Interstate 220 (Louisiana)

Interstate 220 marker
Interstate 220
Joseph D. Waggoner Jr. Memorial Highway
Johnny Wyatt Memorial Highway
Map
I-220 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-20
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length17.62 mi[1] (28.36 km)
Existed1971[citation needed]–present
History1991 (completed)
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-20 / LA 3132 in Shreveport
Major intersections
East end I-20 / LA 1267 in Bossier City
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishesCaddo, Bossier
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System
I-210 LA 300

Interstate 220 (I-220) in Louisiana is an east–west bypass route around Shreveport which is 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.[1][2] The highway serves 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.

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Overview Map of I-220" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 14, 2013.