Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major north–south Interstate Highway that serves the middle of the United States. It runs 963.5 miles (1,550.6 km) from I-10 in Laplace, Louisiana—about 25 miles (40 km) west of New Orleans—to U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) in Chicago, Illinois. In Mississippi, it runs for about 290.41 miles (467.37 km), entering the state at the Louisiana state line near Osyka and leaving at the Tennessee state line near Southaven, just south of Memphis.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDOT | ||||
Length | 290.41 mi[1] (467.37 km) | |||
Existed | 1955 (proposed in 1939)–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | I-55 at the Louisiana state line near Osyka | |||
North end | I-55 / I-69 at the Tennessee state line near Southaven | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Pike, Lincoln, Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Yazoo, Holmes, Carroll, Montgomery, Grenada, Yalobusha, Panola, Tate, DeSoto | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editThe highway parallels US 51 during its trek roughly through the center of the Magnolia State. North of Jackson, the Interstate runs east of the bluffs of the Mississippi Delta.
Near Summit and McComb, the Interstate is concurrent with US 98 for five miles (8.0 km) as it passes through the western side of the cities. I-55 then intersects US 84 near Brookhaven and becomes concurrent with US 51 near Crystal Springs. In Jackson, the highway is concurrent with I-20 for three exits, and US 51 leaves the concurrency after I-55's concurrency with I-20 begins. I-55 continues north on the eastern side of Jackson and meets the northern terminus of I-220 near Ridgeland. The highway then parallels US 51 until the U.S. Highway crosses over to the western side of the Interstate in Grenada. I-55 intersects US 278 at Batesville, and it becomes concurrent with I-69 north of Hernando. The highway crosses the state line north of Southaven into Tennessee.
History
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Exit list
editCounty | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Pike | | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-55 south – Hammond, New Orleans | Continuation into Louisiana | |
| 0.79 | 1.27 | 1 | MS 584 – Osyka, Gillsburg | Diamond interchange | |
| 4.49 | 7.23 | 4 | Chatawa Road – Chatawa | Diamond interchange | |
| 7.79 | 12.54 | 8 | MS 568 – Gillsburg, Magnolia | Diamond interchange | |
| 10.24 | 16.48 | 10 | MS 48 – Magnolia | Partial cloverleaf interchange | |
| 13.29 | 21.39 | 13 | Airport-Fernwood Road – Fernwood, Industrial Park | ||
McComb | 15.44 | 24.85 | 15 | US 98 east / MS 24 west – Tylertown, Liberty, South McComb | Diamond interchange; south end of US 98 overlap; Formerly signed as exits 15A (US 98) and 15B (MS 24) | |
17.30 | 27.84 | 17 | Delaware Avenue – Downtown McComb | |||
18.13 | 29.18 | 18 | MS 570 (Veterans Boulevard) – North McComb | |||
Summit | 20.13 | 32.40 | 20 | US 98 west – Natchez, Summit | North end of US 98 overlap; Signed as exits 20A (Summit) and 20B (US 98) | |
Lincoln | | 24.31 | 39.12 | 24 | Pike County Line Road – Lake Dixie Springs, Johnstons Station | |
| 29.52 | 47.51 | 30 | Bogue Chitto Road – Bogue Chitto, Norfield | ||
