Mexican Federal Highway 49
| Federal Highway 49 | ||||
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| Carretera federal 49 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation | ||||
| Length | 689.68 km (428.55 mi) | |||
| North segment | ||||
| Length | 526.7 km (327.3 mi) | |||
| North end | Fed. 45 / Fed. 45D in Ciudad Jiménez | |||
| Major intersections | Fed. 49D in San Rafael, Chihuahua Fed. 49D in Bermejillo, Chihuahua | |||
| South end | Fed. 45 in Las Palmas, Zacatecas | |||
| South segment | ||||
| Length | 162.98 km (101.27 mi) | |||
| North end | Fed. 45 in Las Arcinas | |||
| Major intersections | Fed. 63 in Mexquitic | |||
| South end | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Federal Highway 49 ( La Carretera Federal 49 ) (Fed. 49) is a toll-free (libre) part of the federal highways corridors of Mexico. The highway runs northwest-southeast in the western regions of the Mexican Plateau.
Fed. 49 has two separate improved segments: The first segment runs from Ciudad Jiménez, Chihuahua to just northwest of Fresnillo, Zacatecas. The highway is co-signed with Fed. 40 for 104.6 km (65 mi) from Gómez Palacio to Cuencamé.
The second segment runs from Las Arcinas, Zacatecas to San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí.