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Interstate 10 west humps over the West Pascagoula River ahead of the Gautier city line and the second rest area within Mississippi. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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The first of two interchanges that serves Gautier, a city of 11,734, joins Interstate 10 with Gautier-Vancleave Road at Exit 61. Gautier-Vancleave Road links the freeway with U.S. 90 to the south and Mississippi 57 near Vancleave to the north. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Westbound at the Exit 61 diamond interchange with Gautier-Vancleave Road. Gautier-Vancleave Road provides access to the nearby community of Martin Bluff in north Gautier. Martin Bluff Road intersects the north-south road one mile to the south. Vancleave resides along Mississippi 57, eight miles north of Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| One-mile guide sign on Interstate 10 westbound for Exit 57 (Mississippi 57). Mississippi 57 travels 2.9 miles south from Exit 57 to its southern terminus at junction U.S. 90 (Bienville Boulevard). The state highway ends at the city limit line between Ocean Springs to the west and Gautier to the east. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Mississippi 57 provides access to the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge and Gulf Islands National Seashore Magnolia Unit via U.S. 90 west. The four-lane stretch of freeway travels through the wildlife refuge ahead of the Exit 57 diamond interchange. Six-laning of Interstate 10 is planned from Exit 57 west to Exit 50 in the coming years. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park is located along U.S. 90 in Ocean Springs. The park consists of two black granite walls with the engraved names of the 668 Mississippi soldiers that died during the conflict. Photographic images depicting soldiers during the war adorn the walls. The park was dedicated May 31, 1997. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Exit 57 leaves Interstate 10 westbound for Mississippi 57. Use the state highway southbound for Fountainebleau and the cities of Ocean Springs (pop. 17,225) and Gautier. Vancleave lies 7.5 miles to the north in rural Jackson County. Beyond Vancleave, the state highway travels a lonely stretch between Interstate 10 and U.S. 98 at the village of McLean. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Signs replaced for Mississippi 57 (Exit 57) featured the communities of Fountainebleau and Vancleave instead of Gautier and Ocean Springs. Photo taken 06/01. |
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Interstate 110 begins to appear on Interstate 10 mileage signs west of Exit 61. This particular mileage sign, situated just west of Exit 57, shows the distance to downtown Ocean Springs, I-110, and New Orleans. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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One-mile guide sign for the Exit 50 diamond interchange with the northern terminus of Mississippi 609. Mississippi 609 follows Washington Avenue 2.8 miles south from Interstate 10 to junction U.S. 90 (Bienville Boulevard) at downtown Ocean Springs. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Interstate 10 meets Mississippi 609 (Washington Avenue) at the community of St. Martin. St. Martin lies south of Interstate 10 along Lemoyne Boulevard between Ocean Springs and D'Iberville. Latimer represents a rural community along Old Biloxi Road north of Tucker Road near the Harrison County line. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Mississippi 609 provided a back route into the city of Biloxi (pop. 50,644) via U.S. 90 across the Biloxi Bay until the bay bridge was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The state route carries four lanes on its southward drive into Ocean Springs. Tucker Road stems northward from Exit 50 otherwise toward Latimer and the DeSoto National Forest. A new bridge is planned for U.S. 90 across Biloxi Bay. Until that span is completed, Mississippi 609 provides the most direct route between Biloxi and Ocean Springs. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Two-mile guide sign posted along Interstate 10 westbound for the northern terminus of Interstate 110 & Mississippi 15 (Exits 46B/A). Interstate 110 comprises a four-lane freeway spur between Interstate 10 and U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard). The Interstate cosigns with Mississippi 15 throughout its 4.10 mile routing between downtown Biloxi and D'Iberville (pop. 7,608). Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Interstate 10 was widened from four to six lanes between Exit 46 and 50 between 2004 and 2005. Guide signs for Interstate 110 south & Mississippi 15 were replaced as part of that project. Photo taken 07/03/04. |
| Now one mile west of the Exit 46B/A full cloverleaf interchange for Interstate 110 south & Mississippi 15. Keesler AFB, home to the Air Force Reserves Hurricane Hunters, is located west of downtown Biloxi. The freeway serves downtown D'Iberville (pop. 6,566) as well from Exit 2. The right-hand lane of Interstate 10 west defaults onto the Exit 46 collector/distributor roadway. The Interstate 10 mainline meanwhile reduces to four lanes through the interchange. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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A look at the previous one-mile guide sign for Interstate 110 south & Mississippi 15. Mississippi 15 originally took surface streets through D'Iberville and crossed the Back Bay of Biloxi via a drawbridge. When Interstate 110 was completed, Mississippi 15 was relocated to overlap with all four miles of Interstate 110 to U.S. 90. Old Mississippi 15 followed D'Iberville Boulevard, Central Avenue, and Caillavet Street. The original Back Bay of Biloxi Bridge for Mississippi 15 was converted into a fishing pier but was partially destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Photo taken 07/03/04. |
