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Interstate 10 Eastbound - Mississippi

Interstate 10 East
"Welcome to Mississippi" sign posted along Interstate 10 eastbound. Interstate 10 crosses the Pearl River between St. Tammany Parish and Hancock County, Mississippi. The Pearl River separates the east-west border between Louisiana and Mississippi from the Gulf of Mexico northward to Marion County. In colonial times, the Pearl River was known as the River of Pearls. Photo taken 12/28/02.
New welcome signs for Mississippi were installed in 2005 or 2006. A set of weigh stations lie between the Louisiana state line and Exit 2. The eastbound station coincides with the welcome sign. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The first Magnolia State interchange joins Interstate 10 with Mississippi 607 at Exit 2. Mississippi 607 constitutes a disjointed state highway serving the John C. Stennis Space Station. The state highway provides access to the north and south entrances, but only military and other government personal may utilize the state highway through the facility. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Motorists looking for rest or tourist information at the Mississippi Welcome Center must use Exit 2. The rest area lies just south of Interstate 10 east along Mississippi 607. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Mississippi 607 leads east from Interstate 10 directly onto U.S. 90 as a four-lane divided highway. U.S. 90 continues the four-lane roadway east to Waveland and Bay St. Louis. At Waveland is Buccaneer State Park, a Mississippi Sound side preserve along Beach Boulevard. Both Bay St. Louis and Waveland were especially hard hit by Hurricane Katrina. Some 10 months after Hurricane Katrina's August 29, 2005 landfall, Buccaneer State Park remains closed due to heavy damage. Photo taken 06/10/06.
As mentioned above, Mississippi 607 provides direct access to U.S. 90 ahead of Waveland and Bay St. Louis. U.S. 90 straddles the coastal areas and communities between Pearlington and Pascagoula in southern Mississippi. Many of these communities were damaged severely by both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ivan in 2005 and 2004 respectively. As such, U.S. 90 is discontinuous as bridges across Biloxi and St. Louis Bay were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Before the hurricanes ravaged the coastline, much of U.S. 90 traveled through picturesque plantation towns such as Pass Christian, Biloxi, and Long Beach. These communities were all hard hit and are slowly recovering. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Eastbound at the Exit 2 diamond interchange with Mississippi 607. Mississippi 607 connects with U.S. 90 six miles to the east and the John C. Stennis Space Center a short distance to the north. Motorists destined for Pearlington, mentioned on the eastbound mileage sign in Louisiana, should use Mississippi 607 south to Mississippi 604 southwest. Pearlington lies along U.S. 90 at the Pearl River in southwestern Hancock County. Mississippi 604 ends at Mississippi 607 in one mile. Photo taken 06/10/06.

Interstate 10 continues east through the John C. Stennis Space Center easement zone between Exits 2 and 13. The 11-mile stretch is the longest such exit less stretch within the state of Mississippi and between Port Allen, Louisiana and Loxley, Alabama. A mileage sign lists the distances to Bay St. Louis (Exit 13), Gulfport (Exit 34), and Mobile, Alabama. Photo taken 06/10/06.
A parking area lies along Interstate 10 eastbound within the Stennis easement zone. The provides no facilities and mainly is an area for truck drivers to stop for the night. The two carriageways of the freeway separate visibly from one another. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 emerges from the wooded easement zone ahead of the Exit 13 diamond interchange with Mississippi 43 & 603. Mississippi 43 & 603 begin together at junction U.S. 90 west of Bay St. Louis and travel north 11.3 miles to Kiln. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Exit 13 provides a second entry point into Waveland via Mississippi 43 & 603 south from Interstate 10 east. Waveland lies just west of Bay St. Louis along U.S. 90. To the north of Exit 13 is McLeod Water Park and Campgrounds in Kiln. The park remains closed due to damage done by Hurricane Katrina, however it may reopen by mid or late 2006. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The services available at Exit 13 represent the first along Interstate 10 east since leaving Slidell, Louisiana. Many of these however were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Mississippi 43 & 603 continue north of the freeway to the small town of Kiln, most notable for being the childhood home of Green Bay Packers Quarterback Brett Favre. Mississippi 43 branches westward to Picayune and Interstate 59 from Kiln while Mississippi 603 ends at junction Mississippi 53 at Necaise. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Eastbound reassurance shield situated between the Exit 13 on-ramp and the Jourdan River bridge of Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/10/06.
