Editing Interstate 59 (section)

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{{Short description|Interstate Highway in the southeastern US}}
{{redirect|I-59|the Japanese submarine ''I-59''|Japanese submarine I-159}}
{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = I
| route = 59
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 59}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-59 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 445.23
| length_ref = <ref name="FHWA">{{cite web |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |work = Route Log and Finder List |title = Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2016 |date = February 22, 2017 |publisher = [[Federal Highway Administration]] |access-date = May 14, 2017 }}</ref>
| established = 1960
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=LA|I|10|I|12}} in [[Slidell, Louisiana|Slidell, LA]]
| junction = {{plainlist|1=<!-- Major junctions only; Only 5-8 most major intersections and cities belong here; please read [[WP:USRD/STDS]] for more info -->
*{{jct|state=MS|US|49|US|98}} in [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
*{{jct|state=MS|US|84}} in [[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
*{{jct|state=MS|I|20}} from [[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian, MS]] to [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
*{{jct|state=AL|Future|85}} near [[Cuba, Alabama|Cuba, AL]]
*{{jct|state=AL|US|82}} in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa, AL]]
*{{jct|state=AL|I|459}} near [[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer, AL]]
*{{jct|state=AL|I|65}} in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]
*{{jct|state=AL|I|459}} at [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] and [[Trussville, Alabama|Trussville, AL]] line
*{{jct|state=AL|US|278|US|431}} in [[Gadsden, Alabama|Gadsden, AL]]
}}
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=GA|I|24}} near [[Wildwood, Georgia|Wildwood, GA]]
| states = [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;59''' ('''I-59''') is an [[Interstate Highway]] located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans {{convert|445.23|mi|km}} from a junction with [[Interstate 10 in Louisiana|I-10]] and [[Interstate 12|I-12]] at [[Slidell, Louisiana]], to a junction with [[Interstate 24|I-24]] near [[Wildwood, Georgia]].

The highway connects the metropolitan areas of [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]; [[Birmingham, Alabama]]; and [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], running closely parallel to the older [[U.S. Route 11]] (US&nbsp;11) corridor for the entire distance. Approximately one-third of the route, spanning {{convert|153|mi|km}} from [[Meridian, Mississippi]], to [[Birmingham, Alabama]], overlaps that of the east–west [[Interstate 20|I-20]].

I-59 is a four-lane [[freeway]] along its entire route, other than a short stretch from [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]] to the southern terminus of [[Interstate 459|I-459]] and in Birmingham, where it widens to six lanes or more. Aside from the metropolitan areas it passes through, the I-59 corridor is mainly rural in nature, especially in Georgia.