Military officials say the western side of the city, with its narrow, winding streets, may prove a bigger challenge than the east.
They say that western Mosul, although slightly smaller than the east, is more densely populated and includes districts that are seen as pro-IS.
All bridges from there to the west of the city, across the Tigris river, were destroyed.
The offensive against the eastern part of the city was launched on 17 October, more than two years after jihadists overran Mosul before seizing control of much of northern and western Iraq.
The UN said in late January that almost half of all the casualties in Mosul were civilians.
At least 1,096 have been killed and 694 injured across Nineveh province since the start of October.
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