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Interstate 10 westbound at the split with the Exit 46 c/d roadway for Interstate 110 south & Mississippi 15. The freeway travels south from Interstate 10 to a draw bridge across the Back Bay of Biloxi. Four ramps serve the downtown and coastal area of Biloxi once Interstate 110 reaches the city limits. Interests to the casino district along U.S. 90 (Beach Boulevard) should use Interstate 110 south to Exit 1A. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Interstate 110 and Mississippi 15 overheads on the westbound c/d lane at the Lamey Bridge Road over crossing. There is no control city for Mississippi 15 northbound as it soon enters the De Soto National Forest. The highway terminates at Mississippi 26 32 miles to the north with no villages or towns in between. A second segment of Mississippi 15 exists from Beaumont (junction U.S. 98) northward. Money in the MDOT 2006 STIP provides for building the missing portion of Mississippi 15. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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The previous set of overheads at the c/d roadway split between Exits 46B and 46A. The freeway ends just north of the cloverleaf interchange at the Sangania Boulevard traffic light. A new alignment for Mississippi 15 is planned to tie the route into a new Mississippi 67 alignment via a trumpet interchange. Photo taken 06/01. |
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Six lanes of Interstate 10 continue west from Interstate 110 to Exit 28 (Beat Line Road). Widening of the four-lane freeway occurred through north Biloxi and Gulfport in 1999-2000. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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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. |
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Motorists bound for Cedar Lake Road depart Interstate 10 west 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 spans the Tchoutacabouffa River south of the Cedar Lake community in Biloxi. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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The last Biloxi interchange joins Interstate 10 with 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 relocated Mississippi 15 at D'Iberville however. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Westbound Interstate 10 at Exit 41/Mississippi 67 north. The state highway terminates here, but originally continued east to D'Iberville and south with Mississippi 15 to downtown Biloxi. 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 03/20/02. |
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Interstate 10 meets the 2004-designated Mississippi 605 (Lorraine-Cowan Road) at Exit 38. 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. |
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Like the eastbound direction, 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. Lorraine-Cowan Road otherwise comprises a four-lane divided highway between Interstate 10 and Seaway Road to accommodate truck traffic emanating from the Bernard Bayou Industrial District. Dedaux Road heads west from the state highway nearby to Orange Grove. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Three lanes of Interstate 10 westbound continue to within two miles of junction U.S. 49 (Exits 34B/a). U.S. 49 is the main route between Hattiesburg, Jackson, and Interstate 59 to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It is divided carrying at least four-lanes with a varying 55 to 65 mph speed limit between the two regions. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| A full-cloverleaf interchange joins Interstate 10 with U.S. 49 (Exits 34B/A) near the Orange Grove community of Gulfport. U.S. 49 constitutes a six to eight-lane arterial from downtown Gulfport to Nugent. The U.S. highway terminates five miles to the south at U.S. 90 near the casino district of Gulfport. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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U.S. 49 serves Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport via Airport Road east nearby. Use the federal highway south to Pass Road west for the East Gate to the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center, home of the Seabees arm of the Navy (military construction operations). Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Exit 34B leaves Interstate 10 west for 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 reaches junction U.S. 98 outside of Hattiesburg in 58 miles. 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. |
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Motorists destined for downtown Gulfport depart Interstate 10 west via Exit 34A onto U.S. 49 south. U.S. 49 follows 25th Avenue through downtown Gulfport to its conclusion 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. |
| 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. |
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Interstate 10 westbound at the Exit 31 diamond interchange with Canal Road. 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 at Gate 3 south of Canal Road. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Next in line for westbound travelers is Exit 28 for Beatline Road, serving the Long Beach (pop. 15,804) and Pass Christian (pop. 5,557) cities along the coast. Both communities suffered tremendous damage from the landfall of Hurricane Katrina and historically were the site of the 1969 Hurricane Camille landfall. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Nearing the Exit 28 diamond interchange with Beatline Road on Interstate 10 west. Beatline Road serves the communities of Jones Mill and Willow Springs to the south in addition to the Harrison County Fairgrounds and Long Beach Industrial Park. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Interstate 10 west 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 06/01. |
| Interstate 10 reduces to four lanes from Exit 28 westward to the Louisiana state line. The freeway leaves the Long Beach area ahead of the Menge Avenue diamond interchange at Exit 24. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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A traffic accident snarled traffic in the eastbound direction at the one-mile guide sign for Menge Avenue (Exit 24). 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. |
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Exit 24 departs Interstate 10 westbound 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. |
