. 49 to six lanes.
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The commercialized intersection with Scarborough Street west and Wilson Drive east.
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McBride Street east and Linda Jo Drive west come together along U.S. 49 at Plain in the city of Richland.
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Old Highway 49 branches northwest from U.S. 49 through north Richland. Extending 3.03 miles north to U.S. 80, the two lane road doubles as unsigned MS 149.
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Frontage roads extend north along U.S. 49 from Old Highway 49 to Carrier Boulevard. U.S. 49 upgrades to a limited access expressway to Interstate 20.
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An at-grade intersection connecting with the frontage road system north of Old Highway 49 was eliminated during expansion of U.S. 49 to six lanes. This reassurance marker was posted north of it.
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Right in right out (RIRO) ramps link U.S. 49 with the E Frontage Road at Interstate Drive.
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Interstate Drive stems east into Interchange Business Park from the U.S. 49 ramps with E Frontage Road.
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U.S. 49 proceeds north across ICG Railroad tracks to a directional cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 20.
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U.S. 49 enters the city of Pearl north from the ICG Railroad. The ensuing exit is for Interstate 20 east to Meridian and Birmingham, Alabama.
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The expressway along U.S. 49 extends north beyond I-20 to a signalized intersection with U.S. 80 and MS 468. MS 468 runs 5.86 miles northeast to MS 475 in Flowood and overlaps with U.S. 80 east to N Pearson Road south in Pearl.
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A two lane flyover leads U.S. 49 north onto a distributor roadway connecting with I-20 west at The Stack interchange with Interstate 55.
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Two entrance ramps connect MS 468 and U.S. 80 with U.S. 49 northbound ahead of the ICG Railroad underpass. The exit for Interstate 55 north follows.
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Traffic partitions with two lanes joining Interstate 55 north through Jackson to Grenada and Memphis, Tennessee.
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U.S. 49 north combines with I-20/55 west from The Stack 1.6 miles to Exit 44. U.S. 49 remains along Interstate 20 west to I-220 north.
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