Interstate 555

Interstate 555 marker
Interstate 555
Map
I-555 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-55
Maintained by ArDOT
Length49.57 mi[1] (79.78 km)
ExistedMarch 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)[2][3]–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-55 / US 61 / US 78 / AR 77 in Turrell
Major intersections US 49 / US 78 in Jonesboro
North end US 63 / AR 18 / AR 91 in Jonesboro
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesCrittenden, Poinsett, Craighead
Highway system
AR 549 AR 612

Interstate 555 (I-555) is an Interstate Highway that connects Turrell, Arkansas, at I-55 to Jonesboro at Highway 91 (AR 91). It provides a complete freeway corridor between Jonesboro, Arkansas's fifth-largest city, and Memphis, Tennessee. Formerly known as U.S. Highway 63 (US 63), the highway was converted in the early 2000s to Interstate Highway standards. I-555 was dedicated in March 2016.

  1. ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Reaves, Johnathan (March 9, 2016). "I-555 to Be Dedicated Friday in Jonesboro". Jonesboro, Arkansas: KASU-FM. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "40 Years in the Making, I-555 in Arkansas Becoming Reality". Little Rock, Arkansas: KATV-TV. Associated Press. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.