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Kiln-Delisle Road crosses paths with Interstate 10 at the Exit 20 diamond interchange near De Lisle. Kiln-Delisle Road travels 8.5 miles west from the freeway to Kiln. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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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 Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Interstate 10 constitutes a four-lane concrete freeway across the Harrison / Hancock County line. The master planned community of Diamondhead (pop. 2,661) resides north of the freeway. The settlement is situated on a peninsula between the Jourdan River and Saint Louis Bay. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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The first of three Hancock County interchanges serves Diamondhead at Exit 16. Intersecting the freeway ahead is Yacht Club and Gex Drives. Yacht Club Drive heads south to Diamondhead Drive South and Airport Drive west to Diamondhead Airport. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Westbound at the Exit 16 diamond interchange for Diamondhead. Gex Drive travels north from Interstate 10 to Diamondhead Drive East and North and Noma Drive West. Diamondhead, like many other master planned communities, sees only two ways in: Gex Drive to the south and Kapalma Drive to the north. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Advance guide signage for Exit 13/Mississippi 43/603 on Interstate 10 westbound before the Jourdan River bridge. Mississippi 43 was originally located on Mississippi 607, but was relocated to a overlap with Mississippi 603 during the late 1960s. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Construction on a new Jourdan River bridge for Interstate 10 continues in this westbound photograph. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Exit 13 provides access to Bay St. Louis, Kiln, and Waveland from Interstate 10 west. Area attractions include Buccaneer State Park and McLeod Water Park in Waveland and Campgrounds in Kiln. All three communities 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. To the north of Exit 13 is McLeod Park, which was still closed due to damage done by Hurricane Katrina in Summer 2006 but may reopen by Fall 2006. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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The Exit 17 on-ramp adds a third westbound lane through to Exit 13 (junction Mississippi 43 & 603). Mississippi 43 & 603 begin at U.S. 90 in Waveland and travel northwest to Kiln. The town of Kiln is situated slightly to the north. It derives its name from the nearby industries, which give the area drinking water a leak-like taste. The locals claim that you get used to it, but keep this in mind if stopping by an eatery nearby! Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Interstate 10 sees six lanes between Exits 17 and 13 because of the Jourdan River replacement project. The freeway returns to four lanes west of the Exit 13 diamond interchange. Mississippi 43 & 603 continue 5.8 miles north of the freeway to their split at Kiln. Mississippi 43 branches westward to Picayune and Interstate 59 while Mississippi 603 ends at junction Mississippi 53 at Necaise. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Interstate 10 between the Louisiana state line and Exit 13 is dedicated to the memory of historian Stephen E. Ambrose. The author wrote many books pertaining to American History with a focus on the military. Ambrose also founded the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He died October 13, 2002 in Bay St. Louis at the age of 66. The Stephen E. Ambrose Memorial Highway was designated by the Mississippi state legislature on Apr. 22, 2003. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
| Interstate 10 continues west through the John C. Stennis Space Center easement zone between Exits 12 and 2. The 11-mile stretch is the longest such exit less stretch within the state of Mississippi and between Loxley, Alabama and Port Allen, Louisiana. A mileage sign near Exit 13 lists the distances to the NASA facility and New Orleans. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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The Mississippi Welcome Center serving Interstate 10 eastbound lies south of Interstate 10 along Mississippi 607. The facility acts as a rest area for westbound motorists. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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The forested stretch of Interstate 10 between Exits 13 and 2 is a part of the John C. Stennis Space Center Buffer Zone. When this complex was constructed, Mississippi 43 was relocated from its original routing to the present alignment between Picayune and Kiln. Mississippi 607 replaced the former routing of Mississippi 43 in 1972 as a discontinuous route through the NASA Stennis Space Center. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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The Stennis Space Center is also home to the Naval Meteorology Headquarters and Oceanography Command. Mississippi 607 provides access to the north and south entrances of the facility, but only military and other government personal may utilize the state highway through it. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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Westbound Interstate 10 at the Exit 2 diamond interchange with Mississippi 607. Mississippi 607 south merges onto U.S. 90 east ahead of Waveland. Mississippi 604 stems southwest from Mississippi 607 nearby to U.S. 90 at Pearlington near the Louisiana state line. Mississippi 607 is the third number to be applied to the stretch of highway between U.S. 90 northeast of Pearlington and the village of Saint Rose (north of the Stennis Space Center). Before the bridge for U.S. 90 at Pearlington was constructed, the U.S. route followed Mississippi 607 northwestward to Saint Rose. After that bridge was complete, U.S. 90 was rerouted to the south while Mississippi 43 extended southward along the former U.S. 90. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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A weigh station exists on both directions of Interstate 10 between Exit 2 and the Louisiana state line. The next interchange lies eight miles ahead at junction Interstate 12 & 59 (Exit 267). Photo taken 06/10/06. |
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A narrow four-lane shoulder less bridge spans the Pearl River between Mississippi and St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The freeway continues from there to Slidell and the split with Interstate 12 west and Interstate 59 north. Photo taken 06/10/06. |
Page Updated July 9, 2006.
