NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Interstate 59

Interstate 59 (abbreviated I-59) is an interstate highway in the southern United States. Its southern terminus is near Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, at an intersection with Interstate 10 and Interstate 12^[1], its northern terminus is at Lookout Mountain, Georgia, at an intersection with Interstate 24^[2]. Image File history File links I-24. ... Interstate 24 (abbreviated I-24) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... Lookout Mountain is a city located in Walker County, Georgia. ... Interstate Highways in the lower 48 states. ... , Slidell is a city in St. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area - City 350. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ... Map of Interstate 12 Interstate 12 (abbreviated I-12) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana, United States. ... Lookout Mountain is a city located in Walker County, Georgia. ... Interstate 24 (abbreviated I-24) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ...

The road's major purpose was to connect Birmingham, Alabama to Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Orleans, Louisiana, parallel with U.S. 11. Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area - City 151. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area - City 350. ... Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ...

Route description

I-59 South is also both a novel and screenplay by author Benjamin S. Johnson [1] currently in pre-production for filming. I-59 South is significant in that the main character's murder spree takes a turn for the worse here and thus became the title for the work. A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words Ï‡Î¯Î»Î¹Î± (khilia) = thousand and Î¼ÎÏ„ÏÎ¿ (metro) = count/measure). ... In Louisiana, Interstate 59 has the shortage mileage of all the states the highway traverses. ... Interstate 59 (abbreviated I-59) is an interstate highway in the southern United States. ... Interstate 59 (abbreviated I-59) is an interstate highway in the southern United States. ... This sign in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma lists control cities of Wichita, Kansas and Ft. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area - City 350. ... Interstate 10, or I-10, is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ... , Slidell is a city in St. ... Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Meridian is a city located in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area - City 151. ... Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County, northeastern Alabama, United States, approximately 60 miles northeast of Birmingham. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Interstate 24 is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ...

Louisiana

From Slidell, I-59 heads northeast, passing very close to Pearl River before crossing both the west and east branches of the Pearl River. At the East Pearl River, I-59 leave Saint Tammany Parish and enters Pearl River County, Mississippi. In Louisiana, Interstate 59 has the shortage mileage of all the states the highway traverses. ... Pearl River is a town located in St. ... The are two Pearl Rivers: The Pearl River (China) (See also the Pearl River Delta) The Pearl River in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Louisiana Pearl River is also the name of some places in the United States of America: Pearl River, Louisiana Pearl River, Mississippi Pearl River... St. ... Pearl River County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ...

Mississippi

In the Magnolia State, I-59 continue to parallel U.S. 11 through mainly rural areas, going through or bypassing Picayune, Hattiesburg, Laurel and Meridian. In Louisiana, Interstate 59 has the shortage mileage of all the states the highway traverses. ... Picayune is a city in Pearl River County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Meridian is a city located in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ...

Near Laurel, I-59 features two sharp curves with posted speed limits of 40 miles per hour (60 km/h), one of the slowest on the interstate system. After more than 20 years of trying, the Mississippi Department of Transportation is currently in the midst of a $36 million project to straighten out the dreaded curve. [2]

At Meridian, Interstate 20 joins I-59 and the two highways continue together for 145 miles to the Alabama border and beyond to Birmingham. â€œI-20â€ redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area Ranked 30th - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 kmÂ²) - Width 190 miles (306 km) - Length 330 miles (531 km) - % water 3. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area - City 151. ...

At 4:00 p.m. on August 27, 2005, for the first time in its history, the southbound lanes of Interstate 59 were temporarily redirected northward to accommodate evacuation for Hurricane Katrina. This was a previously agreed to joint plan by the states of Mississippi and Louisiana called Contraflow lane reversal. The program began at the Mississippi-Louisiana state border and continued 21 miles (33 km) north to Poplarville. August 27 is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29Â°N to 33Â°N - Longitude 89Â°W... Contraflow lane reversal is a program designed for quick emergency evacuation of an area. ... Poplarville is a city located in Pearl River County, Mississippi. ...

The Mississippi section of I-59 is defined in Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3.

Alabama

Interstates 59 and 20 are conjoined for much of their route through this state, passing northeastward through Tuscaloosa before finally parting ways in eastern Birmingham. Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. ...

In Birmingham, many wrecks and accidents occur near the interchange of I-20/59 and Interstate 65. On two occasions, 18-wheelers crashed and burned fiercely enough to melt the support beams of overpasses. Because of the frequent and severe wrecks, this interchange is nicknamed "Malfunction Junction". Interstate 65 (abbreviated I-65) is an Interstate Highway in the United States. ... Malfunction Junction is a derisive nickname given by motorists to a confusing, dangerous, or otherwise problematic interchange. ...

From Birmingham, I-59 continues northeastward near Gadsden and Fort Payne before entering Georgia. Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County, northeastern Alabama, United States, approximately 60 miles northeast of Birmingham. ... Fort Payne is a city located in DeKalb County, Alabama. ...

Georgia

Interstate 59 has a very short trek through the Peach State, having only three exits before coming to an end at Interstate 24 several miles west of Chattanooga, Tennessee near Lookout Mountain. Interstate 24 (abbreviated I-24) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Lookout Mountain is a city located in Walker County, Georgia. ...

During the entire length, the highway is designated GA 406 but is not signed as such.^[3] Interstate 59 is an interstate highway in the southern United States. ...

Major intersections

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ... Map of Interstate 12 Interstate 12 (abbreviated I-12) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana, United States. ... , Slidell is a city in St. ... â€œI-20â€ redirects here. ... Meridian is a city located in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area - City 151. ... Interstate 65 (abbreviated I-65) is an Interstate Highway in the United States. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area - City 151. ... Interstate 24 (abbreviated I-24) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... Lookout Mountain is a city located in Walker County, Georgia. ...

Auxiliary routes

Interstate 359 (abbreviated I-359) is a spur from Interstate 59 that provides access to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. ... Interstate 459 (abbreviated I-459) is the 3-digit spur of Interstate 59 that creates a southern beltway in southern Jefferson County, Alabama, south of Birmingham. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Government - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area - City 151. ... Interstate 759 (abbreviated I-759) is the 3-digit spur of Interstate 59 that extends just south of downtown Gadsden in Etowah County, Alabama at a junction with U.S. Route 411. ... Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County, northeastern Alabama, United States, approximately 60 miles northeast of Birmingham. ... Image File history File links I-59. ... This is a list of auxiliary (three-digit) Interstate Highway designations in the United States. ... Image File history File links I-359. ... Interstate 359 (abbreviated I-359) is a spur from Interstate 59 that provides access to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... Image File history File links I-459. ... Interstate 459 (abbreviated I-459) is the 3-digit spur of Interstate 59 that creates a southern beltway in southern Jefferson County, Alabama, south of Birmingham. ... Image File history File links I-759. ... Interstate 759 (abbreviated I-759) is the 3-digit spur of Interstate 59 that extends just south of downtown Gadsden in Etowah County, Alabama at a junction with U.S. Route 411. ...

References

Categories: Metro Birmingham highways | Interstate Highway System | Interstate Highways in Alabama | Interstate Highways in Georgia | Interstate Highways in Louisiana | Interstate Highways in Mississippi | Georgia state highways Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 4 An old shield in Orlando, Florida Interstate 4 (abbreviated I-4) is a 132. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Interstate 8 (abbreviated I-8) is an Interstate highway in the southwestern United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ... Map of Interstate 12 Interstate 12 (abbreviated I-12) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana, United States. ... I-15 redirects here. ... Interstate 16 (abbreviated I-16), or Georgia State Route 404, is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Georgia, United States. ... Interstate 17 is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Arizona, United States. ... Interstate 19 (abbreviated I-19) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Arizona, United States. ... â€œI-20â€ redirects here. ... Previously known as Corridor X (one of the Appalachian Regional Corridors), Interstate 22, when completed, will follow the U.S. Highway 78 corridor along a 176 mile (283 km) route from Memphis, Tennessee to Birmingham, Alabama. ... Interstate 24 (abbreviated I-24) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... Interstate 25 (abbreviated I-25) is an interstate highway in the western United States. ... Interstate 26 (abbreviated I-26) is an east-west main route of the Interstate Highway System in the Southeastern United States. ... Interstate 27 is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Texas in the United States. ... Interstate 29 (abbreviated I-29) is an interstate highway in the Midwestern United States. ... Interstate 30 (abbreviated I-30) is an interstate highway in the southern United States. ... This Interstate Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Interstate Highways. ... Interstate 37 is an intrastate interstate highway located within the state of Texas, United States. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next Interstate 39 (abbreviated I-39) is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. ... Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 43 Interstate 43 (abbreviated I-43) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Wisconsin, United States. ... Interstate 44 (abbreviated I-44) is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... Interstate 45 (abbreviated I-45 or in Texas IH-45) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Texas, United States. ... Interstate 49 (abbreviated I-49) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana, United States. ... Interstate 55 (abbreviated I-55) is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... Interstate 57 (abbreviated I-57) is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 64 Interstate 64 (abbreviated I-64) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. ... Interstate 65 (abbreviated I-65) is an Interstate Highway in the United States. ... Interstate 66 (abbreviated I-66) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... Interstate 68 is an interstate highway in the United States. ... Interstate 69 just outside Indianapolis near Fortville, Indiana Interstate 69 (abbreviated I-69) is an interstate highway in the Southern and Midwestern United States. ... Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 about a mile from Cove Fort, Utah to a Park and Ride in Baltimore, Maryland. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-64 KY 1 I-75 KY 77 OH 1 I-70 OH 106 OH 107 I-76 OH 209 I-80 OH 233 I-90 OH 247 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next {{{browse}}} Interstate 71 is an Interstate Highway in the Southeastern and Midwestern... Interstate 72 is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. ... Interstate 73 (abbreviated I-73) is a main route of the Interstate Highway System, currently located entirely within the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Interstate 74 (abbreviated I-74) is an interstate highway in the Midwestern and southeastern United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Interstate 76 (abbreviated I-76) is an interstate highway that runs from Interstate 70 in Arvada, Colorado (near Denver) to an intersection with Interstate 80 near Big Springs, Nebraska. ... Interstate 76 (abbreviated I-76) is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles (700 km) from an interchange with Interstate 71 west of Akron, Ohio east to Interstate 295 near Camden, New Jersey. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 77 Interstate 77 (abbreviated I-77) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... This Interstate Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Interstate Highways. ... Interstate 79 (abbreviated I-79) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ... Interstate 81 (abbreviated I-81) is an interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States. ... Interstate 82 (abbreviated I-82) is an interstate highway in the northwestern United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 83 Interstate 83 (abbreviated I-83) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... Columbia River Gorge and I-84 as seen from Crown Point, Oregon Interstate 84 runs from an intersection with Interstate 5 at Portland, Oregon (Map) to an intersection with Interstate 80 (Map) at Echo, Utahâ€”roughly the same route as the Oregon Trail. ... Interstate 84 (abbreviated I-84) is an interstate highway extending from Dunmore, Pennsylvania (near Scranton, Pennsylvania) at an intersection with Interstate 81 to Sturbridge, Massachusetts at an intersection with the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 85 Interstate 85 (abbreviated I-85) is an interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ... Interstate 86 is an intrastate Interstate Highway, located entirely within the state of Idaho. ... {{{type3}}} JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-90 PA 1 I-390 NY 146 (36) I-99 NY 169 (44) I-81 NY 245 NY (75) I-84 NY 362 (121) I-87 NY Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next {{{browse}}} Interstate 86 runs from an intersection with Interstate 90 in Erie... Interstate 87 (abbreviated I-87) is a 346 mile (558 km) intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York. ... Interstate 88 (abbreviated I-88) is an interstate highway entirely within the state of Illinois. ... 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The Interstate Highway System of the United States, in addition to being a network of freeways, also includes a number of Business Routes assigned by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. ... The Interstate Highway system is still being expanded. ... Some Interstate Highways are not signed, typically because the routes are already known by another name, and marking them would add to confusion. ... For the most part, the Interstate Highway System in the United States is a connected system, with most roads completed. ... The following two-digit United States Interstate Highways do not cross state lines. ... The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) defines standards for Interstate Highways in their publication A Policy on Design Standards - Interstate System. ... The Interstate Highway System and its numbering as approved June 27, 1958; several of these numbers were modified by 1960 This is a list of highways, mostly U.S. Routes, bypassed by Interstate Highways. ... Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area The Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area sometimes known as Greater Birmingham, is made up of 8 counties in Central Alabama. ... Image File history File links I-65. ... Interstate 65 is an interstate highway in the United States. ... Image File history File links I-22. ... Previously known as Corridor X (one of the Appalachian Regional Corridors), Interstate 22, when completed, will follow the U.S. Highway 78 corridor along a 176 mile (283 km) route from Memphis, Tennessee to Birmingham, Alabama. ... Image File history File links I-59. ... Image File history File links I-20. ... â€œI-20â€ redirects here. ... Image File history File links US_31. ... US Highway 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and U.S. Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama. ... Decatur, Alabama is a city in Morgan County, Alabama, with a small portion in southern Limestone County. ... Image File history File links US_280. ... U.S. Highway 280 is a spur of U.S. Highway 80. ... Image File history File links US_31. ... Image File history File links US_280. ... Image File history File links I-459. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Interstate 459 (abbreviated I-459) is the 3-digit spur of Interstate 59 that creates a southern beltway in southern Jefferson County, Alabama, south of Birmingham. ... Corridor X-1 or the Birmingham Northern Beltline is the proposed 50. ... Image File history File links US_31. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Mayor Bobby Bright Area - City 404. ... Image File history File links US_11. ... Image File history File links Alabama_7. ... Bessemer is an American city and suburb of Birmingham located in southwestern Jefferson County, Alabama. ... Image File history File links US_78. ... Image File history File links Alabama_149. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mississippi Highway 57 (MS 57) is a state highway in southern Mississippi. ... The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is responsible for the establishment and classification of a system of state-maintained highways, which includes interstate highways, U.S. highways, and state highways. ... The Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge, Dubuque, Iowa. ... Image File history File links US_61. ... Image File history File links Alabama_59. ... 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