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Which Interstate is Better: I-55 or I-59
Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:45 pm
Heading to Birmingham from BR. Which interstate would you take? I-55 or I-59? Looks like the same amount of miles/time.
Does one have any advantage over the other?
Does one have any advantage over the other?
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Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:48 pm to TDFreak
I-55 leads you to bumpy I-20. Es no bueno. Take boring/shorter I-59.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:48 pm to TDFreak
59/20 less traffic most likely.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:51 pm to Will Cover
59/69 sucks in Houston
Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:54 pm to TDFreak
Traveled both ways years ago. About 20 miles difference, but I59 keeps you away from Jackson.
I say I59. Enjoy the pine trees.
I say I59. Enjoy the pine trees.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:55 pm to TDFreak
If you enjoy looking at pine trees, I suggest I 59.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:58 pm to East Coast Band
quote:
If you enjoy looking at pine trees, either one
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:00 pm to TDFreak
Ok great. I-59 it is.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:05 pm to TDFreak
Depends on timing…stay away from Jackson at rush hour. Go one way and come back another for variety.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:08 pm to TDFreak
55 gives you the option of adding an extra day of vacation in Independence or Tickfaw if you have enough time to work them in.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:09 pm to TDFreak
Always I-59
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:13 pm to TDFreak
I now go 55 to avoid the shite show of traffic in Covington. When you look at it on your GPS it’s usually pretty close.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:16 pm to TDFreak
Depends on what time of day you come through Covington.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:20 pm to La Place Mike
Yeah Covington is pretty bad nowadays
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:21 pm to TDFreak
I have no opinion of the Mississippi interstates. But I do know that I-12 is I-10's bitch.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:23 pm to TDFreak
I take I-69 when I want to come somewhere fast.
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:25 pm to Tomcat
55 is awesome to memphis. No traffic
Posted on 7/25/21 at 12:33 am to TDFreak
I took 55 to Jackson for variety but they were doing road work east of Jackson around Pearl that added 30 extra minutes.
Enjoy the drive on 59. Birmingham around 459 when it starts to get really hilly. Enjoy the scenery
Enjoy the drive on 59. Birmingham around 459 when it starts to get really hilly. Enjoy the scenery
Posted on 7/25/21 at 3:14 am to TDFreak
I vote 59. It has a strip club right off of it. They get completely naked but no alcohol. I think it’s called Outer Limits.
Posted on 7/25/21 at 5:48 am to Nonc Chu Rouge
I do the BR-Birmingham several times a year. On the way up it's 59, we always leave about 9am, that put us near Hattiesburg about lunchtime.
On the way home we do 55 so we only get 35 miles of brutal late afternoon I-12, instead of 90 miles. I-20 between Meridian and Jackson is very light traffic.
On the way home we do 55 so we only get 35 miles of brutal late afternoon I-12, instead of 90 miles. I-20 between Meridian and Jackson is very light traffic.
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