Interstate 55 in Mississippi

Interstate 55
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	290.41 mi[1] (467.37 km)
Existed:	1955 (proposed in 1939) – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-55 at the Louisiana state line
	US 98 near McComb US 84 in Brookhaven I-20 / US 49 in Jackson and Richland MS 25 in Jackson I-220 in Ridgeland US 82 in Winona I-69 / I-269 in Hernando
North end:	I-55 / I-69 at the Tennessee line
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Numbered Highways in Mississippi Interstate US State Unsigned ← MS 53 MS 57 →

Interstate 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 Interstate 10 in Laplace, Louisiana - about 25 miles (40 km) west of New Orleans to U.S. 41 in Chicago, Illinois.

Route description

In Mississippi, I-55 runs 290.5 miles (467.5 km) from the Louisiana border near Osyka to Southaven on the Tennessee border, just south of Memphis. The highway parallels U.S. 51 during its trek roughly through the center of Magnolia State. North of Jackson, the Interstate runs east of the bluffs of the Mississippi Delta.

Number of lanes

• Louisiana to I-20: 4 lanes
• I-20 to Madison: 6-10 lanes
• Madison to Southaven: 4 lanes
• Southaven to Tennessee: 8-10 lanes

Overlap with Interstate 69

On January 18, 2008, the Federal Highway Administration authorized the states of Mississippi and Tennessee to extend I-69 from the I-40/TN 300 interchange in north Memphis to the I-55/I-69 interchange in Hernando; in late May 2008, Mississippi began posting signs reflecting the extension of the route.^[2][3]

History

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Pike		0.00	0.00	–	I-55 south – New Orleans	Continuation into Louisiana
				1	MS 584 – Osyka, Gillsburg
				4	Chatawa
				8	MS 568 – Gillsburg, Magnolia
				10	MS 48 – Magnolia
				13	Fernwood, Industrial Park
	McComb			15	US 98 east / MS 24 west – Tylertown, Liberty, South McComb	South end of US 98 overlap; Signed as exits 15A (US 98) and 15B (MS 24)
				17	Delaware Avenue – Downtown McComb
				18	MS 570 / Smithdale Road – North McComb
	Summit			20	US 98 west / Summit – Natchez	North end of US 98 overlap; Signed as exits 20A (Summit) and 20B (US 98)
Lincoln				24	Lake Dixie Springs, Johnstons Station
				30	Bogue Chitto, Norfield
	Bogue Chitto River			Bridge
				38	US 84 – South Brookhaven, Natchez
	Brookhaven			40	To MS 550 – Downtown Brookhaven
				42	North Brookhaven
				48	Mount Zion Road
Copiah				51	Wesson
				56	Martinsville
				59	South Hazelhurst
				61	MS 28 – Hazelhurst, Fayette
				65	Gallman
				68	South Crystal Springs
				72	US 51 south / MS 27 – North Crystal Springs, Utica	South end of US 51 overlap
Hinds	Terry			78	Terry
				81	Wynndale Road
				85	Byram
	Jackson			88	Elton Road
				90A	Savannah Street
				90B	Daniel Lake Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				92A	McDowell Road
				92C	I-20 west / US 49 north / Terry Road – Vicksburg, Yazoo City	South end of I-20 / US 49 overlap; Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-20 east exit 46
				Bridge over the Pearl River
				45A	Gallatin Street	Northbound exit via exit 45
				45B	US 51 north (State Street)	North end of US 51 overlap; Signed as exit 45 northbound
Rankin	Flowood			94	I-20 east / US 49 south – Meridian, Hattiesburg	North end of I-20 / US 49 overlap; Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-20 west exit 44
Pearl River				Bridge
Hinds	Jackson			96A	US 51 south (Pearl Street) – Telcom Center	South end of US 51 overlap
				96B	High Street – State Capitol
				96C	Fortification Street
				98A	Woodrow Wilson Avenue
				98 B-C	MS 25 north (Lakeland Drive) – Carthage	Signed as exits 98B (east) and 98C (west)
				99	Meadowbrook Road	Southbound exit via exit 100
				100	Northside Drive
				102A	Briarwood Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				102B	Beasley Road / Adkins Boulevard	Signed as exit 102 southbound
				103	US 51 north / County Line Road – Ridgeland	Northern end of US 51 overlap
Madison	Ridgeland			104	I-220 south – Jackson	Northern terminus of I-220
				105A	Natchez Trace Parkway
				105 B-C	Jackson Avenue / Old Agency Road	Signed as exits 105B and 105C northbound
				106	Steed Road, Northlake Avenue	Future interchange - under construction
				107	Lake Castle Road / Madison Avenue	Future interchange - under construction
				108	MS 463 – Madison
				112	Gluckstadt
				114	Sowell Road
				118	Nissan Drive	Signed as exits 118A (east) and 118B (west)
	Canton			119	MS 22 – Canton, Flora
				124	MS 16 – North Canton, Yazoo City
Big Black River				Bridge
Yazoo				133	Vaughn
				139	MS 432 – Pickens, Yazoo City, Benton
Holmes				144	MS 17 – Pickens, Lexington
				146	MS 14 – Goodman, Ebenezer
				150	Holmes County State Park
				156	MS 12 – Durant, Lexington
				164	West
Carroll	Vaiden			174	MS 35 / MS 430 – Vaiden, Carrollton
Montgomery	Winona			185	US 82 – Winona, Greenwood
Carroll				195	MS 404 – Duck Hill
Grenada				199	Nat G. Troutt Road – South Grenada
				206	MS 7 south / MS 8 – Grenada, Greenwood	South end of MS 7 overlap
				208	Paper Mill Road – North Grenada
				211	MS 7 north / MS 333 – Coffeeville	North end of MS 7 overlap
Yalobusha				220	MS 330 (Tillatoba Road) – Coffeeville
				227	MS 32 – Oakland, Water Valley
				233	Enid
Panola				237	Pope, Courtland
	Batesville			243	US 278 / MS 6 – Oxford, Batesville	formerly signed as exits 243A-B
				246	MS 35 / MS 315 – North Batesville
	Sardis			252	MS 315 – Sardis
				257	MS 310 – Como
Tate	Senatobia			263	MS 740 – South Senatobia
				265	MS 4 – Holly Springs, Senatobia
	Coldwater			271	MS 306 – Independence, Coldwater
DeSoto	Hernando			280	MS 304 south (Commerce Street) – Hernando, Arktabula Lake
				283	I-69 south / I-269 / MS 304 – Tunica, Collierville	South end of I-69 overlap; I-269 closed & under construction to the east.
				284	Nesbit Road
	Southaven			287	Church Road –Southaven, Horn Lake
				289	MS 302 (Goodman Road) – Southaven, Horn Lake, Olive Branch
				291	Main Street / Stateline Road – Southaven, Horn Lake
		290.41	467.37	–	I-55 north / I-69 north – Memphis	Continuation into Tennessee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 1". FHWA. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
2. Capka, J. Richard (FHWA Administrator), Letter to Harry Lee James (MDOT) dated January 18, 2008, retrieved May 28, 2008.
3. Lawrence, Christopher N. Photograph taken May 27, 2008.