U.S. Route 49

{{Infobox road

| country = USA

| type = US

| route = 49

| map = {{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 49.map}}

| map_custom = yes

| map_notes = US 49 highlighted in red

| length_mi = 516

| length_ref = {{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

| length_round = 0

| established = 1926{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

| direction_a = South

| direction_b = North

| section1 = Southern section

| terminus_a1 = {{Jct|state=MS|US|90}} at Gulfport, MS

| junction1 =

{{Jct|state=MS|I|10}} at Gulfport, MS
{{Jct|state=MS|I|59}} at Hattiesburg, MS
{{Jct|state=MS|I|20|I|55}} at Jackson, MS

| terminus_b1 = {{Jct|state=MS|US|49E|US|49W}} at Yazoo City, MS

| section2 = Northern section

| terminus_a2 = {{Jct|state=MS|US|49E|US|49W}} at Tutwiler, MS

| junction2 =

{{Jct|state=MS|US|61}} at Clarksdale, MS
{{Jct|state=AR|I|40|US|63}} at Brinkley, AR
{{Jct|state=AR|I|555}} at Jonesboro, AR

| terminus_b2 = {{jct|state=AR|US|62|AR|1|AR|139}} at Piggott, AR

| states = Mississippi, Arkansas

| system1 = {{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=MS}}

| system2 = {{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=AR}}

| browse = {{Us browse|previous_type=US|previous_route=48|next_type=US|next_route=50|route=US}}{{ms browse|previous_type=MS|previous_route=48|route=MS|next_type=US|next_route=49E}}{{ar browse|previous_type=I|previous_route=49|route=AR|next_type=AR|next_route=50}}

| counties = MS: Harrison, Stone, Forrest, Covington, Simpson, Rankin, Hinds, Madison, Yazoo; Tallahatchie, Coahoma
AR: Phillips, Monroe, Woodruff, Cross, Poinsett, Craighead, Greene, Clay

}}

U.S. Route 49 (US 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 (US 62). Its southern terminus is in Gulfport, Mississippi, at an intersection with US 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 songs by Big Joe Williams and Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett).

Route description

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|MS

|{{convert|334|mi|km|disp=table}}

|AR

|{{convert|182|km|disp=table}}

|Total

|{{convert|516|km|disp=table}}

=Mississippi=

US 49 has historically been one of the most important highways in Mississippi. It was the state's first highway to see a significant rural segment four-laned.{{cite map |author = Traffic and Planning Division |url = http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/Resources/Maps/pdf/StateHighwayMapsArchive/HWY%20Map%201960%20Front.pdf |title = Official Road Map |year = 1960 |location = Jackson |publisher = Mississippi State Highway Commission |archive-date=December 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203070957/http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/Resources/Maps/pdf/StateHighwayMapsArchive/HWY%20Map%201960%20Front.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=February 12, 2022}} Today, it is the only four-laned route directly connecting Jackson, the state's capital and largest city, to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.{{cite map |author = Planning Division |year = 2009 |url=http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/Resources/Maps/pdf/StateHighwayMaps/MS_map.pdf |title=Official Highway Map of Mississippi |scale = c. 1:760,320 |location = Jackson |publisher = Mississippi Department of Transportation |archive-date=November 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123060550/http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/Resources/Maps/pdf/StateHighwayMaps/MS_map.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=February 12, 2022}} Some urban segments along this portion of the route maintain three or more traffic lanes in each direction. US 49 serves as a primary hurricane evacuation route for Gulf Coast residents.{{cite map |author = Planning Division |date = n.d. |url=http://www.gomdot.com/Home/EmergencyPreparedness/pdf/Hurricane%20Evacuation%20Map_11.pdf |title= Mississippi Hurricane Evacuation Map |scale = c. 1:760,320 |location = Jackson |publisher = Mississippi Department of Transportation |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815042707/http://www.gomdot.com/Home/EmergencyPreparedness/pdf/Hurricane%20Evacuation%20Map_11.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=February 12, 2022}}

