Interstate 49 North - Shreveport to Ida

A folded diamond interchange (Exit 211) joins I-49 with LA 3194 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive) a half mile north of Interstate 220.
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LA 3194 (M.L. King, Jr. Drive) is a four to five lane boulevard running 3.54 miles between LA 173 (Hilry Huckaby III Avenue) and U.S. 71/LA 1 (N Market Street) in north Shreveport.
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LA 1 (N Market Street) branches 2.2 miles west from U.S. 71 to meet I-49 at Exit 215.
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I-49 crosses over Pine Hill Road a half mile south of the diamond interchange (Exit 215) with LA 1 (N Market Street).
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Continuing northwest from Exit 215, LA 1 leads to the town of Blanchard, Caddo Lake, Vivian and the tri point of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
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Interstate 49 opened to traffic north from LA 1 to LA 168 near Ida in November 2013.
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The speed limit on the remainder of Interstate 49 north in Louisiana is 75 miles per hour.
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Interstate 49 crosses Twelvemile Bayou north of Albany Road.
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LA 173 angles northeast from Blanchard to the diamond interchange at Exit 221.
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LA 173 constitutes a 19.27 mile long loop west from U.S. 71 and Downtown Shreveport to Blanchard and north from I-49 to LA 3049 at Dixie.
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LA 169 stems west from U.S. 71 and Sentell Road to the diamond interchange at Exit 223.
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West from I-49, LA 168 leads to LA 1 and the town of Mooringsport by Caddo Lake.
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LA 530 is a 10.06 mile long highway joining I-49 with LA 3049 in the village of Belcher to the east and LA 1 in the town of Oil City to the west.
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The diamond interchange (Exit 228) linking I-49 with LA 530 (Belcher Oil City Road) lies west of Swift Bayou.
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Exit 231 joins Interstate 49 north with LA 170 east to the village of Gilliam and northwest to the town of Vivian.
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Measuring 14.21 miles in length, LA 170 originates along the Texas state line at Cass County Road and concludes east at U.S. 71/LA 3049 in Gilliam
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Interstate 49 bee lines northeast across Black Bayou and areas of ranch land to Exit 234.
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U.S. 71 shifts west of Interstate 49 from Exit 234 into the village of Hosston.
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Interstate 49 north temporarily ended at Exit 234 until the section north to U.S. 71 beyond Kiblah, Arkansas opened on November 10, 2014.
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Hukaby Road spans I-49 north just ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 234) with U.S. 71 between Gilliam and Hosston.
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Temporary traffic lights were used at Exit 234 and U.S. 71 until the remaining section of I-49 north to Arkansas was completed.
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LA 2 separates from a short overlap with U.S. 71 through Hosston east to I-49 at Exit 237 and LA 3 at the town of Plain Dealing.
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LA 2 continues 6.88 miles west from U.S. 71 in Hosston to LA 1/170 in Vivian.
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U.S. 71 switches sides with Interstate 49 ahead of Exit 241 for Parish Route 16.
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Mira Myrtis Road (Parish Route 16) runs 6.20 miles west from U.S. 71 at Mira to LA 1 beyond Black Bayou Lake.
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Forthcoming LA 168 is a 7.22 mile long highway west to LA 1 in the village of Rodessa and east to U.S. 71 and Magnolia Avenue in the village of Ida.
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The last confirming marker for Interstate 49 north in Louisiana precedes the Parish Route 178 over pass outside Ida.
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Interstate 49 continues 30 miles north from the Pelican State to Texarkana, Arkansas.
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The Arkansas welcome sign for I-49 north stands at the state line.
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