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Route 609 bridge in Jackson County and the I-110 bridge and U.S. 90 Biloxi Bay Bridge in Harrison County remain closed due to icy conditions. 5 p.m. Officially, 8.3 inches in St. Martin
Signs for Interstate 55 North and Interstate 69 North are seen at a light at the I-55 exit on Church Road in Southaven, Miss., on Monday, June 17, 2024. Phase one is just the beginning of I-55's ...
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.
Since then, Mississippi has gradually expanded its highway system. Until 1987, there were but two major four-lane highways in Mississippi, not counting the Interstates, which were built during the 1960s and 1970s: U.S. Highway 49 (US 49) from Yazoo City to Gulfport and US 82 between Greenville and Winona.
In Louisiana, I-55 runs nearly 66 miles (106 km) from south to north, from I-10 near Laplace (25 miles (40 km) west of New Orleans) to the Mississippi state line near Kentwood. Approximately a third of the distance consists of the Manchac Swamp Bridge, a nearly 23-mile (37 km) causeway, often cited as the third-longest viaduct in the world.
Parts of central Mississippi are under a tornado warning until 6:45 p.m., including Rankin, Madison and Scott counties. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was spotted over ...
I-55 at Louisiana state line near Osyka: I-55 at Tennessee state line near Southaven — — I-59: 169: 272 I-59 at Louisiana state line (East Pearl River) near Nicholson: I-20/I-59 at Alabama state line near Kewanee — — I-69: 23.390: 37.643 MS 304/MS 713 east of Banks: I-55 north of Hernando — — Present highway co-signed with I-55 from ...