Interstate 55 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Interstate 55
I-55 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	964.25 mi (1,551.81 km)
Existed	1957–present
Major junctions
South end	I-10 in LaPlace, LA
	I-12 in Hammond, LA I-20 in Jackson, MS I-69 in Memphis, TN I-40 in West Memphis, AR I-57 in Sikeston, MO I-44 in St. Louis, MO I-64 / I-70 in East St. Louis, IL I-74 in Bloomington, IL I-80 in Channahon, IL I-90 / I-94 in Chicago, IL
North end	US 41 in Chicago, IL
Location
States:	Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois

Highway system
Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business

Interstate 55 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It goes from Laplace, Louisiana north to Chicago, Illinois. The route is 964.25 miles (1,551.81 km) long.

Images for kids

I-55 splits from I-40 here in West Memphis and heads north toward Jonesboro and the Missouri border.
I-44/I-55/I-64/I-70 on one highway sign in downtown St. Louis
Northern terminus at US 41 (Lake Shore Drive) in Chicago