Interstate 20 in Louisiana

Interstate 20
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	189.87 mi[1] (305.57 km)
Existed:	1957 (designated); 1960 (signed) – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-20 at the Texas state line west of Greenwood, LA
	US 79 / US 80 in Greenwood I-220 / LA 3132 in Shreveport I-49 in Shreveport US 71 in Shreveport–Bossier City I-220 in Bossier City US 371 in Minden US 167 in Ruston US 165 in Monroe US 425 in Rayville US 65 in Tallulah
East end:	I-20 / US 80 at the Mississippi state line west of Vicksburg, MS
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State ← LA 19 LA 20 →

Interstate 20 (I-20) spans a total of 189.87 miles (305.57 km) in an east–west direction through the state of Louisiana.^[1][2] It runs from the Texas state line west of Greenwood to the Mississippi state line, where it crosses the Mississippi River into Vicksburg.

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

Texas state line to Shreveport (Interstate 49)

Interstate 20 enters Louisiana about 20 miles east of Marshall, Texas, near Waskom. Interstate 20 passes through Greenwood to the north of town, where US 80/ 79 serve as the main east-west highway. I-20 enters Shreveport about 5 miles east of Greenwood. I-20 intersects I-220 (the north Shreveport bypass) and Hwy 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.

Shreveport to Monroe

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 and heads east towards Monroe. On its way to Monroe, I-20 traverses mainly rural, hilly terrain as it passes through the towns of Minden, Arcadia, Grambling, Ruston, and West Monroe.

Monroe to Mississippi state line

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 east of Tallulah, I-20 crosses over the Mississippi River into Mississippi in Vicksburg.