MDOT built a new six-lane span over the Jourdan River between 2002-04 near Diamondhead. The stretch between Exits 13 and 16 was widened to six lanes because of the new bridge in anticipation of an overall six-laning from Exit 13 east to the Alabama state line. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The right-hand lane of the Jourdan River bridge becomes exit-only for the Exit 16 diamond interchange with Gex and Yacht Club Drives. Exit 16 serves the eastern Hancock County community of Diamondhead. Diamondhead lies north of St. Louis Bay and east of the Rotten Bayou. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Nearing the Exit 16 off-ramp to Gex Drive north and Yacht Club Drive south in Diamondhead. Yacht Club Drive links the freeway with Diamondhead Drive South, the Diamondhead Yacht Club and Marina, and Airport Drive west to Diamondhead Airport. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 eastbound at the Exit 16 off-ramp for Diamondhead. Gex Drive heads north from the interchange to Diamondhead Drive East and North and Noma Drive west. Kapalma Drive provides the only exit point from Diamondhead to the northeast, linking the community with Kiln-Delisle Road. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Continuing east toward the Harrison County line on Interstate 10. Pass Christian represents the first beach city served by Interstate 10 in Harrison County. The city resides along U.S. 90 between Henderson Point and Long Beach along the Mississippi Sound. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Kiln-Delisle Road crosses paths with Interstate 10 at the Exit 20 diamond interchange near De Lisle. Kiln-Delisle Road travels 8.5 miles east from Kiln to the freeway. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Kiln-Delisle Road continues three miles east to Vidalia and Wittman Roads in the community of De Lisle. Wittman Road continues south as Hampton Road across the Wolf River and Bayou Portage into western Pass Christian. Pass Christian itself, known for being the site of landfall of 1969's Hurricane Camille, sustained heavy damage from 2005's Hurricane Katrina. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 continues three miles to Menge Avenue (Exit 24). A number of billboards line along the freeway in either direction of Biloxi-Gulfport to advertise area services and the casino industry. Hurricane Georges destroyed many of these in 1998 and Katrina did the same in 2005, but most are back in place as of early 2006. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Menge Avenue heads northwest from east Pass Christian and Cuevas to meet Interstate 10 at the Exit 24 diamond interchange. Menge Avenue becomes Firetower Road north of the freeway en route to Vidalia Road and Dedeaux. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Exit 24 departs Interstate 10 eastbound for Menge Avenue south and Firetower Road north. Menge Avenue travels 3.3 miles south to Cuevas and six miles to junction U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) in Pass Christian. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Next in line for eastbound travelers is the Exit 28 diamond interchange with Beat Line Road near Jones Mill. Beat Line Road provides a direct route to Long Beach from Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 east at the Exit 28 off-ramp to Beat Line Road. Beat Line Road continues County Farm Road south from Interstate 10 to West Railroad Street in Long Beach. Railroad Street in conjunction with White Harbor Road provides access to U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) near the Pass Christian and Long Beach city line. County Farm Road continues north of Exit 28 to Mississippi 53 west of Lyman. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Canal Road interchanges with Interstate 10 at Exit 31 just outside of the Gulfport city limits. Canal Road provides access to west Gulfport and Long Beach via 28th Street east and west. Canal Road north ventures through the community of New Hope en route to Mississippi 53 outside of Lyman. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 widens to six lanes between Exits 28 and 50. Pictured here is the Canal Road diamond interchange (Exit 31). Canal Road intersects Landon Road just to the north and 28th Street at Colby Avenue 2.75 miles south. Colby Avenue enters the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center, home of the Seabees arm of the Navy (military construction operations), at Gate 3 south of Canal Road. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The next interchange joins Interstate 10 with U.S. 49 at Exits 34A/B. U.S. 49 begins in Piggot, Arkansas and ends at U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) at downtown Gulfport. U.S. 90 never directly interchanges with Interstate 10 in Mississippi, though the highway does comes close in its parallel alignment at the Alabama state line. Photo taken 06/10/06.
