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Interstate Highways In Mississippi
In the U.S. state of Mississippi, Interstate Highways are maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). __TOC__ Primary highways Auxiliary highways See also * * References {{reflist Interstate Highways in Mississippi, Lists of roads in Mississippi, Interstate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-55
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 Lake Shore Drive (US 41), near McCormick Place. The major cities that I-55 connects to are (from south to north) New Orleans, Louisiana; 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 When it was realized that a national highway system was needed, the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 provided for a highway replacing the old US 66 which I-55 filled. I-55 was originally constructed in the 1960s, to extend a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat. The population was 21,573 at the 2020 census. Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vicksburg was built by French colonists in 1719. The outpost withstood an attack from the native Natchez people. It was incorporated as Vicksburg in 1825 after Methodist missionary Newitt Vick. The area that is now Vicksburg was long occupied by the Natchez as part of their historical territory along the Mississippi. The first Europeans who settled the area were French colonists who built Fort Saint Pierre in 1719 on the high bluffs overlooking the Yazoo River at present-day Redwood. They conducted fur trading with the Natchez and others, and started plantations. During the American Civil War, it was a key Confederate river-port, and its July 1863 surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, along with the concurrent Battle of Gettysburg, marked the turning-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 59 In Louisiana
Interstate 59 (I-59) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Slidell, Louisiana, to just outside of Wildwood, Georgia. In the U.S. state of Louisiana, I-59 extends from its national southern terminus at I-10 and I-12 in Slidell to the Mississippi state line north of the town of Pearl River. This segment of I-59 is the shortest of the four states which it passes through. The route is located in the southeastern portion of the state, largely paralleling the older U.S. Route 11 (US 11) corridor for its entire length. All of I-59 in Louisiana is located in St. Tammany Parish. I-59 serves as a major thoroughfare through southeastern Louisiana, providing a fast route for travelers headed to and from New Orleans via I-10 and I-12. The Interstate is also an important hurricane evacuation route for travelers headed away from the warm Gulf Coast. Route description I-59 begins at its southern terminus at a partial cloverleaf interchange (parclo) with I-10 (exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southaven, Mississippi
Southaven is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is a principal city in Memphis metropolitan area, Greater Memphis. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census reported a population of 54,648, making it the List of municipalities in Mississippi, 3rd most populous city in Mississippi and the largest suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis by population. Southaven surpassed Bartlett, TN as largest suburb with a population of 56,851 according to 2023 census estimates. Southaven is traversed north to south by the Interstate 55 in Mississippi, I-55/Interstate 69 in Mississippi, I-69 freeway. The city's name derives from the fact that Southaven is located south of Whitehaven, Memphis, Tennessee, Whitehaven, a neighborhood in Memphis. History Southaven began as a village when Memphis homebuilder Kemmons Wilson (founder of Holiday Inn) wished to develop a few residential subdivisions featuring small starter homes just across the Mississippi border from what was then Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee
Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million. Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of Tennessee, Grand Divisions of East Tennessee, East, Middle Tennessee, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Tennessee has dive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 55 In Tennessee
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 from the Mississippi state line in the Whitehaven neighborhood to the Arkansas border across the Mississippi River. Of the six states that the Interstate passes through, the segment in Tennessee is the shortest, as well as the shortest mainline Interstate segment in Tennessee. I-55 serves a number of neighborhoods and industrial areas in the southwestern portion of Memphis, and also provides access to the Memphis International Airport, the second-busiest cargo airport in the world. I-55 is known as the Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. Memorial Parkway and the W.B. Fowler Sr. Expressway in Tennessee. The Interstate utilizes the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge across the Mississippi River. Completed in 1949, this is the oldest bridge on the Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osyka, Mississippi