Exit list

Parish	Location	mi[2]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Caddo	​	0.0	0.0		I-20 west – Dallas	Western terminus; Texas–Louisiana state line
	Greenwood	3.7– 4.0	6.0– 6.4	3	LA 169 – Mooringsport US 79 south – Carthage, TX
		5.4– 5.9	8.7– 9.5	5	US 79 north / US 80 – Greenwood
	Shreveport	8.4– 8.7	13.5– 14.0	8	US 80 (Industrial Loop) / LA 526 east	At Flournoy; US 80 signed on westbound only
		10.3– 10.9	16.6– 17.5	10	Pines Road
		11.4– 12.2	18.3– 19.6	11	I-220 east (By-Pass) LA 3132 east – To Alexandria	Western terminus of I-220 and LA 3132 (Exit 1B–C on both); LA 3132 known as Inner Loop Expressway (not signed)
		12.8– 13.1	20.6– 21.1	13	Monkhouse Drive	To Shreveport Regional Airport
		14.7– 15.0	23.7– 24.1	14	Jewella Avenue
		15.8– 16.2	25.4– 26.1	16A	US 171 (Hearne Avenue)	To State Fair Grounds
		16.4– 16.7	26.4– 26.9	16B	US 79 / US 80 (Greenwood Road)
		16.8– 17.9	27.0– 28.8	17A	Lakeshore Drive, Linwood Avenue
		17.3– 18.1	27.8– 29.1	17B	I-49 south – Alexandria	Exit 206 on I-49; north end of Lafayette–Shreveport I-49 segment; route currently resumes northward from LA 1 at exit 215
		18.3– 18.7	29.5– 30.1	18A	Common Street, Line Avenue	Westbound exit is via Exit 18D
		18.5	29.8	18C	Fairfield Avenue	Eastbound entrance and westbound exit
		18.7– 18.9	30.1– 30.4	18D	Common Street, Louisiana Avenue	Eastbound entrance and westbound exit
		18.5– 19.3	29.8– 31.1	19A	US 71 / LA 1 north (Spring Street) LA 1 south (Market Street)	West end of US 71 concurrency
Caddo–Bossier line	Shreveport–Bossier City line	18.7– 19.6	30.1– 31.5	Bridge over Red River
Bossier	Bossier City	19.5– 19.9	31.4– 32.0	19B	Traffic Street	Western terminus of LA 72 (not signed)
		20.0– 20.3	32.2– 32.7	20A	Hamilton Road, DiamondJacks Boulevard
		20.5– 20.7	33.0– 33.3	20B–C	LA 3 (Benton Road) US 71 south (Barksdale Boulevard)	East end of US 71 concurrency; southern terminus of LA 3 Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as Exit 20B to LA 3 and 20C to US 71
		21.1– 21.5	34.0– 34.6	21	LA 72 (Old Minden Road) To US 71 south (westbound only)
		22.0– 22.4	35.4– 36.0	22	Airline Drive	Airline Drive is LA 3105 (not signed)
		23.5– 23.9	37.8– 38.5	23	Industrial Drive – Barksdale AFB	Industrial Drive is LA 782-2 (not signed)
		25.9– 26.9	41.7– 43.3	26	I-220 west (By-Pass)	Eastern terminus of I-220 (Exit 17B on I-220)
	​	32.9– 33.5	52.9– 53.9	33	LA 157 – Fillmore, Haughton
Webster	​	38.4– 39.1	61.8– 62.9	38	PR 117 (Goodwill Road, Camp Minden)
	Dixie Inn	44.2– 44.6	71.1– 71.8	44	US 371 north – Cotton Valley, Springhill	West end of US 371 concurrency
	Minden	46.7– 47.2	75.2– 76.0	47	LA 159 north – Minden US 371 south – Sibley	East end of US 371 concurrency; southern terminus of LA 159
		49.5– 49.9	79.7– 80.3	49	LA 531 – Dubberly, Minden
	​	52.1– 52.5	83.8– 84.5	52	LA 532 to US 80 – Dubberly
Bienville	​	54.8– 55.2	88.2– 88.8	55	US 80 – Ada, Taylor
	​	60.8– 61.3	97.8– 98.7	61	LA 154 – Athens, Gibsland
	​	67.1– 67.6	108.0– 108.8	67	LA 9 – Homer, Arcadia
	Arcadia	69.4– 69.8	111.7– 112.3	69	LA 151 – Dubach, Arcadia
Lincoln	Simsboro	76.7– 77.0	123.4– 123.9	77	LA 507 – Simsboro	Northern terminus of LA 507
	​	77.8– 78.2	125.2– 125.9	78	LA 563 – Industry
	Grambling	80.9– 81.4	130.2– 131.0	81	LA 149 – Grambling	Northern terminus of LA 149
	Ruston	84.5– 84.9	136.0– 136.6	84	LA 544 – Ruston
		85.3– 85.8	137.3– 138.1	85	US 167 – Ruston, Dubach	US 167 is concurrent with US 63 and LA 146 (not signed); southern terminus of US 63
		86.5– 87.0	139.2– 140.0	86	LA 33 – Ruston, Farmerville
	Choudrant	92.9– 93.2	149.5– 150.0	93	LA 145 – Choudrant, Sibley
Ouachita	​	101.5– 101.9	163.3– 164.0	101	LA 151 – Downsville, Calhoun
	​	103.4– 104.1	166.4– 167.5	103	US 80 – Calhoun
	​	107.0– 107.7	172.2– 173.3	107	PR 25 (Camp Road)
	Cheniere	108.4– 108.9	174.5– 175.3	108	LA 546 to US 80 – Cheniere
	West Monroe	111.7– 112.1	179.8– 180.4	112	Well Road	Well Road is LA 3249 (not signed)
		112.3– 112.8	180.7– 181.5	113	Downing Pines Road
		113.6– 114.2	182.8– 183.8	114	LA 617 (Thomas Road)
		114.9– 115.6	184.9– 186.0	115	LA 34 (Stella Street, Mill Street)
		115.8– 116.2	186.4– 187.0	116A	Fifth Street
	West Monroe–Monroe line	115.6– 117.4	186.0– 188.9	Bridge over Ouachita River
	Monroe	116.5	187.5	116B	US 165 Bus. (Jackson Street) / LA 15 – Civic Center	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		116.5– 116.7	187.5– 187.8	117A	Hall Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		116.8– 117.3	188.0– 188.8	117C	US 165 Bus. / LA 15 – Civic Center	Eastbound exit is via Exit 116B
		117.0	188.3	117D	South Second Street, Layton Avenue	Eastbound exit is via Exit 116B
		117.5– 117.9	189.1– 189.7	117B	LA 594 (Texas Avenue) / 18th Street
		118.3– 118.9	190.4– 191.4	118A–B	US 165 – Bastrop, Columbia	Signed westbound as Exit 118A to Columbia (US 165 south) and 118B to Bastrop (US 165 north)
		119.3	192.0	–	–	Westbound entrance only; from Pecanland Mall
		119.8– 120.6	192.8– 194.1	120	Garrett Road – Monroe Airport
	Millhaven	123.8– 124.3	199.2– 200.0	124	LA 594 – Millhaven
Richland	Start	131.4– 131.9	211.5– 212.3	132	LA 133 – Start, Columbia
	Rayville	137.5– 137.8	221.3– 221.8	138	US 425 – Rayville, Archibald	US 425 also signed as LA 137
	Bee Bayou	141.1– 141.7	227.1– 228.0	141	LA 583 (Bee Bayou Road)	Southern terminus of LA 583
	Holly Ridge	145.2– 145.7	233.7– 234.5	145	LA 183 / PR 202 – Holly Ridge	Southern terminus of LA 183
	Dunn	147.8– 148.5	237.9– 239.0	148	LA 609 – Dunn
	Delhi	153.1– 153.6	246.4– 247.2	153	LA 17 – Delhi, Winnsboro
Madison	​	157.4– 158.1	253.3– 254.4	157	LA 577 – Waverly
	Tallulah	170.8– 171.3	274.9– 275.7	171	US 65 – Tallulah, Vidalia
	Richmond	172.5– 173.1	277.6– 278.6	173	LA 602 – Richmond
	​	182.2– 182.4	293.2– 293.5	182	LA 602 – Mound
	Delta	185.6– 186.1	298.7– 299.5	186	US 80 west / LA 3218 – Delta	West end of US 80 concurrency
		187.5– 189.2	301.8– 304.5	Vicksburg Bridge over Mississippi River
		189.2	304.5		I-20 east / US 80 – Vicksburg	Continuation in Mississippi
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Related routes

Interstate 420
Location:	Monroe
Length:	10.2 mi[3] (16.4 km)
Existed:	1950s–1964

Interstate 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.^[3] 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 Expressway.^[3]

References

1. Staff (October 31, 2002). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
2. Google (June 5, 2013). "Overview Map of I-20" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. 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.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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