Interstate 20 in Louisiana

Highway in Louisiana

This article is about the section of Interstate 20 in Louisiana. For the entire route, see Interstate 20.

Interstate 20

I-20 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length| 189.844 mi[1][a] (305.524 km)
Existed| 1960–present
NHS| Entire route
Major junctions
West end|  I-20 at Texas state line west of Greenwood, LA
Major intersections|

* US 79 in Greenwood
* I-220 / LA 3132 in Shreveport
* I-49 / Pete Harris Drive in Shreveport
* US 71 from Shreveport to Bossier City
* I-220 / LA 1267 in Bossier City
* Future I-69 near Haughton
* US 63 / US 167 in Ruston
* US 165 in Monroe
* US 425 in Rayville
* US 65 in Tallulah

East end|  I-20 / US 80 at Mississippi state line west of Vicksburg, MS
Location
Country| United States
State| Louisiana
Parishes| Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Bienville, Lincoln, Ouachita, Richland, Madison
Highway system

* Interstate Highway System

* Main
* Auxiliary
* Suffixed
* Business
* Future

* Louisiana State Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Scenic

| ←  LA 19| | →  LA 20

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Interstate 20 (I-20) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that spans 1,539.38 miles (2,477.39 km) from Reeves County, Texas, to Florence, South Carolina.[2] Within the state of Louisiana, the highway travels 189.84 miles (305.52 km) from the Texas state line west of Greenwood to the Mississippi River,[1] which it crosses into Vicksburg, Mississippi.

I-20 traverses the northern portion of the state, serving the metropolitan areas of Shreveport-Bossier City and Monroe, as well as the smaller cities of Minden and Ruston. It entirely parallels the older U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) corridor through Louisiana. The route is mirrored by I-10, which traverses the southern portion of the state. The two are connected by I-49, the state's major north-south Interstate Highway.

## Route description

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I-20 enters Louisiana about 20 miles (32 km) east of Marshall, Texas, near Waskom. I-20 passes through Greenwood to the north of town, where US 80/US 79 serve as the main east–west highway. I-20 enters Shreveport about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Greenwood. I-20 intersects I-220 (the north Shreveport bypass) and Louisiana Highway 3132 (LA 3132, the south Shreveport bypass) on the westside of the city. On the way to Downtown Shreveport, I-20 intersects US 171 and serves as the current northern terminus of I-49.

As I-20 leaves Shreveport, it passes through Bossier City where it shares an overlap with US 71. I-20 passes north of Barksdale AFB where it intersects I-220 with no access to the northern terminus of LA 1267 and heads east toward Monroe. On its way to Monroe, I-20 traverses mainly rural, hilly terrain as it passes through the towns of; Minden, Arcadia, Grambling, Ruston (where it intersects US 167), and West Monroe.

I-20 passes through Monroe, where it intersects US 165. East of Monroe, I-20 enters flatter terrain as it passes through Rayville, Delhi, and Tallulah. About 15 miles (24 km) east of Tallulah, I-20 crosses over the Mississippi River into Vicksburg, Mississippi.

## Exit list

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Parish| Location| mi[1]| km| Exit| Destinations| Notes

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Louisiana–Texas line| 0.000| 0.000| |
I-20 west – Dallas| Continuation into Texas
0.039| 0.063| Texas Travel Information Center (westbound only)
Caddo| Greenwood| 2.292–
2.928| 3.689–
4.712| Greenwood Rest Area & Visitor Center (eastbound only)
3.592–
4.085| 5.781–
6.574| 3|
US 79 south – Carthage, Texas
LA 169 – Mooringsport|
5.368–
5.894| 8.639–
9.485| 5|
US 79 north / US 80 – Greenwood|
Shreveport| 8.370–
8.886| 13.470–
14.301| 8|  US 80

LA 526 east (Industrial Loop)| Location also known as Flournoy; US 80 signed westbound only
10.272–
10.959| 16.531–
17.637| 10| Pines Road| To Louisiana Baptist University
11.349–
12.295| 18.264–
19.787| 11|