File:Southern terminus of US 49 at US 90.jpg

US 49 begins near the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi at a junction with US 90. It provides a major connection between the port, casinos, beaches and downtown with I-10 (exits 34A-B), where it has its first major junction being a full service cloverleaf interchange on the city's north end. The crossing of these two roads is officially recognized by the state of Mississippi as the Castilgia Interchange.{{cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-65/chapter-3/special-designations-of-portions-of-highway-system-and-bridges/section-65-3-71.17/|title=2013 Mississippi Code :: Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES :: Chapter 3 - STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM :: SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS OF PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND BRIDGES :: § 65-3-71.17 - "Castiglia Interchange" designated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608164047/https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-65/chapter-3/special-designations-of-portions-of-highway-system-and-bridges/section-65-3-71.17/ |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=February 12, 2022}} North of I-10, US 49 passes through suburban areas and enters De Soto National Forest. Various state highway interchanges and junctions are encountered before the route passes near Camp Shelby, then through an interchange with US 98 just south of Hattiesburg. At this point, travelers have an option of continuing on US 49 through Hattiesburg or using the I-59/US 98 bypass which reconnects with US 49 in the northern part of the city. Continuing on US 49 brings one to a cloverleaf interchange at US 11, one of very few in the South to lack merging lanes between loop ramps, thus exacerbating the weaving patterns which plague many cloverleaf interchanges.

US 49 passes Hattiesburg's primary medical facility, Forrest General Hospital, and the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi before arriving at another, more standard cloverleaf interchange with I-59. Those who used the aforementioned bypass, wishing to reconnect with US 49 North to the state capital, must use exit 67B. It is also at I-59, where Mississippi Highway 42 (MS 42) runs with US 49 for a short distance as suburban development is soon encountered as the road returns to rural environs. Eventually, MS 42 departs from the four-laned highway and branches off to the west toward smaller towns, starting with Sumrall. Interchanges between Hattiesburg and Jackson provide access to various state highways, and one at Collins provides access to US 84.

File:Highway 49W north of Yazoo City, MS.jpg

At Jackson, US 49 upgrades to Interstate Highway standards before joining I-20 using a two-lane flyover. About a mile later, I-20/US 49 merges with I-55 at a stack interchange. I-20/I-55/US 49 crosses the Pearl River into Hinds County and bypasses Downtown Jackson, where I-55 departs to the south. US 49/I-20 continue west until US 49 ends its run with I-20 and joins I-220 before turning northwest to Yazoo City. A split in the highway, rare in the U.S. Highway System, begins here; both routes head into the Mississippi Delta, US 49W serving the towns of Belzoni and Indianola, where it junctions with US 82 and its four-lane segment ends, while two-laned US 49E serves Tchula before encountering US 82 at Greenwood. Both routes continue north from US 82 and are linked again at Tutwiler. Continuing northwest, the highway passes through an interchange with US 61 as it enters Clarksdale. It is at Clarksdale that US 49 encounters "The Crossroads", the legendary junction with State Street (an old alignment of US 61) where the great blues musician Robert Johnson is reputed to have sold his soul to the devil.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-may-01-la-ca-robert-johnson-20110501-story.html |title=At the crossroads as Robert Johnson centennial nears |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=May 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503200052/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/01/entertainment/la-ca-robert-johnson-20110501 |url-status=live |access-date=February 12, 2022}}

From Clarksdale, US 49 continues north and crosses the Mississippi River using the Helena Bridge where it enters Arkansas near the town of Helena.

File:ClarksdaleMS Crossroads.jpg, the inspiration for the song "Cross Road Blues"]]

File:Highway49TutwilerMS.jpg

In May 2005 portions of extant US 49E were renamed the "Emmett Till Memorial Highway".{{cite web |url=http://www.glendorams.com/cultural-heritage-tourism/emmett-till-museum/ |title=Emmett Till Museum |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711101109/http://www.glendorams.com/cultural-heritage-tourism/emmett-till-museum/ |url-status=dead |access-date=February 12, 2022}}

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

=Arkansas=

US 49 enters Arkansas near Helena-West Helena in Phillips County. US 49 Business runs around the north part of the city, with the main route meeting AR 242 in the southern portion. US 49 continues west to Walnut Corner where the route meets AR 1 (and briefly AR 316). The US 49/AR 1 concurrency ends in Marvell and US 49 enters Monroe County.

Upon entering Monroe County, US 49 turns north to begin a concurrency with AR 39. US 49 also crosses US 79 before meeting US 70 near Brinkley. The route crosses Interstate 40 north of Brinkley prior to entering Woodruff County. US 49 runs northeast through rural Woodruff County, not crossing of concurring with any important routes before crossing into Cross County.

The route meets US 64 in Fair Oaks and meets AR 42 in southern Hickory Ridge. It then enters Poinsett County, concurring with AR 214 from Fisher until Waldenburg. The route crosses AR 14 in Waldenburg.

US 49 runs along south Jonesboro, with US 49 Business formerly running into town. US 49 concurs with US 63 until again joining AR 1. The two routes angle north through downtown Jonesboro, crossing US 63 Business and passing by ASU Stadium before leaving town. US 49/AR 1 pass around Brookland, with US 49 Business serving the community.

Entering Greene County, US 49/AR 1 intersects US 412 and briefly meets AR 358 before entering Paragould. The routes cross US 412B near Kirk Field in Paragould, also meeting AR 135 north of town. US 49B also rejoins US 49/AR 1 north of Paragould.

Continuing northeast through rural Greene County, US 49/AR 1 meet AR 34 in Marmaduke and AR 90 in Rector. The route turns north to Piggott at Hargrave Corner, terminating at US 62/AR 139. The Arkansas portion of US 49 is mainly two-lane undivided.

History

One of the original US highways, US 49 was extended north from Clarksdale, Mississippi to US 70 in Brinkley, Arkansas via U.S. Route 61 and Highway 6 in 1963.{{cite web |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf |title= Minutes of the Meeting |date= March 20, 1963 |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Commission |pages=903–904 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921001026/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf |archive-date=September 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 12, 2022}} US 49 was again extended north in 1978, replacing Highway 39 between Brinkley and Jonesboro.{{cite web |url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo70-79.pdf |title=Minutes of the Meeting |date=April 26, 1978 |publisher=Arkansas State Highway Commission |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921003202/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo70-79.pdf |archive-date=September 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 12, 2022}}{{rp|269–270}} Highway 1 between Jonesboro and Piggott was redesignated as US 49 in 1979.{{rp|66}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201936%20Road%20Map%20of%20MS.pdf |title=Official Mississippi Highway Map of 1936 |archive-date=May 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514205532/http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/planning/Maps/State%20Highway%20Maps%20Archive/HWY%20Map%201936%20Road%20Map%20of%20MS.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=February 12, 2022}} Between Brooklyn and Hattiesburg, travelers had the option of a {{convert|24|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} direct route via US 49W, or a somewhat shorter but broken route on US 49E, serving the Forrest County Agricultural High School and the small community of McLaurin, Mississippi.

Gallery

{{gallery|width=213|height=213

|File:Fair Oaks, AR 003.jpg|US 49 in Fair Oaks, AR

|File:Highway 49 north of Brinkley, AR.jpg|US 49 north of Brinkley, AR

|File:US 49 in Brinkley, AR.jpg|US 49 south of the US 70 junction in south Brinkley

|File:US 49 south of Louisiana Purchase State Park.jpg|US 49 south of Highway 362 junction near Louisiana Purchase State Park

|File:US 49 and Highway 1 in Marvell, AR.jpg|US 49 and Highway 1 concur in Marvell, AR

|File:US 49 in Helena-West Helena, AR.jpg|US 49 in Helena-West Helena, AR

|File:US 49, US 61 and US 278 in Mississippi.jpg|US 49 with U.S. Routes 61 and 278

}}

Major intersections

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|mile=204.2

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|notes=Interchange; US 49 north splits into US 49E and US 49W

}}

{{MSint|exit

|type=trans

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|location=Tutwiler|lspan=3

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|exit=

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}}

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|type=concur

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|exit=

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|notes=Northern end of MS 3 concurrency

}}

{{MSint|exit

|mile=0.6

|exit=

|espan=8

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}}

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|type=concur

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|notes=Southern end of MS 322 concurrency

}}

{{MSint

|type=concur

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|city1=Clarksdale|city2=Cleveland|city3=Greenville|location4=Delta Blues Museum}}

|notes=Interchange; northern end of MS 322 concurrency; southern end of US 61/US 278 concurrency

}}

{{MSint

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}}

{{MSint

|location=none

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}}

{{MSint

|location=none

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|notes=Proposed MS 316

}}

{{MSint

|type=concur

|location=none

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|notes=North end of US 61 overlap; south end of Great River Road overlap

