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Interstate 55




  Type Main
  Map Interstate 55 mappng
  Route Type reg
  Direction A South
  Direction B North
  Year Established
  Length Mi 9635
  Length Km 15609
  Terminus A I-10 in Laplace, LA
  Terminus B US 41 in Chicago, IL


Interstate 55 (abbreviated '''I-55''') is an Interstate Highway in the central United States . Like other interstates, it is commonly referred to as I-55. Its odd number indicates that it is primarily a north-south highway. It goes from Laplace, Louisiana (some 25 miles (40 km) west of New Orleans ) at Interstate 10 to Chicago at U.S. Route 41 ( Lake Shore Drive ), at McCormick Place .

The section of Interstate 55 between Chicago and St. Louis was built as a bypass for U.S. Highway 66 .

Interstate 55 is the only Interstate highway that crosses the Mississippi River twice — once at Memphis, Tennessee , and then again at St. Louis, Missouri .


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  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Interstate_55_(Louisiana)" class="copylinks">LA
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Interstate_55_(Mississippi)" class="copylinks">MS
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Interstate_55_(Tennessee)" class="copylinks">TN
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Interstate_55_(Arkansas)" class="copylinks">AR
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Interstate_55_(Missouri)" class="copylinks">MO
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Interstate_55_(Illinois)" class="copylinks">IL


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