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Interstate 55 (I-55) is part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from LaPlace, Louisiana, to Chicago, Illinois.In the state of Tennessee, the Interstate is located entirely within the state's second-largest city of Memphis, running 12.28 miles (19.76 km) from the Mississippi state line in the Whitehaven neighborhood to the Arkansas border across the Mississippi River.
The I-55 bridge between Memphis and West Memphis will be closed Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 to 6 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, due to construction
I-55/US 70/US 79 travels concurrently to West Memphis, Arkansas. Arkansas I-40 in West Memphis. The highways travel concurrently through West Memphis. I-40 / US 63 / US 79 in West Memphis. I-55/US 63 travels concurrently to Turrell. I-555 / US 61 / US 63 in Turrell, Arkansas. US 61 in Blytheville Missouri US 61 east of Steele.
The highway overlaps I-40 in West Memphis and has a junction with I-555, a spur route to Jonesboro, in Turrell. For the majority of its routing through Arkansas, I-55 generally follows U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) and has a 67.08-mile (107.95 km) long concurrency with US 78 from the Tennessee state line in Memphis to Blytheville for most of its length.
This week's Mane Street Memphis provides updates on the new I-55 bridge project, as well as plans for a new Chick-fil-A and barcade in Downtown.
Repairs will include hydro-demolition and deck repair work on the I-55 bridge. A detour will be posted. The closure will take place from Sunday, March 10, at 8 p.m. to Sunday, March, 24, at 8 p.m.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation Monday released plans to replace the Interstate 55 "Old Bridge," from Memphis to Arkansas. Rebuilding the bridge is projected to cost $250 million, and ...
The shortest mainline interstate highway in Tennessee is I-55, at a length of 12.28 miles (19.76 km) in Memphis. The longest auxiliary interstate highway in Tennessee is I-840 , an outer southern bypass around Nashville, at a length of 77.28 miles (124.37 km).