I-220 east (By-Pass) / LA 3132 east (Inner Loop Expressway) to I-49 – Texarkana, Alexandria| Western termini and exits 1B-C on I-220 and LA 3132; Alexandria signed eastbound only
12.749–
13.180| 20.518–
21.211| 13| Monkhouse Drive| To Shreveport Regional Airport
14.670–
15.053| 23.609–
24.225| 14| Jewella Avenue| To State Fair Grounds and Louisiana State Exhibit Museum (signed eastbound)
15.824–
16.224| 25.466–
26.110| 16A|  US 171 (Hearne Avenue)| To State Fair Grounds and Louisiana State Exhibit Museum (signed westbound)
16.403–
16.761| 26.398–
26.974| 16B|  US 79 / US 80 (Greenwood Road)| To Willis-Knighton Medical Center
16.850–
17.972| 27.117–
28.923| 17A| Lakeshore Drive, Linwood Avenue| To LSU Medical Center and Cross Lake
17.236–
18.167| 27.739–
29.237| 17B|
I-49 south / Pete Harris Drive – Alexandria| Northern terminus and exit 206 on I-49
18.260–
18.752| 29.387–
30.178| 18A| Common Street, Line Avenue| Westbound exit via exit 18D
18.475–
18.752| 29.733–
30.178| 18C| Fairfield Avenue| Eastbound entrance and westbound exit
18.907| 30.428| 18D| Common Street, Louisiana Avenue| Westbound exit only (other movements via exit 18A)
18.506–
19.367| 29.783–
31.168| 19A|
US 71 / LA 1 north (Spring Street)

LA 1 south (Market Street)| Western end of US 71 concurrency; to Shreveport Riverfront Convention Center and VA Medical Center
Red River| 19.394–
19.655| 31.212–
31.632| Red River Bridge (Purple Heart Recipients Highway)
Bossier| Bossier City| 19.551–
19.995| 31.464–
32.179| 19B| Traffic Street| To Louisiana Boardwalk
19.995–
20.373| 32.179–
32.787| 20A| Hamilton Road, DiamondJacks Boulevard| To CenturyLink Center
20.509–
20.651| 33.006–
33.235| 20B

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20C|  LA 3 (Benton Road)

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US 71 south (Barksdale Boulevard)| Eastern end of US 71 concurrency; southern terminus of LA 3; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
21.110–
21.554| 33.973–
34.688| 21|  LA 72 (Old Minden Road)

To US 71 south (westbound only)| To Convention Complex
22.006–
22.425| 35.415–
36.090| 22| Airline Drive| Airline Drive is LA 3105 (not signed)
23.426–
24.007| 37.700–
38.636| 23| Industrial Drive – Barksdale AFB| Industrial Drive is LA 782-2 (not signed)
25.870–
26.939| 41.634–
43.354| 26|
I-220 west (By-Pass) – Texarkana

LA 1267 south – Barksdale AFB| Eastern terminus of I-220; exit 17B on I-220; northern terminus of LA 1267; I-20 has no access to LA 1267; temporary turbine tri-stack interchange for now
Haughton| 32.872–
33.602| 52.902–
54.077| 33|  LA 157 – Haughton, Fillmore|
​| | | 35|  I-69[3]| Proposed; Future I-69
Webster| ​| 38.438–
39.165| 61.860–
63.030| 38| Goodwill Road – Camp Minden| Goodwill Road is Parish Road 117
Dixie Inn| 44.164–
44.663| 71.075–
71.878| 44|
US 371 north – Cotton Valley, Springhill| Western end of US 371 concurrency
Minden| 46.697–
47.322| 75.152–
76.157| 47|
US 371 south – Sibley

