Interstate 55

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Interstate 55 is a major north–south U.S. highway running from Louisiana to Illinois, connecting cities such as New Orleans, Memphis, and Chicago.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Interstate Highway
limited-access highway
bridgeCrossing Mississippi River at Memphis
Mississippi River at St. Louis
completedApprox 1970s
connectsCity Bloomington–Normal, Illinois
Blytheville, Arkansas
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Chicago, Illinois
Jackson, Mississippi
Joliet, Illinois
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Memphis, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sikeston, Missouri
Springfield, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
West Memphis, Arkansas
country United States
direction north–south
followsCorridorOf U.S. Route 51 NERFINISHED
historic U.S. Route 66
hasJunctionWith Interstate 10
Interstate 12 NERFINISHED
Interstate 20 NERFINISHED
Interstate 40
Interstate 57 NERFINISHED
Interstate 64 NERFINISHED
Interstate 70
Interstate 72 NERFINISHED
Interstate 80
Interstate 90
Interstate 94 NERFINISHED
highwayNumber 55
highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
lengthApproxKm 1550
lengthApproxMi 964
maintainedBy state departments of transportation of Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois
opened 1950s
region Midwestern United States
Southern United States
stateTraversed Arkansas
Illinois
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee
terminusNorth Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Route 41 in Chicago, Illinois
terminusSouth Interstate 10 in LaPlace, Louisiana
LaPlace, Louisiana

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