. U.S. Route 49, a north-south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is here at Piggott (Arkansas) at an intersection by way of U.S. Route 62.
. Southern terminus will be in Gulfport (Mississippi) at an intersection through U.S. Route 90. US 49 will be approximately 516 miles (830 km) in length.
. It was next to the junction of US 49 as well as U.S. Route 61 that blues singer Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the evil spirit. The highway is also the subject of a song by Howlin' Wolf.