Interstate 220 Louisiana

Interstate 220 Louisiana
Shreveport, LA ↔ Bossier City, LA•17.62 miles

Overview

Providing both a bypass for I-20 around Shreveport and Bossier City and part of the link between I-49 north to Texarkana, Arkansas and south to Alexandria, Interstate 220 is a 17 mile long loop. The freeway branches north from I-20 and LA 3132 (Inner Loop Expressway) and spans Cross Lake to I-49 in North Shreveport. I-220 turns east at U.S. 71 and crosses the Red River ahead of a retail corridor in north Bossier City. Eastern reaches of the freeway loop serve an array of industrial parks, subdivisions and Louisiana Downs Casino And Racetrack.

The systems interchange joining Interstate 220 with I-49 North Segment K2 at North Shreveport was completed on October 17, 2018. The exchange officially opened to traffic following a celebration attended by Governor John Bel Edwards and several state and local officials. Construction on Segment K2 started in 2014. The $142 million project included rebuilding I-220 and adding auxiliary lanes between Exit 5 (LA 173 / Hilry Hickaby III Avenue) and Exit 7 A (U.S. 71 / North Market Street) (Baughn, n.d.).

Interstate 49 was formally routed alongside both I-220 west from North Shreveport to I-20/LA 3132 (Inner Loop Expressway), and on I-20 east from I-220 to the four level interchange with I-49 at Pete Harris Drive/Allen Avenue by action of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on May 21, 2019. Trailblazers for I-49 posted along both I-20 and I-220 provide route continuity between the separate sections leading into Shreveport.

Mileage by State

Louisiana17.62 mi

Data Sources

December 31, 2021 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

Major Projects

Work on the I-220/I-20 Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB) Interchange Access Project broke ground on May 15, 2019 (MacNeil, 2019). Funded in part with GARVEE bonds, and contributions from Bossier City, Bossier Parish and the North Louisiana Council of Governments (NLCOG) (Shreveport Times, 2019), $90 million in construction adds a new roadway that will provide an eastern entrance into BAFB, and open up previously inaccessible areas for development. Anticipated completion of the access road, new BAFB gate and the interchange modification at I-20 was Fall 2021 (MacNeil, 2019). Several change orders extended the project timeline to an anticipated completion in Summer 2022 (Bird, 2022).

History

Shreveport, LA - 1979 Map
1979 AAA Map of Shreveport, LA

The bypass loop of Shreveport was part of the urban Interstate numerology submitted to the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) by the Louisiana Department of Highways. It was initially numbered as Route A20, with Route B20 assigned to the planned loop around Monroe. These changed to I-220 and I-420 respectively per instructions from AASHO on July 2, 1958 and were approved on November 10, 1958.

The last section of Interstate 220 completed was the bridge over Cross Lake in 1988. Topping out at 24.6 feet, the span extends 10,230 feet between Exits 2 and 4 (Crawford, 2018).

Interstate 220 and LA 3123 (Inner Loop Expressway) were originally planned to form a complete beltway encircling Shreveport and Bossier City. Anthony Kennerson (2003) posted on the Southeast Roads and Transport group  that 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.

Interstate 220 was shown on some American Automobile Association (AAA) maps from 1979 into the 1980s extending south and then east to meet then-proposed I-49 along the Inner Loop Expressway. The freeway loop between I-20 and LA 523 (Flournoy Lucas Road) was eventually constructed as State Highway 3132.

East End Interstate 20 ‐ Bossier City, LA

Interstate 220 East at Interstate 20

I-220 east at I-20 - Bossier City, LA

Interstate 220 curves southeast and meets U.S. 79/80 adjacent to Louisiana Downs Casino and Racetrack just ahead of I-20. 10/03/21

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Interstate 20 West at Interstate 220

I-20 west at I-220 - Bossier City, LA

Interstate 20 passes between the unincorporated community of Red Chute and Flag Lake in Barksdake AFB ahead of the split with I-220 at Exit 26. Photo by Chris Patriarca (04/08/03).

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Interstate 20 East at Interstate 220

I-20 east at I-220 - Bossier City, LA

Interstate 20 runs along an industrial area east to Exit 26 for I-220 west in Bossier City. 05/20/14

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West End Interstate 20 Interstate 49 Louisiana Highway 3132 ‐ Shreveport, LA

Interstate 49 South Interstate 220 West at Interstate 20 Louisiana Highway 3132

I-220/49 west at I-20/LA 3132 - Shreveport

I-49/220 angle southwest from Cross Lake to succeeding interchanges with Lakeshore Drive and Jefferson Paige Road. Exit 1 B follows at a wye interchange for I-20 west to Dallas, Texas. 10/03/21

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Louisiana Highway 3132 West at Interstate 20 Interstate 49 Interstate 220

LA 3132 west at I-20/49/220 - Shreveport

LA 3132 (Inner Loop Expressway) heads a quarter mile north from the diamond interchange with LA 511 by Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) to Exits 1 B/C with I-20/49 at Interstate 220. 10/03/21

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Interstate 20 West Interstate 49 North at Interstate 220 Louisiana Highway 3132

I-20/49 west at I-220/LA 3132 - Shreveport, LA

I-20/49 advance 0.75 miles west from the diamond interchange (Exit 13) with Monkhouse Drive to Interstate 220 and LA 3132 east. 10/03/21

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Interstate 20 East at Interstate 49 Interstate 220 Louisiana Highway 3132

I-20 east at I-49-220/LA 3132 - Shreveport

I-20 advances east from a commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 10) with Pines Road to meet I-220 east, I-49 north and LA 3132 east. 10/03/21

I-20 east at I-49-220/LA 3132 - Shreveport I-20 east at I-49-220/LA 3132 - Shreveport I-20 east at I-49-220/LA 3132 - Shreveport

West End – Past Views

Past Views Gallery (Tap to Expand / Collapse Section)

Interstate 20 at Interstate 220 Louisiana Highway 3132

I-20 west at I-220/LA 3132 - 2003

Prior to six lane expansion of I-20 west of I-220/LA 3132, a lane drop occurred at Exit 11. Photo by Chris Patriarca (06/20/03).

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References

  1. Crawford, S. (2018, October 17). New Shreveport I-49, I-220 interchange officially opens. Shreveport Times.
  2. Baughn, J. (n.d.). I0220 over CROSS LAKE,KCS,CSR,LA 17, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. BridgeReports.com. Retrieved from http://bridgereports.com/1224772
  3. Kennerson, A. (2003, September 14). Re: Question regarding I-220 Shreveport. [Online posting]. Yahoo Groups - Southeast Roads and Transport.
  4. MacNeil, S. (2019, May 15). Officials break ground on I-20/I-220 BAFB Interchange project. Shreveport Times. Retrieved from https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/05/15/officials-break-ground-20-i-220-bafb-interchange-project/3686849002/
  5. Work begins on I-220 extension onto Barksdale Air Force Base. (2019, August 9). Shreveport Times. Retrieved from https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/08/09/work-begins-220-extension-onto-barksdale-air-force-base/1961614001/
  6. Bird, M. (2022, March 2). I-20/I-220 Interchange Project Improves Access for Barksdale Air Force Base. Construction News. Retrieved from https://www.acppubs.com/articles/i-20-i-220-interchange-project-improves-access-for-barksdale-air-force-base
Updated July 2, 2022