Interstate 220 (Louisiana)
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| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 17.62 mi (28.36 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1971 (signed) 1991 (completed) – present |
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  I-20 / LA 3132 in Shreveport
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  US 79 / US 80 in Bossier City
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I-20 in Bossier City |
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| Parishes: | Caddo, Bossier | |||
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US 71 in Shreveport
Interstate 220 (I-220) in Louisiana is an east–west bypass route around Shreveport, Louisiana in the northwestern corner of the state. It runs 17.62 miles (28.36 km) from I-20 and LA 3132 in Shreveport to a second interchange with I-20 in Bossier City.
Interstate 220 begins at Interstate 20 in western Shreveport at the northern end of Louisiana Highway 3132 near Shreveport Regional Airport. I-220 heads northeast towards Cross Lake, where it passes through northern Shreveport, curving in an eastern direction at US 71, before crossing the Red River near the Shreveport Downtown Airport. East of the Red River, I-220 enters Bossier City, continuing east through the northern parts of that city until curving south towards I-20 at Shed Road (exit 15). I-220 ends at I-20 at the southwest corner of the Louisiana Downs racetrack.
Originally, Interstate 220 and LA 3123 (Inner Loop Expressway) were planned to be united as one beltway. According to Anthony Kennerson, the belt route was to be "a full loop with the eastern quadrant slicing through property of Barksdale Air Force Base and crossing the Red River about a mile south of the existing Jimmie Davis (LA 518) Bridge. More than likely, both lack of cash and the difficulties with negotiating with the US Air Force regarding using ROW from Barksdale contributed to cutting the full loop short."
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