Editing Interstate 55 (section)

===Tennessee===
{{Main|Interstate 55 in Tennessee}}
I-55 in Tennessee lies entirely within the city of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], passing through the southern and western parts of the city and providing a bypass of downtown for motorists who do not want to take [[Interstate 240 (Tennessee)|I-240]] and [[Interstate 40|I-40]] through downtown to cross the Mississippi River. The western portion of this highway, which passes through an industrialized section of the city, contains numerous low-clearance bridges and also a very tight 270-degree cloverleaf turn northbound at Crump Boulevard. The [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] (TDOT) currently has an interchange improvement project for this portion. Heavy truck traffic heading to and from Arkansas in this area is hence directed to detour via I-240 and I-40.

For the Tennessee stretch of the Interstate, the usual national freeway [[speed limit]] of {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} is reduced to {{convert|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name=memphisvisitorsguide>{{cite web |title = Getting Around |url = http://memphis.cityvisitorsguide.com/gettingaround.htm |work = City Visitors Guide |access-date = August 24, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102542/http://memphis.cityvisitorsguide.com/gettingaround.htm |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref>