Interstate 220 (Mississippi)

Interstate 220 (I-220) in Mississippi is a loop around Jackson that provides an Interstate connection for I-55 and I-20. The northern terminus for the route is in the suburb of Ridgeland, at I-55 exit 104. The highway was Mississippi's first auxiliary Interstate, complete by 1981.

Interstate 220

I-220 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-20
Maintained by MDOT
Length12.01 mi (19.33 km)
Existed1981–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-20 / US 49 in Jackson
Major intersections
  • US 80 in Jackson
  • US 49 in Jackson
North end I-55 in Ridgeland
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesHinds, Madison
Highway system
  • Main
  • Auxiliary
  • Suffixed
  • Business
  • Future
  • Mississippi State Highway System
  • Interstate
  • US
  • State
← MS 198→ MS 245

Traffic heading to and from the city's western side can use this route. By avoiding Downtown Jackson, it also offers a different route for those traveling from I-55 south to I-20 west and from I-20 east to I-55 north.

The southern terminus for the route is in western Jackson at I-20, exit 41. The route is about 12 miles (19 km) long. Although control cities of North Jackson and West Jackson are used at the southern and northern terminuses, respectively, no control cities are used along the interior length of the route (including guide signs at interchanges). Secondary signs at the terminuses direct drivers to use the route as a shortcut to Memphis, Tennessee, and Vicksburg.

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