 Interstate 10 | ||||
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 I-10 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length | 274.42 mi[1] (441.64 km) | |||
| Existed | 1957–present | |||
| History | Completed in 1978[2] | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-10 / US 90 at Texas state line | |||
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| East end | I-10 at Mississippi state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Louisiana | |||
| Parishes | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany | |||
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Interstate 10 (I-10), a major transcontinental Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs across the southern part of Louisiana for 274.42 miles (441.64 km)[1][3] from Texas to Mississippi. It passes through Lake Charles, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge, dips south of Lake Pontchartrain to serve the New Orleans metropolitan area, then crosses Lake Pontchartrain and leaves the state.
On August 29, 2005, the I-10 Twin Span Bridge was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, rendering it unusable. The bridge was repaired, and later replaced with two higher elevation spans in 2009 and 2010.
- ^ a b Starks, Edward (May 6, 2019). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2018". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Albarado, Sonny (May 6, 1978). "Long-awaited I-10 link opened by Gov. Edwards". Morning Advocate. Baton Rouge. p. 1B.
- ^ "Overview Map of I-10" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 2, 2013.