Interstate 220 (I-220) in

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is a loop around

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that provides an Interstate connection for

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and

I-20 Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I-20 runs beginning at an interchange with I-10 in Scroggins Draw, Texas, and ending at an interchange with I-95 in Florence, South Carolina. Between ...

. The northern 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. This route provides a route for traffic going to and from the western side of the city. It also provides an alternate route for those heading from I-55 south to I-20 west and from I-20 east to I-55 north by avoiding downtown Jackson. The southern terminus for the route is in western Jackson at I-20, exit 41. The route is about 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

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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 A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange. The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway-to-arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also bee ...

, 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

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.

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