Interstate 20 East - Bossier City to Haughton - AARoads

East

An entrance ramp joins I-20 east from Southern Avenue within the parclo interchange (Exit 18 A) at Line Avenue.
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The flyovers at Exit 19 A extends 0.77 miles east onto LA 1 (Market Street) south. The ramp for U.S. 71/LA 1 branches 0.43 miles northward onto Spring Street at Lake Street in Downtown Shreveport.
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A confirming marker for Interstate 20 east precedes the viaduct leading from Marshall Street to the Red River.
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East

South

I-20 enters Bossier City ahead of the loop ramp (Exit 19 B) onto Barksdale Boulevard east at Traffic Street.
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U.S. 71 joins I-20 east ahead of the Bossier Parish line and Exit 19 B to Traffic Street. Traffic Street heads 0.62 miles north from the freeway to U.S. 79/80 (Texas Street).
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U.S. 71 accompanies Interstate 20 east for 1.57 miles from LA 1 (Market Street) to Barksdale Boulevard at Exit 20 C.
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Traffic Street north from Barksdale Boulevard and Horseshoe Casino, and Barksdale Boulevard east to U.S. 71 were formerly part of LA 72.
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The diamond interchange at Exit 20 A joins I-20/U.S. 71 with Hamilton Road north and DiamondJacks Boulevard south.
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Named after the former casino south of I-20/U.S. 71 and Riverside Drive, DiamondJacks Boulevard was previously Isle of Capri Boulevard.
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Predecessor to Diamond Jacks casino, the Isle of Capri casino opened south of Exit 20 A in 1994. Diamond Jacks closed in Spring 2020. The 26 acre property was purchased by the Foundation Gaming on December 14, 2022.¹
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The modified trumpet interchange (Exit 20 B) with LA 3 (Benton Road) north overlays the wye interchange (Exit 20 C) where U.S. 71 parts ways with I-20 east for Barksdale Boulevard.
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LA 3 (Benton Road) travels 35.69 miles north from adjacent LA 72 (old Minden Road) to Benton and Arkansas State Highway 29 north of Plain Dealing.
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Barksdale Boulevard is an arterial route joining Downtown Bossier City with Barksdale Air Force Base. U.S. 71 lines Barksdale Boulevard south to Taylortown.
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U.S. 71 follows the Red River southeast from Shreveport to Alexandria.
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East

Interstate 20 curves northeast from the exchange with U.S. 71 and LA 3 to next meet LA 72 (Old Minden Road) at Exit 21.
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Interstate 20 spans a Kansas City Southern Railroad ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 21) with LA 72 (Old Minden Road).
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LA 72 measures just 1.86 miles in length west to LA 3 (Benton Road) and east to U.S. 79/80 (E Texas Street) in Bossier City.
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Guide signs for Exit 22 formerly displayed Barksdale AFB. Airline Drive (LA 3105) south to LA 72 (Old Minden Road) east connects with Northgate Road into the military base.
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Unmarked from I-20, LA 3105 comprises a 6.21 mile long arterial route from McDade Street at Arthur Ray Teague Parkway along the Red River to the north Bossier City line beyond I-220.
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Continuing east by a Kansas City Southern Railroad line, I-20 progresses 1.25 miles to a modified diamond interchange (Exit 23) with LA 782-2 (Industrial Drive) and Industrial Drive Extension.
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Barksdale AFB lies south of LA 782-2 (Industrial Drive) via LA 72 and Northgate Road (old LA 185).
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LA 782-2 (Industrial Drive) forms a 1.48 mile long loop east from LA 72 (Old Minden Road) to U.S. 79/80 (E Texas Street) at Swan Lake Spur.
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Interstate 220 returns to I-20 at a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 26).
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Industrial Drive Extension runs along the south side of I-20 east from LA 782-2.
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I-220 curves west beyond the adjacent exchange with U.S. 79/80 to north Bossier City and I-49 in northwest Shreveport. Interstate 20 continues 91 miles east to Monroe.
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Construction broke ground on May 15, 2019 for the $71.9 million I-220/I-20 Barksdale Air Force Base Interchange Access Project adding a new access road (LA 1267) southward to the military installation.²
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Sources:

"Louisiana approves sale of abandoned Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City." Shreveport Times (LA), December 15, 2022.
I-220/I-20 Barksdale Air Force Base Interchange Access Project. http://wwwapps.dotd.la.gov/ administration/public_info/ projects/home.aspx?key=129 Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (LADOTD), project web page.

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09/07/09, 05/20/14 by AARoads

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Page Updated 04-25-2023.