Interstate 20 in Mississippi

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Interstate 20
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

154.5 mi (249 km)

West end:

I-20 at the Mississippi River/Louisiana line at Vicksburg

Major
junctions:

US 61 in Vicksburg

I-220/US 49 in Jackson

I-55 in Jackson and Richland

U.S. 49 in Richland

I-59 near Meridian

East end:

I-20 at the Alabama line

Numbered highways in Mississippi
< MS 19		MS 21 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State highways Unsigned state highways

Interstate 20 is a major thoroughfare through central Mississippi, connecting the area with major metropolitan areas, including Dallas, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama.

1 Route description
2 Major cities
3 Exit list
4 External links

[edit] Route description

In Mississippi, I-20 goes across the central section of the state, running 154.5 miles. The highway enters the state from Louisiana at Vicksburg after crossing the Mississippi River. Interstate 20 in Mississippi tends to be more winding and narrower than the same route in other states.

Between Edwards and Clinton, I-20 uses the original U.S. 80 alignment, except for a short bypass around Bolton.

In Jackson, I-20 briefly merges with Interstate 55 before separating just east of the Pearl River at Exit 46. From Jackson, I-20 continues eastward through the rural areas of east-central Mississippi before reaching Meridian, Mississippi. It is at Meridian where Interstate 59 joins I-20. From here, the two highways run concurrently through the city and continues conjoined until they reach Birmingham. Throughout the Mississippi portion of this concurrency, I-59's mileage takes over I-20's.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently announced plans to reconstruct I-20 through Vicksburg. The project includes the replacement and/or enhancement of all interchanges, additional lanes throughout the city and a new bridge to close a decades-old break in the south frontage road. Environmental studies are ongoing.

[edit] Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities.

Monroe, Louisiana (signed in the Vicksburg area)
Vicksburg
Clinton
Jackson
Brandon
Forest
Meridian
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (signed from Meridian eastward)

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Exit #	Destinations	Notes
Vicksburg Bridge over the Mississippi River Madison Parish, Louisiana-Warren County, Mississippi Line
Warren	Vicksburg	1A	Washington Street, Warrenton Road
		1B	U.S. Route 61 South - Natchez
		Begin concurrency
		1C	Halls Ferry Road
		3	Indiana Avenue
		4	Clay Street, Downtown Vicksburg	Westbound
		4A	Clay Street	Eastbound
		4B	Clay Street, Downtown Vicksburg	Eastbound
		5A	MS 27 South - Utica
		5B	U.S. 61 North - Rolling Fork, Yazoo City
		End concurrency
		11	Bovina
		15	Flowers
Warren-Hinds county line		crosses the Big Black River
Hinds		19	MS 22/To MS 467 - Flora, Edwards
		27	Bolton
		31	Norrell Road
	Clinton	34	Natchez Trace Parkway
		35	U.S. Route 80 East (Clinton-Raymond Road)
		End concurrency
		36	Springridge Road	Exit to reach Mississippi College
	Jackson	40	MS 18 West - Raymond, (Robinson Road)	Eastbound.
		40A	MS 18 West - Raymond	Westbound.
		40B	Robinson Road	Westbound.
		41	I-220 North/U.S. Route 49 North - North Jackson, Yazoo City	Exit to bypass downtown Jackson in reaching North.
		Begin concurrency
		42A-B	Ellis Avenue	Use Exit 42B to reach Jackson State University.
		43A	I-55 South/U.S. Route 51 South - McComb, Terry Road	Eastbound exit. U.S. 51 is unsigned on exit. Use I-55 South to reach New Orleans, Louisiana.
		43A	Terry Road South	Westbound exit.
		43B	Terry Road North	Westbound exit.
		44	I-55 South/U.S. 51 South - McComb, New Orleans
		Begin concurrency
		45A	Gallatin Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance.
		45B	U.S. 51 North (State Street)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only. Exit to reach downtown Jackson.
Hinds-Rankin county line	Jackson-Richland city limits	crosses the Pearl River
Rankin	Richland	46	I-55 North - Grenada, Memphis	Exit to reach downtown Jackson.
		End concurrency
		47	U.S. 49 South - Hattiesburg, Flowood	Westbound exit. Use U.S. 49 South to reach Gulfport.
		47A	U.S. 49 South - Hattiesburg	Eastbound exit.
		End concurrency
		47B	Flowood	Eastbound.
	Pearl	48	MS 468 - Pearl
	Pearl	52	MS 475 - Jackson-Evers International Airport, Whitfield
	Brandon	54	MS 18 East (Crossgates Boulevard/Greenfield Road) - West Brandon
		56	U.S. 80 - Downtown Brandon
		59	U.S. 80 - East Brandon
		63	MS 43 - Puckett, Pelahatchie
Scott		77	MS 13 - Puckett, Morton
		80	MS 481 - Raleigh, Morton
		88	MS 35 - Raleigh, Forest
		96	Lake
Newton		100	U.S. 80 - Lake, Lawrence
		109	MS 15 - Newton, Decatur	Exit to reach Union and Philadelphia.
		115	MS 503 - Hickory, Decatur
		121	Chunky
Lauderdale		129	U.S. 80 West - Lost Gap, Meehan Junction	U.S. 80 joins eastbound and leaves westbound.
		130	I-59 south - Laurel, New Orleans	I-59 joins eastbound and exits westbound.
	continues east using Interstate 59's exit numbers.
	Meridian	150	U.S. Route 11 South/MS 19 North - Philadelphia, Meridian Airport	U.S. 11 and MS 19 joins northbound and exits southbound.
		Begin concurrency
		151	Valley Road, 49th Avenue
		152	29th Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
		153	MS 145 south (22nd Avenue) - Downtown Meridian	Exit to access Roebuck Drive.
		154A	MS 19 South - Butler, AL	Northbound.
		154B	U.S. 11 North/U.S. 80 East/MS 39 North - DeKalb	Northbound.
		154	U.S. 11 North/U.S. 80 East/MS 19 South/MS 39 North - DeKalb, Butler, AL	Southbound.
		End concurrency
		157A	U.S. Route 45 South - Quitman
		157B	U.S. 45 North - Macon
		160	Russell
		165	Toomsumba
		169	U.S. 11/U.S. 80 - Kewanee	U.S. 11 and U.S. 80 are not marked on exit signs.
Lauderdale County, Mississippi-Sumter County, Alabama Line continues east into Alabama