| 37.66 | 60.61 | 38 | US 84 – South Brookhaven, Natchez | ||
Brookhaven | 40.22 | 64.73 | 40 | MS 558 (Brookway Boulevard) to MS 550 – Downtown Brookhaven | ||
| 42.14 | 67.82 | 42 | Dunn-Ratcliff Road – North Brookhaven | ||
| 48.25 | 77.65 | 48 | Mount Zion Road | ||
Copiah | | 51.27 | 82.51 | 51 | Sylvarena Road – Wesson | |
| 56.27 | 90.56 | 56 | Tower Road – Martinsville | ||
| 58.67 | 94.42 | 59 | County Farm Road – South Hazelhurst | ||
| 61.00 | 98.17 | 61 | MS 28 – Hazelhurst, Fayette | ||
| 64.67 | 104.08 | 65 | Gallman Road – Gallman | ||
| 67.95 | 109.35 | 68 | MS 844 east (Pat Harrison Drive) – South Crystal Springs | ||
| 71.26 | 114.68 | 72 | US 51 south / MS 27 – North Crystal Springs, Utica | South end of US 51 overlap | |
Hinds | Terry | 78.23 | 125.90 | 78 | MS 473 south (Cunningham Street) / Green Gable Road – Terry | Northern terminus of MS 473 |
| 80.58 | 129.68 | 81 | Wynndale Road | ||
| 84.53 | 136.04 | 85 | Siwell Road – Byram | ||
Jackson | 87.71 | 141.16 | 88 | Elton Road | ||
89.29 | 143.70 | 90A | Savanna Street | |||
90.02 | 144.87 | 90B | Daniel Lake Boulevard | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
91.14 | 146.68 | 92A | McDowell Road | |||
91.57 | 147.37 | 92C | I-20 west / US 49 north / University Boulevard – Vicksburg, Monroe, Yazoo City | South end of I-20 / US 49 overlap; Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-20 exit 44 | ||
92.52 | 148.90 | 45A | Gallatin Street | Northbound exit is part of exit 45; this exit gives I-55 northbound traffic a 2nd chance to get exit access to Gallatin Street | ||
92.90 | 149.51 | 45B (SB) 92B (NB) | US 51 north (State Street) | North end of US 51 concurrency | ||
Rankin | Flowood | 93.56 | 150.57 | 94 | I-20 east / US 49 south – Meridian, Tuscaloosa, Hattiesburg To US 80 – Flowood | North end of I-20 / US 49 overlap; Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-20 exit 46 |
Hinds | Jackson | 95.21 | 153.23 | 96A | Pearl Street-Telcom Center, Convention Complex | Trumpet interchange |
95.52 | 153.72 | 96B | High Street – State Capitol | Future western terminus of the proposed Airport Parkway; one-quadrant interchange | ||
96.05 | 154.58 | 96C | Fortification Street | One-quadrant interchange | ||
97.28 | 156.56 | 98A | Woodrow Wilson Avenue | |||
97.85 | 157.47 | 98B | MS 25 north (Lakeland Drive) – Carthage | Formerly signed as exits 98B (east) and 98C (west); partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
98.98 | 159.29 | 99 | Meadowbrook Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
99.51 | 160.15 | 100 | Northside Drive | |||
101.24 | 162.93 | 102A | Briarwood Drive | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
101.59 | 163.49 | 102B | Beasley Road / Adkins Boulevard | Signed as exit 102 southbound | ||
102.58 | 165.09 | 103 | County Line Road - Ridgeland | |||
Madison | Ridgeland | 103.51 | 166.58 | 104 | I-220 south – West Jackson To I-20 west – Vicksburg | Northern terminus of I-220; Y interchange |
104.62 | 168.37 | 105A | Natchez Trace Parkway | Partial cloverleaf interchange & Two-quadrant interchange | ||
104.79 | 168.64 | 105 B-C | MS 886 east (Jackson Street) / Old Agency Road | Signed as exits 105B (Jackson Street) and 105C (Old Agency Road) northbound; partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
