OKRoads -- Bayous & Blues Roadtrip -- Interstate 55 Louisiana

Interstate 55 is a major north-south interstate which runs along the Mississippi River for most of its length. It begins in La Place, Louisiana at Interstate 10 and ends at U.S. 41/Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois. It travels through Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; Springfield, Illinois; and Chicago, Illinois on its trek throughout the central United States. On the third day of the Bayous & Blues Roadtrip I drove Interstate 55 from La Place, Louisiana to West Memphis, Arkansas.

	Interstate 55 North at Exit 7 - Ruddock. This exit is located on the world's longest continuous viaduct, which consists of Interstate 55's first 23 miles, 10 miles of Interstate 10, and a couple miles of Interstate 310.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 15 - Manchac.
	Side view of Interstate 55 North at Exit 23 - Business U.S. 51-Ponchatoula. The viaduct ends about 1/2 mile south of this exit. This is the first time that Interstate 55 is on solid ground.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 26 - LA 22 - Ponchatoula/ Springfield.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 28 - U.S. 51 North -Hammond. Interstate 12 is approaching in 3/4 mile.
	Interstate 55 North approaching Exit 29A - Interstate 12 East - Slidell - Next Right.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 29A - Interstate 12 East -Slidell. Forty-seven miles separate Interstate 55 from Slidell.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 29B - Interstate 12 West -Baton Rouge. Louisiana's state capitol is about 35 miles west of this cloverleaf interchange.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 31 - U.S. 190 -Albany/ Hammond.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 32 - LA 3234 - Wardline Rd./University Ave. SE Louisiana University is located in Hammond.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 36 - LA 442 - Tickfaw.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 41 - LA 40 - Independence.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 47 - LA 16 - Montpelier/ Amite.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 50 - LA 1048 - Arcola.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 53 - LA 10 -Greensburg/ Fluker.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 57 - LA 440 - Tangipahoa.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 61 - LA 38 -Liverpool/ Kentwood. This is the final northbound exit in Louisiana, as Interstate 55 crosses the state line into Mississippi in four miles.