Interstate 10 in Mississippi

This article is about the section of Interstate 10 in Mississippi. For the entire route, see Interstate 10.

Interstate 10 marker

Interstate 10
Route information
Maintained by Mississippi DOT
Length: 77.056 mi[1] (124.010 km)
Major junctions
West end: I10 at Louisiana state line
  US 49 in Gulfport
I-110 in Biloxi
East end: I10 at Alabama state line
Highway system
MS 9WUS 11

Interstate 10, a major eastwest Interstate Highway in the southern areas of the United States, has a section of about 77 miles (124 km) in Mississippi.

Route description

Interstate 10 enters the Gulf Coast area of Mississippi from Louisiana after crossing the East Pearl River. The highway parallels U.S. Route 90 to the north as it runs through the southern parts of the three southernmost counties in the state: Hancock, Harrison and Jackson.

The highway passes through the northern sections of three cities: Gulfport, Biloxi and Moss Point.

After leaving Moss Point, I-10 heads northeastward and enters Alabama after trekking 77 miles (124 km) in the Magnolia State. The highway contains three lanes in each direction from Long Beach to Biloxi, and over the Jourdan River

History

Interstate 10 in Mississippi was completed in 1982.

Auxiliary Routes

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[2]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Hancock 0.00.0 I10 west New OrleansContinuation into Louisiana
 2.84.52 MS 607 NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, Waveland
 13.722.013 MS 43 / MS 603 Bay St. Louis, Kiln, Picayune
Diamondhead16.626.716Diamondhead Drive
Harrison20.733.320Kiln Delisle Road
 24.739.824Firetower Road / Menge Avenue
 28.345.528Country Farm Road
Gulfport31.650.931Canal Road
34.255.034 US 49 Gulfport, HattiesburgSigned as exits 34A (south) and 34B (north)
38.061.238 MS 605 (Lorraine-Cowan Road) – Bernard Bayou Industrial District
41.967.441Old Mississippi 67 - Woolmarket
Biloxi44.371.344Cedar Lake Road Coast Coliseum
46.675.046 I-110 south / MS 67 north / MS 15 north Biloxi, Saucier, Keesler AFBI-110 exits 4A-B; signed as exits 46A (south) and 46B (north)
Jackson 49.880.150 MS 609 south Ocean Springs
 57.592.557 MS 57 Vancleave, Gautier, Ocean Springs
 61.498.861Gautier Vancleave Road Gautier, Vancleave
Moss Point68.0109.468 MS 613 Moss Point, Pascagoula
69.0111.069 MS 63 East Moss Point, East Pascagoula
 75.8122.075Franklin Creek Road
 77.0123.9 I10 east MobileContinuation into Alabama
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google


Interstate 10
Previous state:
Louisiana
Mississippi Next state:
Alabama
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