Interstate 220 (Mississippi)

Interstate 220
Map I-220 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-20
Maintained by MDOT
Length	12.01 mi (19.33 km)
Existed	1981–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-20 / US 49 in Jackson
Major intersections	US 80 in Jackson US 49 in Jackson
East end	I-55 in Ridgeland
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Counties	Hinds, Madison
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State
← MS 198 → MS 245

Interstate 220 (I-220) in Mississippi is a loop around Jackson that provides an Interstate connection for I-55 and I-20. The eastern terminus for the route is in the northern suburb of Ridgeland, at I-55 exit 104. The highway was Mississippi's first three-digit Interstate, complete by 1981.

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 about 12 miles (19 km) long. Although control cities of North Jackson and West Jackson are used at the southern and northern termini, respectively, no control cities are used along the interior length of the route (including guide signs at interchanges). Secondary signs at the termini direct drivers to use the route as a shortcut to Memphis, Tennessee and Vicksburg.

Route description

I-220 begins at a southern terminus with I-20, and runs concurrently with U.S. Route 49 (US 49). The first interchange northbound, a partial cloverleaf interchange, is with US 80. The freeway continues north, with an interchange at Clinton Boulevard that provides access to Capitol Street and Bullard Street. After curving to the northeast, I-220 intersects Medgar Evers Boulevard, where US 49 departs from the freeway. The highway also intersects Watkins Drive and Hanging Moss Road before ending at I-55.

Legally, the route of I-220 is defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3.

History

A proposed bypass around Jackson in the Yellow Book

The Interstate was first planned in 1971 and was completed by 1981.

A new interchange opened to traffic on I-220 in 2004. This $13.4 million project completed a diamond interchange constructed at Industrial Drive between the Clinton Boulevard and US 49 north junctions. The project also resulted in the expansion of I-220 from four to six lanes from Clinton Boulevard (exit 2A/B) northward to Industrial Drive.

I-220 at Watkins Drive

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Hinds	Jackson	0.0– 0.4	0.0– 0.64	—	I-20 / US 49 south – Meridian, Hattiesburg, Vicksburg	I-20 exit 41; southern end of US 49 concurrency; directional T interchange.
		0.6– 1.2	0.97– 1.9	1A	US 80 east (MS 18 east)	Partial cloverleaf interchange
				1B	US 80 west (MS 18 west)
		2.5– 3.1	4.0– 5.0	2A	Capitol Street	Access to I-220 northbound from westbound Bullard Street available
				2B	Clinton Boulevard
		3.4– 4.0	5.5– 6.4	3	Industrial Drive	Diamond interchange
		5.0– 5.6	8.0– 9.0	5A	Medgar Evers Boulevard	Partial cloverleaf interchange
				5B	US 49 north – Flora, Yazoo City	Northern end of US 49 concurrency
		8.2– 8.7	13.2– 14.0	8	Watkins Drive	Diamond interchange
		9.1– 9.6	14.6– 15.4	9	Hanging Moss Road Highland Colony Parkway	Diamond interchange
Madison	Ridgeland	11.4– 12.1	18.3– 19.5	—	I-55 – Memphis, Grenada, Jackson	I-55 exit 104; northern terminus; tri-stack directional T interchange.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus