Interstate 55 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
Length: | 65.81 mi[1] (105.91 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | I-10 in Laplace | |||
I-12 in Hammond | ||||
North end: | I-55 at the Mississippi line | |||
Highway system | ||||
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
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Interstate 55 is a major north–south Interstate Highway that serves the middle of the United States. It runs 963.5 miles (1,550.6 km) from Interstate 10 in Laplace, Louisiana - about 25 miles (40 km) west of New Orleans to U.S. 41 in Chicago, Illinois.
In Louisiana, I-55 begins at I-10 near Laplace and is immediately joined by US 51. Paralleled by Old US 51, it snakes its way between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas on its way to Ponchatoula. Much of this part of the journey is through the Manchac Wildlife Management Area aboard the Manchac Swamp bridge. Just south of Ponchatoula US-51 Business splits to head into town, while the interstate and federal route continue their bypass to the west. US 51 itself splits off just before the interchange with I-12. Here, I-55 forms a western bypass of Hammond, while I-12 splits between Hammond and Ponchatoula. North of Hammond, I-55 parallels US 51 all the way to the Mississippi line, bypassing all the rural towns that the federal route passes through.
Parish | Location | Mile | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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St. John the Baptist | Laplace | 0.0 | I-10 east – New Orleans | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; Southern terminus of I-55 | |
0.8 | 1 | US 51 south to I-10 – Baton Rouge, LaPlace | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; southern end of US 51 concurrency | ||
7.9 | 7 | Ruddock | |||
Tangipahoa | I-55 crosses Pass Manchac between Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain | ||||
15.5 | 15 | Manchac | |||
22.7 | 22 | Frontage Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Ponchatoula | 23.8 | 23 | US 51 Bus. north – Ponchatoula |
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26.1 | 26 | LA 22 – Ponchatoula, Springfield | |||
Hammond | 28.7 | 28 | US 51 north – Hammond | Northern end of US 51 concurrency | |
29.4 | 29 | I-12 – Baton Rouge, Slidell | Signed as exits 29A (east) and 29B (west) | ||
31.4 | 31 | US 190 – Albany, Hammond | |||
32.4 | 32 | LA 3234 east (University Avenue) / Wardline Rd | |||
Tickfaw | 36.5 | 36 | LA 442 – Tickfaw | ||
Independence | 41.1 | 40 | LA 40 – Independence | ||
Amite City | 47.0 | 46 | LA 16 – Montpelier, Amite City | ||
Roseland | 50.8 | 50 | LA 1048 – Arcola, Roseland | ||
53.8 | 53 | LA 10 – Fluker, Greensburg | |||
Tangipahoa | 57.1 | 57 | LA 440 – Tangipahoa | ||
Kentwood | 61.6 | 61 | LA 38 – Kentwood, Liverpool |
Interstate 55 | ||
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Previous state: Terminus |
Louisiana | Next state: Mississippi |
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