}}

{{MSint

|location=none

|mile=37.9

|road={{jct|state=MS|MS|1|dir1=south|city1=Friars Point|location2=North Delta Museum}}

}}

{{jctbridge

|mile=40.9

|line=yes

|mile2=0.00

|bridge=Helena Bridge

|river=Mississippi River

|river_wide=yes

|notes=Mississippi–Arkansas state line

}}

{{ARint|exit

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|exit=

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}}

{{ARint|exit

|mile=1.35

|exit=

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|20|to2=to|AR|44|city1=Lakeview|city2=Elaine|location3=Harbor and Industrial Park}}

|notes=Former AR 49

}}

{{ARint|exit

|mile=3.98

|exit=

|espan=37

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}}

{{ARint

|mile=6.28

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}}

{{ARint

|mile=6.88

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}}

{{ARint

|location=Walnut Corner|ctdab=Phillips

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}}

{{ARint

|location=Kindall

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}}

{{ARint

|location=Poplar Grove

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}}

{{ARint

|location=Marvell

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}}

{{ARint

|mile=21.52

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}}

{{ARint

|location=none

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|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|39|dir1=south|city1=Postelle|location2=Turner}}

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

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}}

{{ARint

|county=Monroe

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|location=none

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}}

{{ARint

|location=none

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}}

{{ARint

|location=none

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|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|366}}

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

|mile=38.67

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|79|city1=Clarendon|city2=Marianna|city3=Stuttgart|city4=Holly Grove}}

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

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|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|39S|dab1=Monroe County|city1=Monroe|dir1=east}}

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

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|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|39|dir1=south|AR|241|dir2=north|city1=Rich}}

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

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|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|238S|dab1=Brinkley|dir1=west}}

}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

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}}

{{ARint

|mile=52.55

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}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

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}}

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|type=concur

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}}

{{ARint

|mile=56.13

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}}

{{ARint

|county=Woodruff

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|location=none

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}}

{{ARint

|location=Hunter

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}}

{{ARint

|location=none

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}}

{{ARint

|location=Penrose

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}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

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}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

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}}

{{ARint

|location=Tilton

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}}

{{ARint

|location=Hickory Ridge

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}}

{{ARint

|county=Poinsett

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|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|214|dir1=east|city1=White Hall}}

}}

{{ARint

|location=Waldenburg

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|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|14|city1=Newport|city2=Harrisburg}}

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

|mile=104.9

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}}

{{ARint

|location=none

|mile=109.34

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|214|dir1=west|city1=Grubbs}}

}}

{{ARint

|county1=Poinsett

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}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

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|notes=Southern end of US 78/AR 226 concurrency

}}

{{ARint

|type=concur

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}}

{{ARint|exit

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}}

{{ARint|exit

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|exit=44

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|notes=

}}

{{ARint|exit

|type=concur

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}}

{{ARint|exit

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|exit=

|espan=19

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|18|name1=East Highland Drive}}

}}

{{ARint

|mile=131.74

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}}

{{ARint

|mile=132.31

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}}

{{ARint

|mile=132.75

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|351|extra=airport|location1=Airport}}

|notes=Northern end of AR 351 concurrency

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

|mile=136.7

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|49B|dab1=Brookland|dir1=north|location1=Brookland Business District}}

|notes=

}}

{{ARint

|location=none

|mile=140.60

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|49B|dab1=Brookland|dir1=south|location1=Brookland Business District}}

|notes=

}}

{{ARint

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|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|69|dir1=north}}

}}

{{ARint

|mile=146.85

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|412}}

}}

{{ARint

|mile=147.34

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|358|dir1=east}}

}}

{{ARint

|mile=147.87

|road={{jct|state=AR|AR|358|dir1=west}}

}}

{{ARint

|mile=149.71

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|412B|US|49B|dab2=Paragould|dir2=north|city1=Walnut Ridge|location2=Cardwell MO|location3=Paragould Business District|extra=airport|location4=Airport}}

}}

{{ARint

|mile=149.97

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|49Y|dab1=Paragould|to2=yes|US|412B|dir2=west|city1=Walnut Ridge}}

}}

{{ARint

|mile=151.13

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}}

{{ARint

|mile=151.88

|road={{jct|state=AR|US|49B|dab1=Paragould|dir1=south}}