LA 159 north – Minden| Eastern end of US 371 concurrency; southern terminus of LA 159
49.470–
50.017| 79.614–
80.495| 49|  LA 531 – Minden, Dubberly|
​| 52.173–
52.592| 83.964–
84.639| 52|
LA 532 to US 80 – Dubberly|
Bienville| ​| 54.833–
55.324| 88.245–
89.035| 55|  US 80 – Ada, Taylor|
​| 60.846–
61.461| 97.922–
98.912| 61|  LA 154 – Gibsland, Athens|
​| 67.145–
67.726| 108.059–
108.994| 67|  LA 9 – Arcadia, Homer| To Lake Claiborne State Park
Arcadia| 69.455–
69.907| 111.777–
112.504| 69|  LA 151 – Arcadia, Dubach|
Lincoln| ​| 76.633–
77.213| 123.329–
124.262| 77|  LA 507 – Simsboro| Northern terminus of LA 507
​| 77.776–
78.453| 125.168–
126.258| 78|  LA 563 – Industry| To Simsboro via LA 563 south
Grambling| 80.982–
81.666| 130.328–
131.429| 81|  LA 149 – Grambling| Northern terminus of LA 149; to Grambling State University
Ruston| 83.413| 134.240| 83|  PR 106 (Tarbutton Road)| Opened June 25, 2020.
84.500–
85.069| 135.990–
136.905| 84|  LA 544 – Ruston| To Louisiana Tech University
85.408–
86.002| 137.451–
138.407| 85|  US 167 – Ruston, Dubach| US 167 is concurrent with US 63 and LA 146 (not signed); southern terminus of US 63
86.556–
87.281| 139.298–
140.465| 86|  LA 33 – Ruston, Farmerville| To Lake D'Arbonne State Park
Choudrant| 92.910–
93.439| 149.524–
150.375| 93|  LA 145 – Choudrant, Sibley| To Jimmie Davis State Park
​| 94.925–
95.851| 152.767–
154.257| Tremont Eastbound Rest Area (eastbound only)
​| 96.514–
97.309| 155.324–
156.604| Tremont Westbound Rest Area (westbound only)
Ouachita| ​| 101.535–
102.137| 163.405–
164.374| 101|  LA 151 – Calhoun, Downsville|
​| 103.484–
104.267| 166.541–
167.801| 103|  US 80 – Calhoun|
​| 107.010–
107.845| 172.216–
173.560| 107|  PR 25 (Camp Road)|
Cheniere| 108.464–
109.087| 174.556–
175.559| 108|
LA 546 to US 80 – Cheniere|
West Monroe| 111.660–
112.235| 179.699–
180.625| 112| Well Road (LA 3249)| LA 3249 is unsigned
112.399–
112.988| 180.889–
181.837| 113| Downing Pines Road| To Hamilton Expo Center and Well Road
113.667–
114.418| 182.929–
184.138| 114|  LA 617 (Thomas Road)|
114.959–
115.744| 185.009–
186.272| 115|
LA 34 south (Stella Street)

