Interstate 220 (Mississippi)
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Interstate 220 (I-220) in Mississippi is a loop around Jackson that provides an Interstate connection for I-55 and I-20. The northern terminus for the route is in the suburb of Ridgeland, at I-55 exit 104. The highway was Mississippi's first auxiliary Interstate, complete by 1981.
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Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of I-20 | ||||
Maintained by MDOT | ||||
Length | 12 mi[1] (19 km) | |||
Existed | 1981–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | I-20 / US 49 in Jackson | |||
Major intersections | ||||
North end | I-55 in Ridgeland | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Hinds, Madison | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Traffic heading to and from the city's western side can use this route. By avoiding Downtown Jackson, it also offers a different route for those traveling from I-55 south to I-20 west and from I-20 east to I-55 north.
The southern terminus for the route is in western Jackson at I-20, exit 41. The route is 12 miles (19 km) long. Although control cities of North Jackson and West Jackson are used at the southern and northern terminuses, respectively, no control cities are used along the interior length of the route (including guide signs at interchanges). Secondary signs at the terminuses direct drivers to use the route as a shortcut to Memphis, Tennessee, and Vicksburg.