Interstate 59




Interstate mostly in Mississippi and Alabama







































Interstate 59 marker


Interstate 59


I-59 highlighted in red

Route information
Length 445.23 mi[1] (716.53 km)
Existed 1960–present
Major junctions
South end
I-10 / I-12 in Slidell, LA
 



  • US 49 / US 98 in Hattiesburg, MS


  • US 84 in Laurel, MS


  • I-20 from Meridian, MS to Birmingham, AL


  • US 82 in Tuscaloosa, AL


  • I-65 in Birmingham, AL


  • US 278 / US 431 in Gadsden, AL
North end
I-24 in Wildwood, GA
Location
States
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
Counties



  • LA: St. Tammany Parish


  • MS: Pearl River, Lamar, Forrest, Jones, Jasper, Clarke, Lauderdale


  • AL: Sumter, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, St. Clair, Etowah, DeKalb


  • GA: Dade

Highway system


  • Interstate Highway System


  • Main

  • Auxiliary

  • Suffixed

  • Business

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← LA 58
 LA
LA 59 →
← SR 59
 AL
SR 60 →
← SR 405
 GA SR 406
SR 407 →


Interstate 59 (I-59) is an Interstate Highway located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans 445.23 miles (716.53 km) from a junction with I-10 and I-12 at Slidell, Louisiana, to a junction with I-24 near Wildwood, Georgia.


The highway connects the metropolitan areas of New Orleans, Louisiana; Birmingham, Alabama; and Chattanooga, Tennessee, running closely parallel to the older U.S. Route 11 (US 11) corridor for the entire distance. Approximately one-third of the route, spanning 153 miles (246 km) from Meridian, Mississippi, to Birmingham, Alabama, overlaps that of the east–west I-20.


I-59 is a four-lane freeway along its entire route, other than a short stretch extending from north of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, through Birmingham, where it widens to six lanes or more.




Contents






  • 1 Route description


    • 1.1 Louisiana


    • 1.2 Mississippi


    • 1.3 Alabama


    • 1.4 Georgia




  • 2 Exit list


  • 3 Auxiliary routes


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Route description




































Lengths
 
mi[1]
km
LA
 11.48
 18.48
MS
 171.72
 276.36
AL
 241.36
 388.43
GA
 20.67
 33.27
Total
 445.23
 716.53


Louisiana




At the bottom of I-12's eastbound ramp to LA 59, travelers also find a shield for the unrelated I-59, some 20 miles (32 km) farther east


I-59 spans 11.48 miles (18.48 km) in Louisiana, the shortest distance in the four states through which it travels. The route begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-10 (exit 267) and I-12 (exit 85) at the northeast corner of Slidell, a city in St. Tammany Parish. From this interchange, connections are made to New Orleans and Hammond, as well as Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Heading north, I-59 has two exits serving the town of Pearl River, where it begins a concurrency with US 11. Immediately afterward, the highway crosses the West Pearl River and passes through an interchange with Old US 11, a portion of the pre-interstate alignment serving the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area. I-59 then travels through the Honey Island Swamp for 6 miles (9.7 km) before crossing the main branch of the Pearl River into Mississippi.[2][3][4]



Mississippi


In Mississippi, I-59 continues to run parallel with US 11, traversing mainly rural areas, but going through or bypassing the towns of Picayune, Poplarville, Hattiesburg, Ellisville, Moselle, Laurel, and Meridian.


For its length in Mississippi, I-59 either travels concurrent with, or runs close to, US 11. Between the towns of Pearl River and Picayune, US 11 travels concurrent with I-59. The highway also has concurrencies with US 98 in Hattiesburg; Mississippi Highway 42 (MS 42) just north of Hattiesburg; US 84 and Mississippi Highway 15 (MS 15) in Laurel, and US 80, US 11, and MS 19 in the Meridian area.


A notoriously sharp S-curve, at milepost 96 in Laurel, was the subject of a large reconstruction project. Those sharp curves were the legacy of an overpass over the Southern Railway on a town bypass with design dating from before the Interstate Highways, and they featured a 40 mph (65 km/h) speed limit, one of the lowest anywhere on the Interstate Highway System. This work was completed in 2009.




A stretch of I-59 in Mississippi


Just west of Meridian, I-20 joins I-59 and these two highways continue together for 145 miles (233 km), across the border with Alabama to and through Birmingham. The exit numbers are given as those of I-59.


