MS 494 begins about one mile (1.6 km) southeast of downtown Union (but within the town limits) at the MS 15 bypass of the town. It heads southeast through a mix of open fields and woods passing some homes along the way. It passes through the community of Little Rock then generally heads more easterly passing to the north of Duffee. After entering Lauderdale County from Newton County, MS 494 begins to curve back towards the southeast. It enters the community of Schamberville and forms part of the border of the census designated place of Collinsville. Continuing southeast, it heads through Suqualena before ending at MS 19, about equidistant between Collinsville and Nellieburg and about six miles (9.7 km) northwest of Meridian.[2]
HistoryEdit
A state highway that followed MS 494 was first shown on state highway maps in 1951.[3][4] The MS 494 appeared along the road by 1955 however references to it dated back to at least 1952.[5][6][7] The only change to its routing was when MS 15 was moved to a bypass of Union in 1977, MS 494 was cut back to its current terminus from Old Decatur Road.[8]
^ ab"MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
^Google (March 20, 2022). "Mississippi Highway 494" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^Mississippi State Highway Commission (1950). Official Road Map State of Mississippi(PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^Mississippi State Highway Commission (1951). Official Road Map State of Mississippi(PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^Mississippi State Highway Commission (1953). Official Road Map State of Mississippi(PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^Mississippi State Highway Commission (1955). Official Road Map State of Mississippi(PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^"$2.5 Million Road Letting March 18". Clarion-Ledger. March 5, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^"By Pass Dedication is Friday". The Union Appeal. June 15, 1977. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
mississippi, highway, mile, long, state, highway, connecting, union, northwest, meridian, route, informationmaintained, mdotlength22, major, junctionswest, endms, unioneast, endms, near, nellieburglocationcountryunited, statesstatemississippicountiesnewton, la. Mississippi Highway 494 MS 494 is a 22 7 mile long 36 5 km state highway connecting Union at MS 15 to MS 19 northwest of Meridian Mississippi Highway 494Route informationMaintained by MDOTLength22 723 mi 1 36 569 km Major junctionsWest endMS 15 in UnionEast endMS 19 near NellieburgLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountiesNewton LauderdaleHighway systemMississippi State Highway SystemInterstate US State MS 493 MS 495 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External linksRoute description EditMS 494 begins about one mile 1 6 km southeast of downtown Union but within the town limits at the MS 15 bypass of the town It heads southeast through a mix of open fields and woods passing some homes along the way It passes through the community of Little Rock then generally heads more easterly passing to the north of Duffee After entering Lauderdale County from Newton County MS 494 begins to curve back towards the southeast It enters the community of Schamberville and forms part of the border of the census designated place of Collinsville Continuing southeast it heads through Suqualena before ending at MS 19 about equidistant between Collinsville and Nellieburg and about six miles 9 7 km northwest of Meridian 2 History EditA state highway that followed MS 494 was first shown on state highway maps in 1951 3 4 The MS 494 appeared along the road by 1955 however references to it dated back to at least 1952 5 6 7 The only change to its routing was when MS 15 was moved to a bypass of Union in 1977 MS 494 was cut back to its current terminus from Old Decatur Road 8 Major intersections EditCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesNewtonUnion0 0000 000 nbsp MS 15 Highway 494 Newton PhiladelphiaWestern terminusLauderdale 22 72336 569 nbsp MS 19 Philadelphia MeridianEastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences Edit a b MS Highways Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog Retrieved June 1 2021 Google March 20 2022 Mississippi Highway 494 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 20 2022 Mississippi State Highway Commission 1950 Official Road Map State of Mississippi PDF Map Jackson Mississippi State Highway Commission Retrieved March 20 2022 Mississippi State Highway Commission 1951 Official Road Map State of Mississippi PDF Map Jackson Mississippi State Highway Commission Retrieved March 20 2022 Mississippi State Highway Commission 1953 Official Road Map State of Mississippi PDF Map Jackson Mississippi State Highway Commission Retrieved March 20 2022 Mississippi State Highway Commission 1955 Official Road Map State of Mississippi PDF Map Jackson Mississippi State Highway Commission Retrieved March 20 2022 2 5 Million Road Letting March 18 Clarion Ledger March 5 1952 Retrieved March 20 2022 By Pass Dedication is Friday The Union Appeal June 15 1977 Retrieved March 20 2022 External links EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML Mississippi Highway 494KML is not from Wikidata Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mississippi Highway 494 amp oldid 1078251324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
