Interstate 55 in Mississippi

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Interstate 55 is a major north-south interstate highway that serves the middle of the United States. It runs 963.5 miles from Interstate 10 in Laplace, Louisiana - about 25 miles west of New Orleans to U.S. 41 in Chicago, Illinois.

1 Route description
- 1.1 Cities
2 Exit List
3 Links

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In Mississippi, I-55 runs 290.5 miles 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.

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Locations traversed by I-55 include:

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County	Location	Exit #	Destinations	Notes
Interstate 55 enters Mississippi from Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Pike		1	MS 584 - Osyka; Gillsburg
		4	Chatawa
		8	MS 568 - Gillsburg; Magnolia
		10	MS 48 - Magnolia
		13	Fernwood; Industrial Park
	McComb	15A	U.S. 98 East - Tylertown; South McComb	U.S. 98 joins northbound and exits southbound.
		15B	MS 24 West - Liberty
		17	Delaware Avenue; Downtown McComb
		18	MS 570 - Smithdale Road; North McComb
		20A	Summit
		20B	U.S. 98 West - Natchez	U.S. 98 exits northbound and joins southbound.
Lincoln		24	Lake Dixie Springs; Johnstons Station
		30	Bogue Chitto; Norfield
	Bridge over the Bogue Chitto River
	Brookhaven	38	U.S. 84 - South Brookhaven; Natchez	Exit to access Monticello and Meadville.
		40	To MS 550 - Downtown Brookhaven
		42	North Brookhaven
	48	Wesson; Mount Zion Road
Copiah		51	Beauregard; Sylvarena Road
		56	Martinsville
		59	South Hazelhurst
		61	MS 28 - Hazelhurst; Fayette
		65	Gallman
		68	South Crystal Springs
		72	U.S. 51 South/MS 27 - North Crystal Springs; Vicksburg	U.S. 51 joins northbound and exits southbound. Exit to access Utica and Georgetown.
Hinds		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
		92B	U.S. 51 North - State Street; Gallatin Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance. U.S. 51 leaves northbound and joins southbound.
		92C	Interstate 20 West/U.S. 49 North - Vicksburg; Yazoo City; Terry Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance.
		multiplexes with from Exit 44A-B to Exit 46.
		94	Interstate 20 East/U.S. 49 South - Meridian; Hattiesburg	Southbound exit and northbound entrance. Exit to reach Jackson-Evers International Airport.
		Second bridge over the Pearl River
		96A	Pearl Street; Telcom Center	Downtown Jackson exits. U.S. 51 (not signed) joins northbound and exits southbound at Exit 96A. Use Exit 96C to reach Belhaven College.
		96B	State Capitol; High Street
		96C	Fortification Street
		98A	Woodrow Wilson Avenue	Exit to reach Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and Millsaps College.
		98B	MS 25 North - Carthage; Lakeland Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance only.
		98B	MS 25 North - Carthage; Lakeland Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only. Exit 98B to reach Jackson-Evers International Airport, Flowood and Ross Barnett Reservoir.
		98C	West Lakeland Drive
		99	Meadowbrook Drive; Northside Drive East	Northbound - exit to reach Old Canton Road.
		100	Northside Drive
		102A	Briarwood Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only.
		102	Beasley Road; Adkins Boulevard	Northbound: Exit is numbered 102B. Southbound - Exit to reach Briarwood Drive.
		103	U.S. 51 North - County Line Road; Ridgeland	U.S. 51 not signed on exit. Exit to reach Ross Barnett Reservoir and Tougaloo College.
Madison	Ridgeland	104	Interstate 220 - West Jackson
		105A	Natchez Trace Parkway
		105B	Ridgeland; Old Agency Road
		108	MS 463 - Madison
		112	Gluckstadt
		114	Sowell Road
		118A-B	Nissan Drive	Exit to reach Nissan's assembly facility.
		119	MS 22 - Canton; Flora
		124	MS 16 - North Canton; Yazoo City
Bridge over Yazoo River
Yazoo		133	Vaughn
Yazoo		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	To MS 19 - West
Carroll		174	MS 35/MS 430 - Vaiden; Carrollton
Montgomery		185	U.S. 82 - Winona; Greenwood	Exit to reach Greenville, Starkville, Mississippi Valley State University and Mississippi University for Women.
Carroll		195	MS 404 - Duck Hill
Grenada		199	Elliott
		206	MS 7 South/MS 8 - Grenada; Greenwood	MS 7 joins northbound and exits southbound.
		208	North Grenada; Paper Mill Road
		211	MS 7 North/Scenic MS 333 - Coffeeville
Yalobusha		220	MS 330 - Coffeeville; Tillatoba Road
		227	MS 32 - Oakland; Water Valley	Exit to reach George Payne Cossar State Park.
		233	Enid
Panola		237	Pope; Courtland
		243A-B	U.S. 278 MS 6 - Oxford; Batesville	Exit 243A to reach South Sardis Lake. Exit 243B to reach Clarksdale.
		246	MS 35 - North Batesville	Exit to reach Sardis Dam.
		252	MS 315 - Sardis
		257	MS 310 - Como	Exit to reach North Sardis Lake.
Tate		264	Shands Bottom Road
		265	MS 4 - Holly Springs; Senatobia	Exit to reach Tunica and Northwest Mississippi Community College.
		271	MS 306 - Independence; Coldwater
DeSoto	Hernando	280	Hernando; Arktabula Lake
		283	Interstate 69 South/MS 304 West - Tunica
		284	Nesbit Road
	Southaven	287	Church Road
		289	MS 302 - Goodman Road; Horn Lake; Olive Branch; South Southaven
		291	Southaven; State Line Road
Interstate 55 leaves Mississippi and enters Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

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