Interstate 55
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| Country | United States |
| States | Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois |
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Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The highway travels from LaPlace, Louisiana, at I-10 to Chicago, Illinois, at U.S. Route 41 (US 41), at McCormick Place. The major cities that I-55 connects to are (from south to north); Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; and Chicago, Illinois.
The section of I-55 between Chicago and St. Louis was built as an alternate route for U.S. Route 66 (US 66). The Interstate crosses the Mississippi River twice: once at Memphis and again at St. Louis.
History
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Route description
| mi[1] | km | |
|---|---|---|
| LA | 65.81 | 105.91 |
| MS | 290.41 | 467.37 |
| TN | 12.28 | 19.76 |
| AR | 72.22 | 116.22 |
| MO | 210.45 | 338.69 |
| IL | 293.80 | 472.72 |
| Total | 964.25 | 1,551.81 |
Louisiana
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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.
Mississippi
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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, Tennessee. Noteworthy cities and towns that I-55 passes through or close by to are Brookhaven, McComb, Jackson, and Grenada. This highway parallels US 51 in its path roughly through the center of Mississippi. The eight miles (13 km) from Hernando to the Tennessee state line coincide with the newer I-69.
The Mississippi section of I-55 is defined in the Mississippi Code § 65-3-3.
Tennessee
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". I-55 in Tennessee lies entirely within the city of Memphis, passing through the southern and western parts of the city and providing a bypass of downtown for motorists who do not want to take I-240 and I-40 through downtown to cross the Mississippi River. The western portion of this highway, which passes through an industrialized section of the city, contains numerous low-clearance bridges and also a very tight 270-degree cloverleaf turn northbound at Crump Boulevard. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) currently has an interchange improvement project for this portion. Heavy truck traffic heading to and from Arkansas in this area is hence directed to detour via I-240 and I-40.
For the Tennessee stretch of the Interstate, the usual national freeway speed limit of 70 mph (110 km/h) is reduced to 65 mph (105 km/h).[3]
Arkansas
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I-55 enters Arkansas from Tennessee as it crosses the Mississippi River on the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge. It overlaps I-40 for approximately 2.8 miles (4.5 km) in West Memphis. After separating from I-40, I-55 turns northward and runs with US 61 and US 64 until US 64 exits in through Marion.[4] I-55/US 61 continues north through Crittenden County through rural farms of the Arkansas Delta, including an interchange with I-555 in Turrell. I-55 passes through Blytheville, where it has a junction with Highway 18 (AR 18) before entering Missouri.[5] I-55 parallels US 61 in its path through Arkansas, which it continues to do after crossing into Missouri.
Missouri
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In Missouri, I-55 runs from the southeastern part of the state, at the Arkansas border, to St. Louis. In the southern part of the state, I-55 meets I-57 in Sikeston. Then I-55 goes north to St. Louis, where I-44 merges in with I-55, and then I-64 (on the Poplar Street Bridge), when crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois.
Among the cities and towns served by I-55 in Missouri are Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, and St. Louis.
As noted above, I-55 parallels US 61 for most of its course through Missouri, from the Arkansas border to the southern portion of St. Louis County.
Illinois
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Through Illinois, I-55 largely follows the 1940 alignment of the former US 66, now Historic US 66 (Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway). It runs from the Poplar Street Bridge in East St. Louis to US 41 in Chicago, passing around the state capital of Springfield and the metro area of Bloomington–Normal.
Within Illinois, I-55 goes by several names. Near the I-270/I-70 split, it is referred to as the Paul Simon Freeway after former US Senator Paul Simon, who began his political career in this region. Further north, between the St. Louis area and Springfield, I-55 is named the Vince Demuzio Expressway for former Illinois State Senator Vince Demuzio. Finally, in the Chicago area between the I-80 interchange near Joliet and I-55's eastern terminus at US 41 (Lake Shore Drive) in Chicago, the expressway is referred to as the Adlai E. Stevenson Expressway (previously called the Southwest Expressway) in honor of former Illinois governor Adlai E. Stevenson II, who was a two-time Democratic nominee for President of the United States and also the US Ambassador to the United Nations under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. In July 2018, the stretch of I-55 from I-294 to milemarker 202 near Pontiac was renamed as Barack Obama Presidential Expressway, after former President Barack Obama.[6]
When the stretch of I-55 through Illinois was being planned during the 1960s, the state's governor, Otto Kerner Jr., made an effort to have it routed close to the larger city of Peoria instead of the straighter route through the Bloomington–Normal area. This ultimately failed plan was ridiculed in the press as the so-called "Kerner Curve". The need for a freeway connection between Springfield and Peoria was later filled by the spur route I-155. This also connects with nearby Lincoln and Morton and forms a triangle between the three population centers in Central Illinois.[7]
Junction list
- Louisiana
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- Template:Jct northeast of LaPlace. The highways travel concurrently to Hammond.
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- Mississippi
- Template:Jct in McComb. The highways travel concurrently to Summit.
- Template:Jct south-southwest of Brookhaven
- Template:Jct in Crystal Springs. The highways travel concurrently to Jackson.
- Template:Jct in Jackson. I-20/I-55/US 49 travel concurrently to Richland.
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- Template:Jct in Hernando. The highways travel concurrently to Memphis, Tennessee.
- Tennessee
- Template:Jct in Memphis
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- Template:Jct in Memphis. I-55/US 61 travels concurrently to Turrell, Arkansas. I-55/US 64 travels concurrently to Marion, Arkansas. I-55/US 70/US 79 travels concurrently to West Memphis, Arkansas.
- Arkansas
- Template:Jct in West Memphis. The highways travel concurrently through West Memphis.
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- Missouri
- Template:Jct east of Steele. The highways travel concurrently to Portageville.
- Template:Jct in Hayti
- Template:Jct in New Madrid
- Template:Jct north of New Madrid
- Template:Jct on the Sikeston–Miner city line
- Template:Jct in Miner
- Template:Jct in Scott City. The highways travel concurrently to Cape Cirardeau.
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- Template:Jct north-northeast of Jackson
- Template:Jct south-southeast of Festus
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- Template:Jct on the Concord–Mehlville CDP line
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- Template:Jct on the McKinley Heights–Soulard, St. Louis neighborhood line. The highways travel concurrently to Downtown St. Louis.
- Template:Jct in Downtown, St. Louis. I-55/I-64 travels concurrently to East St. Louis, Illinois. I-55/US 40 travels concurrently to Troy, Illinois.
- Illinois
- Template:Jct in East St. Louis. I-55/I-70 travels concurrently to northwest of Troy.
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- Template:Jct northwest of Troy
- Template:Jct in Springfield. The highways travel concurrently through Springfield.
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- Template:Jct southeast of McLean
- Template:Jct in Bloomington. I-55/I-74 travels concurrently to northwest of Normal. I-55/US 51 travels concurrently to Normal.
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- Template:Jct in Joliet
- Template:Jct on the Bolingbrook–Woodridge village line
- Template:Jct on the Burr Ridge–Indian Head Park–Countryside village line
- Template:Jct on the Countryside–Hodgkins village line
- Template:Jct in Armour Square, Chicago
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Auxiliary routes
- Spur to Jonesboro, Arkansas: I-555
- Caruthersville, Missouri to Dyersburg, Tennessee: I-155
- St. Louis, Missouri, area: I-255
- Spur to Peoria, Illinois: I-155
- In the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois: I-355
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Federal Highway Administration (December 31, 2013). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2013". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Public Roads Administration (August 14, 1957). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as Adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). Washington, DC: Public Roads Administration. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Getting Around". City Visitors Guide. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Planning and Research Division (January 2, 2007). General Highway Map, Crittenden County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Planning and Research Division (January 11, 2010). General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mackey, Brian. "Illinois Highway To Be Named After Barack Obama". Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Despite dead-end for I-55's Kerner Curve, I-74 changed area forever". Peoria Journal-Star. January 1, 2000. Retrieved February 17, 2008 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rand McNally (2014). The Road Atlas (Walmart ed.). Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 11, 32–33, 44, 56, 59, 94. ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
External links
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- File:Openstreetmap logo.svg Geographic data related to Template:Wikidata Interstate 55 at OpenStreetMap Template:EditAtWikidata
- Illinois Highway Ends: Interstate 55
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