| 106.68 | 171.68 | 107 | Colony Park Boulevard / Madison Avenue | ||
| 107.66 | 173.26 | 108 | MS 463 – Madison | SPUI | |
| 111.59 | 179.59 | 112 | Gluckstadt Road – Gluckstadt | ||
| 113.27 | 182.29 | 114 | MS 857 (Sowell Road) | Signed as 114A (east) and 114B (west) southbound | |
| 116.82 | 188.00 | 118 | Nissan Parkway – South Canton | Signed as exits 118A (east) and 118B (west) | |
Canton | 118.15 | 190.14 | 119 | MS 22 – Canton, Flora | ||
| 123.51 | 198.77 | 124 | MS 16 – North Canton, Yazoo City | ||
Yazoo | | 132.56 | 213.33 | 133 | Vaughan Road – Vaughan | |
| 138.14 | 222.31 | 139 | MS 432 – Pickens, Yazoo City, Benton | ||
Holmes | | 143.17 | 230.41 | 144 | MS 17 – Pickens, Lexington | |
| 145.74 | 234.55 | 146 | MS 14 – Goodman, Ebenezer | ||
| 149.37 | 240.39 | 150 | State Park Road – Holmes County State Park | ||
| 155.41 | 250.11 | 156 | MS 12 – Durant, Lexington | ||
| 163.85 | 263.69 | 164 | Emory Road – West | ||
Carroll | Vaiden | 173.64 | 279.45 | 174 | MS 35 / MS 430 – Vaiden, Carrollton | |
Montgomery | Winona | 184.07 | 296.23 | 185 | US 82 – Winona, Greenwood | |
Carroll | | 194.56 | 313.11 | 195 | MS 404 – Duck Hill | |
Grenada | | 198.10 | 318.81 | 199 | Nat G. Troutt Road – South Grenada | |
Grenada | 205.45 | 330.64 | 206 | MS 7 south / MS 8 (MS 333 Scenic) – Grenada, Greenwood | South end of MS 7 overlap | |
207.37 | 333.73 | 208 | Paper Mill Road – North Grenada | |||
| 210.77 | 339.20 | 211 | MS 7 north / MS 333 Scenic – Coffeeville | North end of MS 7 overlap | |
Yalobusha | | 219.43 | 353.14 | 220 | MS 330 (Tillatoba Road) – Coffeeville | |
| 225.98 | 363.68 | 227 | MS 32 / MS 32 Scenic west – Oakland, Water Valley | ||
| 231.72 | 372.92 | 233 | MS 32 Scenic – Enid | ||
Panola | | 236.48 | 380.58 | 237 | Hentz Road – Pope, Courtland | |
Batesville | 242.30 | 389.94 | 243 | US 278 / MS 6 – Oxford, Batesville | formerly signed as exits 243A-B | |
245.15 | 394.53 | 246 | MS 35 / MS 315 Scenic north – North Batesville | |||
Sardis | 251.18 | 404.24 | 252 | MS 315 / MS 315 Scenic south – Sardis, Sardis Dam | ||
| 256.43 | 412.68 | 257 | MS 310 – Como | ||
Tate | Senatobia | 262.00 | 421.65 | 263 | MS 740 – South Senatobia | |
264.19 | 425.17 | 265 | MS 4 – Holly Springs, Senatobia | |||
Coldwater | 269.86 | 434.30 | 271 | MS 306 (MS 304 Scenic) – Independence, Coldwater | Counterclockwise terminus of MS 304 Scenic | |
DeSoto | Hernando | 278.50 | 448.20 | 280 | MS 304 Scenic west (Commerce Street) – Hernando, Arkabutla Lake | Clockwise terminus of MS 304 Scenic; former MS 304 |
281.24 | 452.61 | 283 | I-69 south / MS 304 / I-269 east – Tunica, Casinos | South end of I-69 overlap; I-269 western terminus | ||
282.74 | 455.03 | 284 | Nesbit Road / Pleasant Hill Road - North Hernando | |||
Southaven | 286.22 | 460.63 | 287 | Church Road –Southaven, Horn Lake | ||
288.26 | 463.91 | 289 | MS 302 (Goodman Road) – Southaven, Horn Lake, Olive Branch | |||
Mississippi–Tennessee line | 290.29– 290.51 | 467.18– 467.53 | 291 | Main Street / State Line Road – Southaven | ||
I-55 north / I-69 north – Memphis | Continuation into Tennessee | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 1". FHWA. Retrieved October 5, 2007.