Existing Infrastructure \ transportation

 

Interstates and Highways

Two major thoroughfares, Interstate 20 (running east and west from Texas to South Carolina) and Interstate 55 (running north and south from Illinois through Louisiana), intersect in Jackson. A third artery, Interstate 220, connects Interstate 20 west of Jackson and Interstate 55 north of Jackson. United States Highways 49, 51, and 80 also intersect in Jackson and connect the Greater Jackson area with the Gulf of Mexico and the contiguous states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. State highways and the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway wind through the metropolitan area and connect with numerous county roads to complete this excellent roadway system. Over 100 intrastate and interstate trucking firms are located in Greater Jackson, giving the area the means to transport freight overnight to destinations within 500 miles.