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LA 34 north (Mill Street)| To West Monroe Historic & Business District
115.828–
116.491| 186.407–
187.474| 116A| Fifth Street|
West Monroe–Monroe line| 116.533–
116.614| 187.542–
187.672| 116B|
US 165 Bus. / LA 15 / Jackson Street – Civic Center| Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
115.672–
117.482| 186.156–
189.069| World War II Memorial Bridge over Ouachita River
Monroe| 116.614–
116.829| 187.672–
188.018| 117A| Catalpa Street| Westbound entrance only
Hall Street| Eastbound exit only
117.120–
117.250| 188.486–
188.696| 117D| S. Second Street / Layton Avenue| Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
116.859–
117.467| 188.066–
189.045| 117C|
US 165 Bus. / LA 15 – Civic Center| No eastbound exit
117.558–
118.111| 189.191–
190.081| 117B|  LA 594 (Texas Avenue) / 18th Street|
118.356–
119.151| 190.476–
191.755| 118|  US 165 – Bastrop, Columbia| Signed westbound as exit 118A (south) and 118B (north); to University of Louisiana Monroe
119.833–
120.771| 192.853–
194.362| 120| Garrett Road – Monroe Airport| Eastbound exit provides direct exit ramp to Pecanland Mall Drive
Millhaven| 123.716–
124.605| 199.102–
200.532| 124|  LA 594 – Millhaven| To Russell Sage Wildlife Area
Richland| Start| 131.506–
132.135| 211.638–
212.651| 132|  LA 133 – Start, Columbia|
Rayville| 137.639–
137.934| 221.508–
221.983| 138|  US 425 – Rayville, Archibald| To Winnsboro via US 425 south
​| 141.241–
141.937| 227.305–
228.425| 141|  LA 583 (Bee Bayou Road)| Southern terminus of LA 583
​| 145.275–
145.939| 233.797–
234.866| 145|  LA 183 / PR 202 – Holly Ridge| Southern terminus of LA 183
​| 147.955–
148.725| 238.110–
239.350| 148|  LA 609 – Dunn|
Delhi| 153.137–
153.860| 246.450–
247.614| 153|  LA 17 – Delhi, Winnsboro|
Madison| ​| 157.574–
158.322| 253.591–
254.795| 157|  LA 577 – Waverly|
Tallulah| 170.960–
171.523| 275.133–
276.040| 171|  US 65 – Tallulah, Vidalia|
Richmond| 172.632–
173.367| 277.824–
279.007| 173|  LA 602-1 – Richmond| Southern terminus of LA 602-1
Mound| 182.355–
182.787| 293.472–
294.167| 182|  LA 602-2 – Mound| Southern terminus of LA 602-2
Delta| 183.941–
184.865| 296.024–
297.511| Mound Rest Area & Visitor Center (westbound only)
185.780–
186.440| 298.984–
300.046| 186|
US 80 west / LA 3218 – Delta| Western end of US 80 concurrency
Mississippi River| 187.763–
189.844| 302.175–
305.524| Vicksburg Bridge

I-20 east / US 80 east – Vicksburg| Continuation into Mississippi
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Concurrency terminus
* Incomplete access
* Unopened

## Auxiliary routes

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### Interstate 220

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Main article: Interstate 220 (Louisiana)

Interstate 220

Location| Shreveport-Bossier City
Length| 17.62 mi[4] (28.36 km)
Existed| 1971–present

Interstate 220 (I-220) in Louisiana is an east–west bypass route around Shreveport, in the northwestern corner of the state. It runs 17.62 miles (28.36 km) from I-20 and Louisiana Highway 3132 (LA 3132) in Shreveport to a second interchange with I-20 in Bossier City.[5] The highway serve as a northern bypass of the downtown area for through traffic traveling on I-20, and, with LA 3132, the highway helps to carry through traffic between the two currently disconnected portions of I-49, the area's main north–south route.

### Interstate 420

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Interstate 420

Location| Monroe
Length| 10.2 mi[4] (16.4 km)
Existed| 1950s–1964

Interstate 420 (I-420) was to be a bypass of Monroe, Louisiana. Initially proposed in the late 1950s, this route was to have been only two lanes wide at a cost $29 million with a projected 2,500 to 3,000 ADT in 1964.[4] The project was effectively canceled on October 12, 1964, when then Louisiana Representative Hale Boggs agreed to no longer seek funding for the route. This was done in favor of focusing all efforts at funding and getting built New Orleans' Vieux Carré Riverfront Expressway.[4]

## Notes

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1. ^ For the federal government's purposes, the Federal Highway Administration lists Louisiana's portion of I-20 as 189.87 miles (305.57 km) in length.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Highway Inventory Unit (2016). "LRS Conversion Tool". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
2. ^ a b "FHWA Route Log and Finder List / Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2016". Federal Highway Administration. February 22, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
3. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. "I-69 SIU 15 Record of Decision" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2024.
4. ^ a b c d Weingroff, Richard (April 7, 2011). "The Second Battle of New Orleans: Vieux Carré Riverfront Expressway (I-310)". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
5. ^ "Overview Map of I-220" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

## External links

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