Interstate 55 in Mississippi

Interstate 55
Interstate 55
	I-55 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MDOT
Length	290.41 mi (467.37 km)
Existed	1955 (proposed in 1939)–present
Major junctions
South end	I-55 at the Louisiana state line near Osyka
	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 state line near Southaven
Location
Counties	Pike, Lincoln, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Yazoo, Holmes, Carroll, Montgomery, Grenada, Yalobusha, Panola, Tate, DeSoto
Highway system

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 Interstate 10 in Laplace, Louisiana - about 25 miles (40 km) west of New Orleans to U.S. 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 description[]

The 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 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. route 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[]

Exit list[]

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Pike		0.00	0.00		I-55 south – New Orleans	Continuation into Louisiana
		0.79	1.27	1	MS 584 – Osyka, Gillsburg
		4.49	7.23	4	Chatawa
		7.79	12.54	8	– Gillsburg, Magnolia
		10.24	16.48	10	MS 48 – Magnolia
		13.29	21.39	13	Fernwood, Industrial Park
	McComb	15.44	24.85	15	US 98 east / MS 24 west – Tylertown, Liberty, South McComb	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) –
	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	,
		29.52	47.51	30	Bogue Chitto, Norfield
	Bogue Chitto River			Bridge
		37.66	60.61	38	US 84 – South Brookhaven, Natchez
	Brookhaven	40.22	64.73	40	Brookway Boulevard ( east) To – Downtown Brookhaven
		42.14	67.82	42	North Brookhaven
		48.25	77.65	48	Mount Zion Road
Copiah		51.27	82.51	51	Wesson
		56.27	90.56	56	Martinsville
		58.67	94.42	59	South Hazelhurst
		61.00	98.17	61	MS 28 – Hazelhurst, Fayette
		64.67	104.08	65	Gallman
		67.95	109.35	68	South Crystal Springs (MS 844)
		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	Terry
		80.58	129.68	81	Wynndale Road
		84.53	136.04	85	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 / Terry Road – Vicksburg, Monroe	South end of I-20 / US 49 overlap; Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-20 exit 46 eastbound
				Bridge over the Pearl River
		92.52	148.90	45A	Gallatin Street	Northbound exit via exits 45 and 92B
		92.90	149.51	45B	US 51 north (State Street)	North end of US 51 overlap; Signed as exits 45 and 92B northbound
Rankin	Flowood	93.56	150.57	94	I-20 east / US 49 south – Meridian	North end of I-20 / US 49 overlap; Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-20 exit 44 westbound
Pearl River				Bridge
Hinds	Jackson	95.21	153.23	96A	Pearl Street-Telcom Center, Convention Complex
		95.52	153.72	96B	High Street – State Capitol
		96.05	154.58	96C	Fortification Street
		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)
		98.98	159.29	99	Meadowbrook Road	Southbound exit via exit 100
		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 –	Northern terminus of I-220
		104.62	168.37	105A	Natchez Trace Parkway
		104.79	168.64	105 B-C	Jackson Avenue / Old Agency Road - Ridgeland	Signed as exits 105B and 105C northbound
		106.68	171.68	107	Colony Park Boulevard / Madison Avenue
		107.66	173.26	108	MS 463 – Madison
		111.59	179.59	112	Gluckstadt
		113.27	182.29	114	Sowell Road	Signed as 114A (east) and 114B (west) southbound
		116.82	188.00	118	Nissan Parkway (MS 16 east)	Signed as exits 118A (east) and 118B (west); southern end of MS 16 overlap
	Canton	118.15	190.14	119	MS 22 – Canton, Flora
		123.51	198.77	124	MS 16 west – North Canton, Yazoo City	Northern end of MS 16 overlap
Big Black River				Bridge
Yazoo		132.56	213.33	133	Vaughan
Yazoo		138.14	222.31	139	– 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	Holmes County State Park
		155.41	250.11	156	MS 12 – Durant, Lexington
		163.85	263.69	164	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	– 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
	Grenada	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) – Oakland, Water Valley
		231.72	372.92	233	MS 32 Scenic – Enid
Panola		236.48	380.58	237	Pope, Courtland
	Batesville	242.30	389.94	243	US 278 / MS 6 – Oxford, Batesville	formerly signed as exits 243A-B
	Batesville	245.15	394.53	246	MS 35 / MS 315 Scenic – North Batesville
	Sardis	251.18	404.24	252	MS 315 / MS 315 Scenic – Sardis, Sardis Dam
		256.43	412.68	257	MS 310 – Como
Tate	Senatobia	262.00	421.65	263	– South Senatobia
	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 west / 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
	Southaven	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	Southaven
Mississippi–Tennessee line		290.29– 290.51	467.18– 467.53		I-55 / I-69 north – Memphis	Continuation into Tennessee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access