At 4:00 p.m. on August 27, 2005, for the first time in its history, the southbound lanes of I-59 were temporarily redirected northward to accommodate evacuation for Hurricane Katrina. This was a previously agreed to joint plan by the states of Mississippi and Louisiana called contraflow lane reversal. The program began at the Louisiana–Mississippi state line and continued 21 miles (34 km) north to Poplarville.



Alabama




I-59 (co-signed with I-20) approaching I-65 in downtown Birmingham


I-59 and I-20 travel together for about 40 percent of their route through Alabama, passing northeast through Tuscaloosa before finally parting ways in eastern Birmingham.


In Birmingham, many wrecks and accidents occur near the cross-over interchange of I-20/I-59 and I-65 (commonly called "Malfunction Junction"). On two occasions, 18-wheelers crashed and burned fiercely enough to melt the support beams of overpasses.
Beginning in eastern Birmingham, I-59 continues on its own northeast, passing by Gadsden and Fort Payne in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, before entering Georgia.


I-59 from Gadsden at mile marker 182 to Stephen's Gap at mile marker 193 had degraded over the decades since it was opened into a rough concrete highway. Between 2010 and 2014, a construction project called "Project 59" took place between Gadsden and Fort Payne. This project consisted of reconstructing the Interstate Highway with unbonded concrete (without any space cracks) as well as modifications to the width and vertical clearance of the bridges and overpasses in the segment.



Georgia


I-59 has a short trek through Georgia, with only three exits before ending at I-24 several miles west of Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Wildwood, Georgia. Within Georgia it carries unsigned designated as State Route 406 (SR 406) for internal Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) purposes.[5]



