How to get from Tupelo, MS to Tulsa, OK via Gum Springs, AR?

[DaveBishop]

Hi everybody!

Hoping to tap into community knowledge about safe roads to connect Tupelo MS to Tulsa OK with a connection to Gum Springs AR in the middle.

Broader context:
I'm trying to put together a route that connects many of the sites and locations we operate as a company. I'm trying to use the ACA routes as much as possible, as they are so well documented. So in my current route proposal, I'm working my way up from New Orleans to St Louis following the ACA Great Rivers route. However, Gum Springs AR is a very important site for our company, so I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to "make a left turn" at Tupelo MS, head towards Gum Springs via Mephis and Little Rock, and then connect with the ACA Route 66 route in Tulsa.

The attached screenshot illustrates the intention a little bit better perhaps.

When I put this in Strava's route generator, this is the output, but I'm not sure what the quality of that proposed route is.
https://www.strava.com/routes/3266812075793013926

Appreciate any feedback or suggestions you may have on this. Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Dave