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

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 the state line. The point where the road surface changes is where motorists enter Mississippi. The first exit in Mississippi is approaching in about 3/4 mile.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 1 - MS 584 - Osyka/ Gillsburg.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 4 - Chatawa.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 8 - MS 568 - Gillsburg/ Magnolia.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 10 - MS 48 - Magnolia. Several exits in Mississippi do not have a sign at the exit point, rather, they have a "Next Right" sign about 1/4 mile before the exit. This is the first of several examples.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 13 - Fernwood/Industrial Park.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 15A - U.S. 98 East -Tylertown/South McComb.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 15B - MS 24 West - Liberty.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 17 - Delaware Ave./ Downtown McComb.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 18 - MS 570 - Smithdale Rd./North McComb.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 20A - Summit.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 20B - U.S. 98 West - Natchez.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 24 - Lake Dixie Springs/ Johnston Station.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 30 - Bogue Chitto/Norfield.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 38 - U.S. 84 - South Brookhaven/Natchez.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 40 - TO MS 550 - Downtown Brookhaven.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 48 - Mt. Zion Road.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 51 - Wesson.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 56 - Martinsville.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 59 - South Hazlehurst.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 61 - MS 28 - Hazlehurst/ Fayette.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 65 - Gallman.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 68 - South Crystal Springs.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 72 - MS 27 - North Crystal Springs/Vicksburg.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 78 - Terry. Construction was going on in this area and some signage was much like this one - small and temporary.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 85 - Byram.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 88 - Elton Rd. Jackson is approaching in about five miles.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 90A - Savanna St.
	Interstate 55 North approaching Interstate 20/U.S. 49 - 1 mile.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 92A - McDowell Road.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 92B - U.S. 51 North - State St./Gallatin St.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 92C - Interstate 20 West/U.S. 49 North - Vicksburg/Yazoo City.
	Interstate 20 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit 45 - U.S. 51 North - State St./Gallatin St.
	Interstate 20 East/Interstate 55 North approaching Exit 46 - Interstate 55 North, and Exit 47A - U.S. 49 South.
	Interstate 20 East/Interstate 55 North at Exit 46 -Interstate 55 North - Grenada/Memphis.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 96A - Pearl St.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 96B - State Capitol/High St.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 96C - Fortification Street.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 98A - Woodrow Wilson Dr.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 98B - MS 25 North -Carthage/Lakeland Dr. East.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 98C - West Lakeland Drive.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 99 - Meadowbrook Rd./ Northside Dr. East.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 100 - Northside Dr.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 102A - Briarwood Dr.
	Interstate 55 North approaching Exit 102B - Beasley Rd./Adkins Blvd.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 102B - Beasley Rd./Adkins Blvd.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 103 - County Line Rd./ Ridgeland.
	Interstate 55 North approaching Exit 104 - Interstate 220 - 1/2 mile.
	Interstate 55 North approaching Exit 104 - Interstate 220.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 104 - Interstate 220 - West Jackson.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 108 - MS 463 - Madison. This interchange was reconstructed as a single-point urban interchange (SPUI) in 2002.
	A closer view of the SPUI at Exit 108.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 112 - Gluckstadt.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 118 - Nissan Pkwy. This interchange is a cloverleaf that leads to the Nissan factory to the right.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 120 - MS 22 - Canton/ Flora.
	Blurry shot of Interstate 55 North at Exit 124 - MS 16 -North Canton/Yazoo City.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 133 - Vaughan. There were a few showers in the area so most of the pictures from the rest of the day are probably blurred by rain in some way.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 139 - MS 432 - Pickens/ Yazoo City.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 144 - MS 17 - Pickens/ Lexington.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 146 - MS 14 - Goodman/ Ebenezer.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 150 - Holmes County State Park.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 156 - MS 12 - Durant/ Lexington.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 164 - West.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 174 - MS 35/MS 430 - Valden.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 185 - U.S. 82 - Greenwood/ Winona.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 195 - MS 404 - Duck Hill.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 199 - South Grenada/Nat G. Truitt Rd.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 206 - MS 7 South/MS 8 -Grenada/Greenwood.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 208 - Papermill Rd. Notice the rainbow in the background - the sun was out just west of where I was.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 211 - MS 7 North -Coffeeville.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 220 - MS 330 - Tillatoba Rd.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 227 - MS 32 - Oakland/ Water Valley.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 233 - Enid.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 237 - Pope/Courtland.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 243A - MS 6 East - Oxford.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 243B - MS 6 West -Batesville.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 246 - MS 35 - North Batesville.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 252 - MS 315 - Sardis Dam/Sardis.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 257 - MS 310 - Como.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 265 - MS 4 - Senatobia/ Holly Springs.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 271 - MS 306 - Coldwater/ Independence.
	Blurry view of Interstate 55 North at Exit 280 - MS 304/Scenic Route 304 - Hernando.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 284 - Nesbit Rd./North Hernando.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 287 - Church Rd.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 289 - MS 302 - Horn Lake/Olive Branch. This interchange could become the future western terminus of Interstate 22, which would span from here to Atlanta, Georgia.
	Interstate 55 North at Exit 291 - Southaven/State Line Rd. This is the last exit in Mississippi before crossing into Tennessee.