Osyka is a town in Pike County, Mississippi, Pike County, Mississippi, United States. It is located on the Mississippi–Louisiana state line. The population was 440 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi McComb micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The peak of its population was in 1910. History The community was named after Ossika ("The Eagle"), a Choctaw chieftain. Geography Osyka is located at (31.007196, -90.471165). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.96% is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 381 people, 154 households, and 102 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 481 people, 193 households, and 132 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 234 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 53.01% White (U.S. Census), White, 44.91% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 55 In Louisiana
Interstate 55 (I-55) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that spans from LaPlace, Louisiana, to Chicago, Illinois. Within the state of Louisiana, the highway travels from the national southern terminus at Interstate 10 in Louisiana, I-10 in LaPlace to the Mississippi state line north of Kentwood, Louisiana, Kentwood. The route is located in the southeastern portion of Louisiana and parallels the older U.S. Route 51 in Louisiana, U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) corridor. While passing through the city of Hammond, Louisiana, Hammond, I-55 intersects two of the state's major east–west routes, Interstate 12, I-12 and U.S. Route 190 in Louisiana, US 190. It also serves the smaller city of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, Ponchatoula, as well as the towns of Amite City, Louisiana, Amite City and Kentwood, Louisiana, Kentwood. I-55 is a major highway through the New Orleans metropolitan area, the city being located east of the junction between I-10 and I-55. It also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tremont, Mississippi
Tremont is a town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1852. The population was 465 at the 2010 census, up from 390 at the 2000 census. Geography Tremont is in eastern Itawamba County, to the east of Bull Mountain Creek, part of the Tombigbee River watershed. Interstate 22/U.S. Route 78 passes through the southern end of the town, with access from Exit 113. I-22/US-78 leads west to Tupelo and east to Jasper, Alabama. Mississippi Highway 178, following the former alignment of US-78, runs through the center of Tremont, leading west to Fulton, the Itawamba County seat. Mississippi Highway 23 passes through the center of Tremont, leading southwest to Smithville and northeast to Red Bay, Alabama. According to the United States Census Bureau, Tremont has a total area of , of which , or 0.30%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 390 people, 153 households, and 111 families residing in the town. The population density was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 22 In Alabama
Interstate 22 (I-22) is a Interstate Highway in the US states of Mississippi and Alabama, connecting I-269 near Byhalia, Mississippi, to I-65 near Birmingham, Alabama. I-22 is also Corridor X of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS). Designated in 2012, I-22 follows the route of older U.S. Route 78 (US 78) and is concurrent with the route for all but its easternmost . The freeway mainly spans rural areas and passes numerous small towns along its route, including Fulton, Tupelo, New Albany, and Holly Springs in Mississippi and Jasper, Winfield, and Hamilton in Alabama. I-22 was upgraded to Interstate Highway standards to close a gap in the Interstate Highway System, allowing for more direct connections between cities in the southeast with cities in the central part of the country. I-22 indirectly connects I-240, I-40, I-55, and I-69 in the Memphis metropolitan area via US 78 and I-269, and indirectly connects with I-459, I-20, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byhalia, Mississippi
Byhalia ( , is a town in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,339 as of the 2020 census. History Byhalia was founded in the 1830s and named after Byhalia Creek, which flows past the community. The town was incorporated in 1873 and is located on the BNSF Railway. Byhalia had a newspaper, ''The Byhalia Journal'', that was published from 1883 to 1899. Sam Mims Jr., who was a member of the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1920, served as the editor. Geography Byhalia is in northwestern Marshall County. Interstate 22 passes through the town south of its center, with access from Exit 14 ( MS 309). Interstate 269, the beltway around Memphis, Tennessee, passes through the northwest extent of the town, with access from Exit 18 (also MS 309). I-22 leads southeast to Holly Springs, the Marshall county seat. Downtown Memphis is to the northwest via U.S. Route 78. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Byhalia has a total area of , of which , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 269
Interstate 269 (I-269) is a partal beltway around the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and its adjacent suburban areas in southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi, completed in October 2018. I-269 was planned and built to serve as an outer bypass for the Memphis metropolitan area, funneling through traffic around the metro area while also functioning as a bypass of future I-69, which will run directly through the center of the metro area. I-269 currently connects to its parent route, I-69, at an interchange in Hernando, Mississippi, and will do so again in Millington, Tennessee, in the future. Route description I-269 begins at an interchange with I-69 near Hernando, Mississippi. The highway travels eastward across rural areas to the town of Byhalia, Mississippi, where it has an interchange with I-22/ U.S. Route 78 (US 78). Here, the highway continues northeastward, slowly veering north towards the Tennessee state line. Entering Tennessee, I-269 has an interch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
