Interstate 10 in Mississippi

Interstate 10
Route information
Maintained by Mississippi DOT
Length:	77.056 mi[1] (124.010 km)
Major junctions
West end:	I-10 at Louisiana state line
	US 49 in Gulfport I-110 in Biloxi
East end:	I‑10 at Alabama state line
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Mississippi State Highway System Interstate US State Unsigned ← MS 9W US 11 →

Interstate 10, a major east–west Interstate Highway in the southern areas of the United States, has a section of about 77 miles (124 km) in Mississippi.

Route description

Interstate 10 enters the Gulf Coast area of Mississippi from Louisiana after crossing the East Pearl River. The highway parallels U.S. Route 90 to the north as it runs through the southern parts of the three southernmost counties in the state: Hancock, Harrison and Jackson.

The highway passes through the northern sections of three cities: Gulfport, Biloxi and Moss Point.

After leaving Moss Point, I-10 heads northeastward and enters Alabama after trekking 77 miles (124 km) in the Magnolia State. The highway contains three lanes in each direction from Long Beach to Biloxi, and over the Jourdan River

History

Interstate 10 in Mississippi was completed in 1982.

Auxiliary Routes

• Interstate 110 is a spur into Biloxi

Exit list

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Hancock	​	0.0	0.0		I-10 west – New Orleans	Continuation into Louisiana
	​	2.8	4.5	2	MS 607 – NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, Waveland
	​	13.7	22.0	13	MS 43 / MS 603 – Bay St. Louis, Kiln, Picayune
	Diamondhead	16.6	26.7	16	Diamondhead Drive
Harrison		20.7	33.3	20	Kiln Delisle Road
	​	24.7	39.8	24	Firetower Road / Menge Avenue
	​	28.3	45.5	28	Country Farm Road
	Gulfport	31.6	50.9	31	Canal Road
		34.2	55.0	34	US 49 – Gulfport, Hattiesburg	Signed as exits 34A (south) and 34B (north)
		38.0	61.2	38	MS 605 (Lorraine-Cowan Road) – Bernard Bayou Industrial District
		41.9	67.4	41	Old Mississippi 67 - Woolmarket
	Biloxi	44.3	71.3	44	Cedar Lake Road – Coast Coliseum
		46.6	75.0	46	I-110 south / MS 67 north / MS 15 north – Biloxi, Saucier, Keesler AFB	I-110 exits 4A-B; signed as exits 46A (south) and 46B (north); cloverleaf interchange.
Jackson	​	49.8	80.1	50	MS 609 south – Ocean Springs
	​	57.5	92.5	57	MS 57 – Vancleave, Gautier, Ocean Springs
	​	61.4	98.8	61	Gautier Vancleave Road – Gautier, Vancleave
	Moss Point	68.0	109.4	68	MS 613 – Moss Point, Pascagoula
		69.0	111.0	69	MS 63 – East Moss Point, East Pascagoula
	​	75.8	122.0	75	Franklin Creek Road
	​	77.0	123.9		I‑10 east – Mobile	Continuation into Alabama
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
2. Google (2014-07-27). "Overview map of I-10 in Mississippi" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-27.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Media related to Interstate 10 in Mississippi at Wikimedia Commons
• Interstate 10 - Mississippi (AARoads.com)