Interstate 55 in Arkansas

Interstate 55 marker

Interstate 55

Map
I-55 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length72.22 mi[1] (116.23 km)
Existed1957–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 78 / US 79 at Tennessee state line
Major intersections US 70 in West Memphis
I-40 / US 79 in West Memphis
US 64 in Marion
I-555 / US 61 / AR 77 in Turrell
US 61 in Blytheville
US 78 / AR 18 in Blytheville
North end I-55 at Missouri state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesCrittenden, Mississippi
Highway system
AR 54 AR 56

Interstate 55 (I-55) is a north–south Interstate Highway that has a 72.22-mile (116.23 km) section in the US state of Arkansas connecting sections in Tennessee and Missouri. The route enters Arkansas on the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge over the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee. It travels northward through northeast Arkansas, connecting the cities of West Memphis and Blytheville. I-55 continues into Missouri heading to St. Louis, Missouri. The highway overlaps I-40 in West Memphis and has a junction with I-555, a spur route to Jonesboro, in Turrell. For the majority of its routing through Arkansas, I-55 generally follows U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) and has a 67.08-mile (107.95 km) long concurrency with US 78 from the Tennessee state line in Memphis to Blytheville for most of its length.

  1. ^ Planning and Research Division (March 28, 2012). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MBD) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.