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State Parish/County Location mi[6][7][8]
 km Exit Destinations Notes
Louisiana St. Tammany Slidell 0.000–
0.842		 0.000–
1.355		 1
I-10 – New Orleans, Bay St. Louis
I-12 west – Hammond
 Southern terminus of I-59; eastern terminus of I-12; signed as exits 1A (I-12 west), 1B (I-10 east), and 1C (I-10 west)
​ 3.424–
4.156		 5.510–
6.688		 3
US 11 south / LA 1090 south – Pearl River
 Southern end of US 11 concurrency; northern terminus of LA 1090
Pearl River 5.170–
5.636		 8.320–
9.070		 5A
LA 3081 – Pearl River
 Northern terminus of LA 3081
​ 6.264–
6.765		 10.081–
10.887		 5B Honey Island Swamp To Old US 11
​ 11.638–
11.957		 18.730–
19.243		 11 Pearl River Turnaround
Pearl River 12.058
0.0		 19.405
0.0		 Louisiana–Mississippi state line
Mississippi Pearl River ​ 0.5 0.80 1
US 11 north / MS 607 south – Nicholson, NASA John C. Stennis Space Center
 North end of US 11 concurrency
Picayune 4.0 6.4 4
MS 43 south – Picayune, Kiln
 South end of MS 43 concurrency
6.0 9.7 6
MS 43 north – North Picayune
 North end of MS 43 concurrency
​ 10.5 16.9 10 Carriere
​ 14.9 24.0 15 McNeill
​ 19.5 31.4 19 Millard
​ 26.7 43.0 27
MS 53 – Necaise, Poplarville
​ 29.6 47.6 29
MS 26 – Poplarville, Wiggins
​ 35.4 57.0 35 Hillsdale Road
Lumberton 41.1 66.1 41
MS 13 – Lumberton
Lamar Purvis 51.3 82.6 51
MS 589 – Purvis
Forrest ​ 58.6 94.3 59
US 98 east – Lucedale, Mobile
 South end of US 98 concurrency
​ 60.5 97.4 60
US 11 – South Hattiesburg, Downtown Hattiesburg
Lamar Hattiesburg 64.8 104.3 65
US 98 west (MS 198 east) / Hardy Street – Columbia
 North end of US 98 concurrency; signed as exits 65A (MS 198) and 65B (US 98) northbound
Forrest 67.4 108.5 67
US 49 / MS 42 west – Hattiesburg, Jackson
 South end of MS 42 concurrency; signed as exits 67A (south) and 67B (north)
69.6 112.0 69
MS 42 east (Evelyn Gandy Parkway) – Petal
 North end of MS 42 concurrency
​ 73.1 117.6 73 Monroe Road
Jones ​ 75.6 121.7 76 Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport
​ 78.0 125.5 78 Sanford Road
​ 80.3 129.2 80 Moselle
​ 85.6 137.8 85
MS 590 – Ellisville
Ellisville 88.2 141.9 88
MS 29 / MS 588 – Ellisville
​ 90.3 145.3 90
US 11 (Ellisville Boulevard)
Laurel 92.9 149.5 93
US 11 – South Laurel
94.5 152.1 95
US 84 west / MS 15 north (16th Avenue)		 South end of US 84/MS 15 concurrency; signed as exits 95A (south) and 95B (north)
95.0 152.9 95C Beacon Street Laurel S-curve southbound
95.6 153.9 96A 4th Avenue, Masonite Road
96.0 154.5 96B
MS 15 south (Cook Avenue) – Richton
 North end of MS 15 concurrency
96.8 155.8 97
US 84 east (Chantilly Street) – Waynesboro
 North end of US 84 concurrency
98.6 158.7 99
US 11
​ 104.1 167.5 104 Sandersville
Jasper ​ 113.3 182.3 113
MS 528 – Heidelberg, Bay Springs
​ 118.2 190.2 118
Vossburg, Paulding
Clarke ​ 125.9 202.6 126
MS 18 – Rose Hill, Pachuta
​ 133.6 215.0 134
MS 513 – South Enterprise, Rose Hill
 Rose Hill not on northbound sign
​ 136.8 220.2 137 North Enterprise
Lauderdale ​ 141.6 227.9 142 Savoy
​ 147.9 238.0 149
I-20 west / US 80 west – Jackson
 South end of I-20/US 80 concurrency
Meridian 149.9 241.2 150
US 11 south / MS 19 north – Philadelphia, Meridian Airport
 South end of US 11/MS 19 concurrency
150.5 242.2 151 Valley Road, 49th Avenue
151.4 243.7 152 29th Avenue
152.8 245.9 153
MS 145 south (22nd Avenue) – Quitman
153.7 247.4 154
US 11 north / US 80 east / MS 19 south / MS 39 north – De Kalb, Butler
 North end of US 11/US 80/MS 19 concurrency; signed as exits 154A (south) and 154B (north) northbound
155.4 250.1 156 Jimmie Rodgers Pkwy
156.5 251.9 157
US 45 – Quitman, Macon
 Signed as exits 157A (south) and 157B (north)
​ 160.0 257.5 160 Russell
​ 164.6 264.9 165 Toomsuba
​ 168.2 270.7 169
US 11 / US 80 – Kewanee
  171.7
0.0		 276.3
0.0		 Mississippi–Alabama state line
Alabama Sumter ​ 0.804 1.294 1
To US 80 east – Cuba, Demopolis
​ 8.041 12.941 8
SR 17 – York
​ 17.059 27.454 17
SR 28 – Livingston, Boyd
​ 23.141 37.242 23
CR 20 – Gainesville, Epes
Greene ​ 32.229 51.868 32 Boligee
​ 40.766 65.607 40
SR 14 – Aliceville, Eutaw
​ 45.334 72.958 45 Union
​ 52.244 84.079 52
US 11 / US 43 – Knoxville
Tuscaloosa ​ 62.466 100.529 62
SR 300 – Fosters
 SR 300 is an unsigned route
Tuscaloosa 68.083 109.569 68 Northport Tuscaloosa Western Bypass
71.367 114.854 71
I-359 north / SR 69 – Tuscaloosa, Moundville
 Signed as exits 71A (south) and 71B (north); unsigned US 11
73.003 117.487 73
US 82 (McFarland Boulevard)
75.961 122.247 76
US 11 (Skyland Boulevard)
77.102 124.084 77 Buttermilk Road
​ 79.895 128.579 79
US 11 – Tuscaloosa, Coaling
​ 86.295 138.878 86
Brookwood, Vance
​ 89.253 143.639 89
Mercedes Drive
​ 97.138 156.328 97
US 11 south / SR 5 south – West Blocton, Centreville
 South end of US 11/SR 5 concurrency
​ 100.292 161.404 100
Abernant, Bucksville
 Unsigned eastern terminus for SR 216
Jefferson ​ 104.159 167.628 104 Rock Mountain Lake McAshan Drive
