Interstate 220 Mississippi

Overview

Interstate 220 loops around the west side of Jackson between I-20 east of Clinton and I-55 at the city of Ridgeland. U.S. 49 accompanies the freeway northward to Exit 5 as part of a bypass route around central Jackson in conjunction with I-20 east to Pearl. Mostly with four lanes, I-220 travels through older retail and suburban areas west of Jackson State University, by Hawkins Field Industrial Complex, and an array of business parks along the Madison County line.

History

Route Information

North End – Ridgeland, MS
South End – Jackson, MS
Mileage – 12.01
Cities – Clinton, Jackson, Ridgeland
Junctions –

Source: December 31, 2021 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

I-220 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

Source: 2019 AADT – MDOT Traffic Volume

Interstate 220 opened to traffic north from U.S. 49 to I-55 – 1979 AAA Map of Jackson, MS

Numbered as Route A20, the freeway loop around Jackson was the lone entry submitted to the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) by the Mississippi State Highway Department on April 4, 1958. AASHO indicated that the route should be 220 on August 29, 1958, and suggested 420, 620 or 820 if 220 conflicted with an existing route number in the state. With no issues, I-220 was approved by AASHO on November 10, 1958.

All of Interstate 220 was opened to traffic by 1981.¹ Construction completed in Spring 2004 added a diamond interchange (Exit 3) with Industrial Drive between Clinton Boulevard (Exit 2) and the north split with U.S. 49 at Medgar Evers Boulevard (Exit 5). The $13.4 million project included the addition of auxiliary lanes along I-220 between Exits 2 and 5. The exchange reduced truck traffic and congestion on area local roads by providing direct freeway access for Hawkins Field Airport (HKS) and Hawkins Field Industrial Complex.²

Highway Guides

Interstate 220 Mississippi

North End – Ridgeland, Mississippi

north at

Interstate 220 crosses the Madison County line just beyond the entrance ramp from Hanging Moss Road. The freeway concludes at I-55 in two miles. 05/03/12

Angling northeast one mile ahead of I-55, Interstate 220 passes between Highland Colony Business Park and Tougaloo College. 05/03/12

I-220 runs along the Ridgeland city line leading into the directional T interchange with Interstate 55. 05/03/12

Two lanes combine with I-55 north through Ridgeland, Madison and the northern suburbs of Jackson. An unnumbered ramp leads drivers south back to Jackson. 05/03/12

south at

Succeeding interchanges join Interstate 55 south with Old Agency Road and Natchez Trace Parkway in Ridgeland ahead of the separation with I-220 south. 05/09/16

Exit 105A loops away from I-55 south for Natchez Trace Parkway, a 444-mile long road from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee maintained by the National Park Service. Four lanes continue south to Interstate 220 at Exit 104. 05/09/16

Interstate 220 heads southwest from the directional T interchange (Exit 104) with I-55 to western reaches of Jackson. 05/09/16

South beyond I-220, Interstate 55 travels along a commercialized stretch into the capital city of Mississippi. 05/09/16

north at

I-55 crosses County Line Road and Ridgeland city limits within 0.75 miles of Exit 104 to Interstate 220 south. Photo by Rich Piehl (12/01).

I-220 leads motorists back toward the west side of Jackson from Interstate 55 at Ridgeland. Photo by Rich Piehl (12/01).

U.S. 51 branches eastward from I-55 just ahead of the exchange (Exit 104) with I-220 south. 04/13/02

A lane drop occurs along northbound Interstate 55 at the two-lane flyover for I-220 south. I-55 continues north 193 miles to Memphis, Tennessee. 04/13/02

South End – Jackson, Mississippi

south at

U.S. 80 crosses paths with I-220 just north of Interstate 20 along an older retail corridor between Clinton and Jackson. 05/09/16

I-220/U.S. 49 continue with three southbound lanes across John R. Lynch Street to the full Y-interchange with Interstate 20. 05/09/16

Two lanes separate at the south end of I-220 for Interstate 20 west 36 miles to Vicksburg and I-20 east / U.S. 49 south three miles to their overlap with I-55 north. 05/09/16

east at

Mississippi Highway 18 converges with Interstate 20 at Exit 40 east of the city of Raymond and just west of I-220 and U.S. 49. 09/07/09

A third eastbound lane opens along I-20 at the Robinson Road overpass for Interstate 220 north toward Memphis and U.S. 49 north to Yazoo City. 09/07/09

Eastbound at the left exit for Interstate 220 to northern Jackson and Ridgeland. 09/07/09

west north at

Interstate 20 west and U.S. 49 north part ways at I-220, one mile beyond the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 42) with Ellis Avenue. 05/03/12

U.S. 49 accompanies Interstate 220 north 5.2 miles to Medgar Evers Boulevard, the pre-freeway alignment through Jackson. U.S. 49 continues another 39 miles from there to its separation into east and west branches at Yazoo City. 05/03/12

Interstate 20 reduces from six to four overall lanes at the exchange (Exit 41) with I-220 and U.S. 49 north. Beyond Exit 41, I-20 turns northwest toward the city of Clinton. 05/03/12

Sources:

3-digit Interstates from I-20 (Kurumi).
I-220 and Industrial Drive Interchange. ~~http://www.gomdot.com/news/projects/industrialdrive.htm~~ Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), project web site.

Page updated June 30, 2022.