At present U.S. 49 provides the most direct route between Gulfport and the Mississippi Gulf Coast with Hattiesburg, Jackson, and the rest of the upstate. A full-cloverleaf interchange joins Interstate 10 with the six to eight-lane arterial near Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport near the Orange Grove section of Gulfport. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport resides along Airport Road east of U.S. 49 and west of Hewes Avenue in central Gulfport. U.S. 49 (25th Avenue) provides access to the aforementioned Navy Seabee Center via Pass Road and the East Gate to the military base. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Motorists destined for downtown Gulfport depart Interstate 10 east via Exit 34A onto U.S. 49 south. U.S. 49 constitutes a congested six to eight lane arterial between the freeway and southern terminus at Beach Boulevard. Gulfport (pop 40,775), sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina and for a lengthy period of time in Fall 2005, was virtually closed to the public. Plans for future growth continue now with a freeway spur envisioned between Interstate 10 and the Port of Gulfport. Tentatively given the designation of Interstate 310, the new freeway will travel south through Gulfport if constructed. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Exit 34B loops onto U.S. 49 northbound ahead of the busy Crossroads Shopping Center at Landon. U.S. 49 continues through the suburban communities of Orange Grove, Nugent, and Lyman en route to Wiggins and Hattiesburg. The federal highway maintains four overall lanes along a divided highway on the 58-mile drive to junction U.S. 98 outside of Hattiesburg. A freeway proposal known as Mississippi 601 will replace U.S. 49 in part as the main route between the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Hattiesburg. Designed to use portions of U.S. 49 in rural areas and new bypasses for Wiggins, Lyman and north Gulfport, Mississippi 601 will tie into Interstate 10 at a new four-level stack interchange with the planned Interstate 310. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 continues through Gulfport toward Exit 38 with Lorraine Road (Mississippi 605). Mileage signs include Interstate 110 (Exit 46) from U.S. 49 eastward for the Biloxi freeway spur. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Exit 38 joins Interstate 10 with 2004-designated Mississippi 605 (Lorraine-Cowan Road). Mississippi 605 follows Lorraine-Cowan Road northward from U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) through the Handsboro community of east Gulfport to the Bernard Bayou Industrial District south of Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Winds from Hurricane Katrina knocked the Exit 38 guide sign down at the diamond interchange with Mississippi 605 (Lorraine-Cowan Road). Mississippi 605 will continue north along a new road alignment from Lorraine (intersection of John Ross / Lorraine Roads) to Mississippi 67 in northern Harrison County. Dedaux Road heads west from the state highway nearby to Orange Grove. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Signs direct motorists to Mississippi 605 (Lorraine-Cowan Road) southbound at the end of the Exit 38 off-ramp. Lorraine-Cowan Road comprises a four-lane divided highway between Interstate 10 and Seaway Road to accommodate truck traffic emanating from the Bernard Bayou Industrial District. Signs for Mississippi 605 north await completion of the new Lorraine-Cowan Road alignment between John Ross / Lorraine Roads and Mississippi 67. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Construction widened Interstate 10 from four to six lanes through north Gulfport and Biloxi in 1999/2000. Pictured here is the approach to the Biloxi River bridge. The river represents the city line between Biloxi and Gulfport between the Big Lake and Three Rivers Road. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The first of three interchanges serving the city of Biloxi joins Interstate 10 with the southern terminus of Mississippi 67 at Exit 41. Mississippi 67 serves the Woolmarket area of northwest Biloxi at present; a new Mississippi 67 alignment is planned to take the highway southeast to tie into Mississippi 15 at D'Iberville however. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Eastbound at the Exit 41 diamond interchange with Mississippi 67. Mississippi 67 travels north between the communities of Woolmarket and Cedar Lake en route to junction U.S. 49 in northern Harrison County. To the south is Oaklawn Road, an east-west road between Parker's Landing and Eagle Point. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Cedar Lake Road meets Interstate 10 at the Exit 44 diamond interchange near North Biloxi and Cedar Lake. The exit serves the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, a sports and entertainment venue in the city of Biloxi. The coliseum resides along U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) at Beauvoir Road in west Biloxi. To reach the facility, travel west along Popps Ferry Road to Pass Road east and Beauvoir Road south. Popps Ferry Road represents one of two crossings of the Back Bay of Biloxi. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 spans the Tchoutacabouffa River south of the Cedar Lake community in Biloxi. Posted ahead of the crossing is an Exit 44 auxiliary sign touting Beauvoir, the retirement home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Beauvoir lies across the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Beauvoir Street toward the water front. Both structures took heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina, and Beauvoir was virtually destroyed. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Motorists bound for Cedar Lake Road depart Interstate 10 east at Exit 44. Cedar Lake Road stems north from Popps Ferry Road and North Biloxi to Interstate 10 south of the Tchoutacabouffa River. Cedar Lake continues north of the interchange to Old Highway 67 at Cedar Lake. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 crosses the D'Iberville city line ahead of the Exit 46 full-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 110 & Mississippi 15. The forthcoming exit serves downtown Biloxi and Keesler Air Force Base via Interstate 110 & Mississippi 15 south. To the north Mississippi 15 continues away from D'Iberville into the DeSoto National Forest. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Old Highway 15 passes over Interstate 10 eastbound ahead of the Exit 46A ramp departure onto Interstate 110 & Mississippi 15 south. Mississippi 15 originally followed a surface routing through D'Iberville to Central Avenue and Caillavet Street in Biloxi. The highway overlaps with Interstate 110 for its entirely between Interstate 10 and U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard). Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 enters the Exit 46 interchange with Interstate 110 south & Mississippi 15. Interstate 110 provides access to D'Iberville at Exit 2 and four off-ramps for the downtown Biloxi area (Exits 1D-1A). The south end features an elevated trumpet interchange that protrudes partly over the waters of Mississippi Sound. For access to the casino district, use Interstate 110 & Mississippi 15 south to U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) east. Keesler A.F.B. lies west of Interstate 110 via Division Street and Beach Boulevard. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Eastbound Interstate 10 at the Exit 46B loop ramp for Mississippi 15 northbound. Mississippi 15 transitions into a surface highway at Sangania Boulevard just north of the freeway. From there the state highway travels through rural reaches of northern Harrison County. A new alignment will join Mississippi 15 and relocated Mississippi 67 at a trumpet interchange two miles north of Interstate 110. Mississippi 15 otherwise continues into the DeSoto National Forest where it prematurely ends at junction Mississippi 26. Mississippi 15 resumes from its intersection with U.S. 98 & Mississippi 198 near Beaumont. Money in the MDOT 2006 STIP provides for constructing the missing link between the two segments of Mississippi 15. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Widening of Interstate 10 through the Exit 46 interchange to Exit 50 occurred during 2000-03. The right-hand lane defaults to Mississippi 609 (Washington Avenue) as Interstate 10 reduces to four lanes again east of St. Martin. Mississippi 609 comprises a four to six lane surface arterial linking the freeway with Ocean Springs (pop. 14,658) and U.S. 90 (Bienville Boulevard). Photo taken 06/10/06.
A diamond interchange joins Interstate 10 with Mississippi 609 (Washington Avenue) at St. Martin. The Biloxi Bay bridge of U.S. 90 between Biloxi and Ocean Springs was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. As city officials and MDOT plan a new span, Mississippi 609 provides the only way to Ocean Springs from the west. Tying into the interchange from the north is Tucker and nearby Cook and Seaman Roads. Use Tucker Road north to the community of Latimer. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The next Jackson County interchange serves the city of Gautier (pop. 11,734) via Mississippi 57 at Exit 57. This is one of a handful of the numbering anomalies that occurs within the Interstate system where the Exit number and route number coincide. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interests to the Northrup Grumman shipbuilding facilities of Pascagoula and Naval Station Pascagoula should use Mississippi 57 south to U.S. 90 east. Mississippi 57 ends at Fontainebleu (junction U.S. 90) three miles to the south. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 spans Old Fort Bayou ahead of the Exit 57 diamond interchange with Mississippi 57. Mississippi 57 serves destinations in east Ocean Springs, the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, and western Gautier within the immediate vicinity of Interstate 10. The state highway continues far north to the rural communities of Vancleave and McLain along a lightly traveled route. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Exit 61 provides a second entry point into Gautier from Interstate 10. Intersecting the freeway ahead is Gautier-Vancleave Road, a north-south highway linking U.S. 90 with Mississippi 57. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Gautier-Vancleave Road carries four lanes southward to central Gautier and U.S. 90. Martin Bluff Road intersects the road nearby from the Martin Bluff community of north Gautier. U.S. 90 east from Gautier-Vancleave Road continues across the West Pascagoula River onto the Martin Luther King Jr. Causeway. An eight-lane high-level bridge spans the East Pascagoula River between the PE' Parkway interchange and downtown Pascagoula. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The second rest area along Interstate 10 eastbound in Mississippi lies ahead of the Pascagoula Rivers causeway near Martin Bluff. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 rises quickly above the West Pascagoula River near the aforementioned rest area. A pair of two-lane causeways continue east across Creole and Crooked Bayous. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Four miles of viaduct carry Interstate 10 over the West and East Pascagoula Rivers and the associated bayous in between. This uninterrupted stretch is notorious for speeders. Photo taken 06/10/06.