​ 106.201 170.914 106
I-459 north – Gadsden, Montgomery, Atlanta
 Southern terminus of I-459
Bessemer 108.396 174.446 108
US 11 north / SR 5 north (Academy Drive)		 North end of US 11/SR 5 concurrency
110.021 177.062 110 Splash Adventure Parkway
112.341 180.795 112 18th Street, 19th Street
113.280 182.306 113 18th Avenue
115.520 185.911 115 Allison–Bonnet Memorial Drive, Jaybird Road
Fairfield 118.304 190.392 118 Valley Road – Fairfield
Birmingham 119.025 191.552 119 Lloyd Noland Parkway Signed as exit 119A southbound
119.727 192.682 119B Avenue I Southbound exit and northbound entrance
120.934 194.624 120
SR 269 (20th Street) / Ensley Avenue		 Southern terminus of SR 269
121.238 195.114 121 Bush Boulevard Southbound exit and northbound entrance
123.374 198.551 123
US 78 (Arkadelphia Road) – Jasper
 Unsigned SR 5
124.740 200.750 124 A-B
I-65 – Montgomery, Huntsville
 Signed as exits 124A (south) and 124B (north)
124.740 200.750 124 C 17th Street – Downtown Birmingham
 Interchange incorporated into Malfunction Junction; former exit removed
125.639 202.196 125 22nd Street – Downtown Birmingham
 Signed as exit 125 southbound
126.239 203.162 126A
US 31 / US 280 east / Carraway Boulevard – Civic Center
 Western terminus of US 280
126.825 204.105 126B 31st Street North
128.257 206.410 128
SR 79 (Tallapoosa Street)
129 Airport Boulevard
130.301 209.699 130
I-20 east – Atlanta
 North end of I-20 concurrency
131.801 212.113 131 Oporto–Madrid Boulevard Northbound exit and southbound entrance
132.214 212.778 132
US 11 (1st Avenue North)		 No access from I-59 north to US 11 south, from US 11 south to I-59 north, or from US 11 north to I-59 south
133.814 215.353 133 4th Avenue South Northbound exit and southbound entrance
134.383 216.268 134
To SR 75 (Roebuck Parkway) – Center Point
Trussville 137.202 220.805 137
I-459 south – Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Atlanta
 Northern terminus of I-459
140.802 226.599 141
Trussville, Pinson
​ 143.647 231.177 143 Deerfoot Parkway, Mount Olive Church Road
​ 147
I-422 south		 Proposed interchange
​ 147.647 237.615 148
To US 11 – Argo
Saint Clair ​ 153.911 247.696 154
SR 174 – Odenville, Springville
​ 156.178 251.344 156
SR 23 – Springville, Ashville, St Clair Springs
​ 166.322 267.669 166
US 231 – Ashville, Oneonta
​ 173.650 279.463 174 Steele
Etowah Attalla 181.294 291.764 181
SR 77 – Attalla, Rainbow City
Attalla 182.058 292.994 182
I-759 east – Gadsden
 Western terminus of I-759
183.030 294.558 183
US 278 (SR-74) / US 431 (SR-1/5th Avenue) – Attalla, Gadsden
Gadsden 188.082 302.689 188
SR 211 to US 11 – Noccalula Falls Park
DeKalb ​ 205.148 330.154 205
SR 68 – Collinsville, Crossville
​ 218.654 351.890 218
SR 35 – Fort Payne, Rainsville
​ 222.152 357.519 222
US 11 – Fort Payne
​ 224 49th Street
​ 231.419 372.433 231
SR 40 / SR 117 – Valley Head, Hammondville
​ 239.642 385.666 239
To US 11 / Sulphur Springs Road
  241.179
0.0		 388.140
0.0		 Alabama–Georgia state line
Georgia Dade ​ 4.1 6.6 4 Rising Fawn Old exit 1
Trenton 11.5 18.5 11
SR 136 – Trenton
 Old exit 2
​ 17.3 27.8 17 Slygo Road – New England
 Old exit 3
​ 19.5 31.4 —
I-24 (SR 409) – Nashville, Chattanooga
 Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


  •       Closed/former


  •       Concurrency terminus


  •       Incomplete access


  •       Unopened




Auxiliary routes




  • I-359 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama


  • I-459 in Birmingham, Alabama


  • I-759 in Gadsden, Alabama




See also



  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal


References





  1. ^ ab "FHWA Route Log and Finder List / Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2016". Federal Highway Administration. February 22, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Google (May 14, 2017). "Overview Map of I-59 in Louisiana" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 14, 2017.



  3. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). St. Tammany Parish (East Section) (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved May 14, 2017.


  4. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). District 62: Official Control Section Map / Construction and Maintenance (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved May 14, 2017.


  5. ^ Office of Transportation Data (2003). "Interstate Mileage Report (438 Report)" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-02-18.


  6. ^ "La DOTD GIS Data". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. September 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.


  7. ^ . October 27, 2016 https://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostmaps/default.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)


  8. ^ "Overview Map of Interstate 59 in Georgia". Google Maps. Retrieved September 12, 2016.




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