Joseph D. Waggoner Jr. Memorial Highway Johnny Wyatt Memorial Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of I-20 | ||||
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
Length | 17.62 mi[1] (28.36 km) | |||
Existed | 1971[citation needed]–present | |||
History | 1991 (completed) | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-20 / LA 3132 in Shreveport | |||
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East end | I-20 / LA 1267 in Bossier City | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Louisiana | |||
Parishes | Caddo, Bossier | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.