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| Interstate 55 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 12 mi[citation needed] (19.31 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: |   I-55 / I-69 at Mississippi state line |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-69 / I-240 in Memphis, Tennessee |
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| North end: | I-55 at Arkansas state line |
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SR-54
>Interstate 55 in Tennessee lies entirely within the city of Memphis, located in Shelby County. The highway enters the city from Southaven in Desoto County, Mississippi and passes through the Whitehaven area of the city, bypassing Memphis International Airport to the west.
At Interstate 240, I-55 turns westward for a brief period before turning northward again. Just before reaching downtown, the highway turns westward again at E.H. Crump Boulevard and crosses the Mississippi River via the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge into West Memphis, in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
There are currently plans to revamp the I-55/Crump Boulevard Interchange. The current design (a cloverleaf interchange) makes motorists slow down as they merge from one road to the other. This has caused several accidents over the years.[1]
I-55 provides an alternate route for motorists who do not want to take Interstates 240 and 40 through downtown to cross the Mississippi River.
On January 18, 2008, the Federal Highway Administration authorized the states of Mississippi and Tennessee to extend I-69 from the I-40/TN 300 interchange in north Memphis to the I-55/I-69 interchange in Hernando; however, Tennessee has not yet[update] signed the extension of the route, although Mississippi has already done so.[2]
Exit list
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This section contains a table that is missing mileposts for one or more junctions. Please help by adding the missing mileposts. |
The entire route is in Memphis, Shelby County.
| Mile | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| 2 |  SR-175 (Shelby Drive) – Whitehaven, Capleville |
Signed as exits 2A (east) and 2B (west) southbound | |
| 5 |  US-51 (Elvis Presley Boulevard, SR 3) / Brooks Road – Graceland |
Signed as exits 5A (Brooks Road) and 5B (US 51 south) | |
| North end of I-69 overlap | |||
| 6 | I-69 north / I-240 – Nashville, Little Rock |
Signed as exits 6A (east) and 6B (west) | |
| 7 |  US-61 (3rd Street, SR 14) – Vicksburg, Mississippi |
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| 8 | Horn Lake Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 9 | Mallory Avenue | ||
| 10 | South Parkway | ||
| 11 | McLemore Avenue - Presidents Island | ||
| 12A |    US-61 south / US-64 east / US-70 east / US-79 east (Crump Boulevard, SR 1 east) |
South end of US 61/US 64/US 70/US 79 overlap | |
| 12B | Riverside Drive - Downtown | ||
| 12C | Metal Museum Drive | Serves the National Ornamental Metal Museum | |
| Memphis & Arkansas Bridge over the Mississippi River | |||
References
- ^ I-55/Crump Blvd. Interchange Page (TDOT)
- ^ Capka, J. Richard (FHWA Administrator), Letter to Paul D. Degges (TDOT) dated January 18, 2008, retrieved May 28, 2008.
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| Previous state: Mississippi |
Tennessee | Next state: Arkansas |
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