Interstate 20 in Louisiana

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Interstate 20
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

189 mi (304 km)

West end:

I-20 at the Texas line

Major
junctions:

I-220 in Shreveport

I-49 in Shreveport

I-220 in Bossier City

East end:

I-20 at the Mississippi River/Mississippi line

Highways in Louisiana
< LA 20		LA 21 >

In Louisiana, Interstate 20 roughly parallels U.S. 80 through the northern part of the state.

Entering the state from near Waskom, Texas, the highway immediately enters the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area, intersecting Interstate 49 near downtown Shreveport and passing close to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier city.

From that area, the highway traverses mainly rural, hilly terrain, bypassing Minden, Ruston and Grambling before reaching Monroe.

From Monroe, I-20 enters flatter terrain as it approaches the Mississippi River. Before crossing the Mississippi, the highway passes Tallulah. At the Mississippi River, I-20 leaves Louisiana and enters Vicksburg, Mississippi.

[edit] Major cities

Bolded cities are the officially-designated control cities.

Dallas, Texas (signed from Shreveport westward)
Shreveport
Bossier City
Minden
Grambling
Ruston
West Monroe
Monroe
Rayville
Tallulah
Vicksburg, Mississippi (signed from Monroe eastward)

[edit] Exit list

Parish	Location	Exit #	Destinations	Notes
Harrison County, Texas-Caddo Parish, Louisiana Border
Caddo	Greenwood	3	LA 169/To U.S. Route 79 South - Mooringsport, Carthage (TX)
	Greenwood	5	U.S. 79/U.S. Route 80 - Greenwood
	Shreveport	8	LA 526 South/U.S. 79/U.S. 80 (Bert Kouns Industrial Loop)
		10	Pines Road
		11	I-220 East/ LA 3132 East - To Alexandria	Take LA 3132 to reach Interstate 49 south.
		13	Monkhouse Drive, Airport	Exit to reach Shreveport Regional Airport.
		14	Jewella Avenue, State Fair Grounds	Exit to reach Independence Stadium.
		16A	U.S. Route 171 (Hearne Avenue)
		16B	U.S. 79/U.S. 80 (Greenwood Road)
		17A	Lakeshore Drive, Linwood Avenue
		17B	I-49 South - Alexandria	Eastbound: Exit to reach Pete Harris Drive ramp.
		18A	Common Street, Line Avenue	Eastbound exit and east/west entrances.
		18B	Fairfield Avenue, Stoner Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance.
		18D	Common Street, Louisiana Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance.
		19A	U.S. Route 71 North/LA 1 (Spring Street, Market Street)	Exit to reach downtown Shreveport. U.S. 71 joins eastbound and exits westbound.
Caddo-Bossier parish line		I-20/US 71 crosses the Red River
Bossier	Bossier City	19B	Traffic Street	Exit to reach Riverside Drive and Authur Ray Teague Parkway.
		20A	Hamilton Road, Isle of Capri Boulevard
		20B	LA 3 (Benton Road)
		20C	U.S. 71 South (Barksdale Boulevard)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance. U.S. 71 exits eastbound and joins westbound. Exit to reach Barksdale Air Force Base.
		21	LA 72 (Old Minden Road)
		22	Airline Drive, Barksdale Air Force Base
		23	Industrial Drive
		26	I-220 West
		33	LA 157 - Haughton, Fillmore
Webster		38	Goodwill Road	Exit to reach the Louisiana Army Ammunitions Plant.
		44	To LA 7/To U.S. Route 371 - Dixie Inn, Springhill
	Minden	47A	U.S. 371 South/LA 7 South - Sibley	Eastbound exit and west and east entrances.
		47B	U.S. 371 North/LA 7 North - Minden	Eastbound exit and west and east entrances.
		47	U.S. 371/LA 7 - Minden, Sibley	Westbound exit and east and west entrances.
		49	LA 531 - Dubberly, Minden
		52	LA 532 - Dubberly
Bienville		55	U.S. 80 - Ada, Taylor
		61	LA 154 - Gibsland, Athens
		67	LA 9 - Arcadia, Homer
		69	LA 151 - Arcadia, Dubach
Lincoln		77	LA 507 - Simsboro
		78	LA 568 - Industry
		81	LA 149 - Grambling	Exit to reach Grambling State University.
	Ruston	84	LA 584 - Ruston	Exit to reach Joe Aillet Stadium and Louisiana Tech University.
		85	U.S. Route 167 - Ruston, Dubach	Exit to reach downtown Ruston.
		86	LA 33 - Ruston, Farmerville
		93	LA 145 - Choudrant, Sibley
Ouachita		101	LA 151 - Calhoun, Downsville
		103	U.S. 80 - Calhoun
		107	Camp Road	Exit to reach Louisiana Technical College - Delta-Ouachita Campus and the Industrial Parkway.
		108	LA 546(Cheneire Drew Rd)
	West Monroe	112	Image:Louisiana 3429.svg LA 3429(Well Road)	Exit to reach fuel, restaurants, lodging and some shopping in West Monroe.
		113	Downing Pines Rd	Exit to reach the Downing Pines Industrial Park, Ike Hamilton Expo Center, restaurants, lodging and more. As of August, 2007 only the east bound exit was open. The expected opening day for the west bound exit was tentatively set for September, 2007.
		114	LA 617 (Thomas Road)	Exit to reach several restaurants, brand new hotels, shopping and Glenwood Medical Center in West Monroe.
		115	LA 34 (Stella Street, Mill Street)	Exit to reach downtown West Monroe.
		116A	[5th Street]	Exit to reach downtown West Monroe.
	I-20 crosses the Ouachita River
	Monroe	116B	U.S. 165 Business/LA 15 (Jackson Street) - Civic Center	Eastbound exit. Exit to reach downtown Monroe.
		117A	Hall Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance. Exit to reach downtown Monroe.
		117C	U.S. Route 165 Business/LA 15 (Lea Joyner Expressway) - Civic Center	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance. Westbound entrance from Calypso Street. Exit to reach downtown Monroe.
		117B	LA 594 (Texas Avenue)
		118	U.S. Route 165 - Bastrop, Columbia	Eastbound
		118A	U.S. 165 South - Columbia	Westbound
		118B	U.S. 165 North - Bastrop	Westbound
		120	Garrett Road, Monroe Airport	Eastbound exit includes ramp to Pecanland Mall Drive and westbound entrance from Pecanland Mall Drive
		124	LA 594 - Millhaven
Richland		132	LA 133 - Columbia, Start
		138	LA 137 - Archibald, Rayville
		143	LA 583 (Bee Bayou Road)
		145	LA 183 - Holly Ridge
		148	LA 609 - Dunn
		153	LA 17 - Winnsboro, Delhi
Madison		157	LA 577 - Waverly
		171	U.S. Route 65 - Vidalia, Tallulah	Exit to reach Newellton.
		173	LA 602 - Richmond
		182	LA 602 - Mound
		186	U.S. 80 West - Delta	U.S. 80 joins eastbound and leaves westbound.
Vicksburg Bridge over the Mississippi River Madison Parish, Louisiana-Warren County, Mississippi Border I-20/US 80 continues east into Vicksburg, Mississippi