A small section of the eastbound Interstate 10 viaduct suffered damaged during the height of Hurricane Katrina. Strong winds from the storm pushed a barge into the bridge causing a portion of the bridge deck to shift. A 20-day repair job resulted in reopening of the eastbound span by October 2, 2005. Pictured here is the new deck. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The next two interchanges serve the Moss Point and Pascagoula cities in southern Jackson County. Pascagoula (pop. 25,899) lies along the Mississippi Sound on U.S. 90. Moss Point (pop. 17,837) resides just north along the East Pascagoula and Escatawpa Rivers. Both two cities are known for the ship building industry, as the Pascagoula and Escatawpa Rivers provide a natural inland port. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 rises again to span the East Pascagoula River at the Moss Point city line, one mile west of junction Mississippi 613 (Exit 13). Mississippi 613 follows Telephone Road north from U.S. 90 near downtown Pascagoula to Main Street in Moss Point. The state highway parallels nearby Mississippi 63 northward to Escatawpa and Coll Town. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Two high level bridges span the Escatawpa River between northern and southern Moss Point. In the foreground is the Mississippi 613 high level bridge leading into downtown Moss Point. In the background is the Mississippi 63 span leading southeast toward Kreole. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Just after exiting the bridge over the Pascagoula Rivers, Exit 68/Mississippi 613 traffic quickly exits. Mississippi 613 intersects Dutch Bayou Road before ascending across the Escatawpa River. Use the state highway southwest for downtown Pascagoula. Mississippi 613 north parallels Mississippi 63 to the east through the rural community of Hurley en route to the George County seat of Lucedale. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Although the control cities for both Mississippi 63 and 613 reflect just Moss Point and Pascagoula, both highways head north towards U.S. 98 at Lucedale. The southern terminus of Mississippi 63 ties into the northern terminus of Mississippi 611 from the Bayou Casotte Industrial Park. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Like Mississippi 613, Mississippi 63 also crosses the Escatawpa River over a high bridge. Unlike Mississippi 613, Mississippi 63 is four laned and divided from the southern terminus at U.S. 90 northward to U.S. 98. The route is an important connection between U.S. 98 and the Gulf Coast for hurricane evacuation situations. Mississippi 63 will eventually comprises a four-lane highway all the way north to Leakesville, tying into four-lane Mississippi 57 for evacuation purposes to State Line and U.S. 45. This photograph displays Interstate 10 eastbound at the Exit 69 diamond interchange. Photo taken 05/29/04.
Guide sign and shield assembly posted at the end of the Interstate 10 eastbound ramp at Exit 69. Mississippi 63 meets U.S. 90 (Denny Avenue) & Mississippi 611 (Industrial Road) four miles to the south. The state highway travels north 29 miles as a four-lane expressway to junction U.S. 98 outside of Lucedale. Photo taken 05/29/04.
Interstate 10 eastbound approaches the final exit in Mississippi, for Franklin Creek Road. This interchange serves local interests to the north, but provides a four lane connection to the close U.S. 90. U.S. 90 is rural with a 65 MPH speed limit at this point, so the intersection between Franklin Creek Road (which can be seen from Interstate 10), sees no traffic light. Traffic from westbound Interstate 10 can utilize U.S. 90 via Franklin Creek Road for a direct route into downtown Pascagoula. Mississippi 63 and 613 travel four and five miles south respectively, to get to U.S. 90 from Moss Point. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Eastbound at the Franklin Creek Road diamond interchange (Exit 75). Franklin Creek Road stems north from Pecan Road and U.S. 90 to Independence Road just north of Interstate 10. Forts Lake and Valley Forge Road provide a through route from Independence Road to Old Pascagoula Road (original U.S. 90) in Alabama. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 10 travels a short distance from Franklin Creek Road to the Alabama state line. U.S. 90 kisses the freeway frontage nearby before turning east toward Grand Bay, Alabama. Pictured here is the one-mile guide sign for the Alabama welcome center at a pair of weigh stations. The area is significant historically as it represents the location where Interstate 10 merged onto U.S. 90 from Alabama. Alabama completed its section of freeway several years before Mississippi did. During that time period, motorists used U.S. 90 from Pascagoula to the state line. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Unlike the border with Louisiana with its "Entering Hancock County" sign, a state line sign marks the entrance into the "Heart of Dixie" along Interstate 10 east. A short section of concrete roadway remains in use from the weigh station to the state line. Photo taken 06/10/06.

Page Updated July 8, 2006.