Interstate 220 West

A flyover joins I-20 east with I-220 west within the directional T interchange at Musselshell Bayou.

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Grading for unconstructed loop ramps along the north side of I-20 appears within the exchange at I-220's east end.

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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 17A) lies just north of Interstate 20 with U.S. 79/80 by Harrah's Louisiana Downs.

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A third lane opens north ahead of Exit 17A for U.S. 79/80 (Texas Street). U.S. 79/80 parallel I-20 west to Greenwood and east to Minden.

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U.S. 79/80 follow Texas Street west from Interstate 220 to Bossier Parish Community College, Pierre Bossier Mall and Downtown Bossier City. U.S. 79/80 east continue through the community of Red Chute.

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Interstate 220 curves west alongside Red Chute Bayou by the first westbound shield assembly.

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Crossing over a Kansas City Southern Railroad line, I-220 advances 0.75 miles west to Exit 15 for Shed Road.

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Shed Road runs along the north side of I-220 from suburban areas along Stockwell Road to Exit 5.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 5) with Shed Road on I-220 west. Shed Road heads southwest through an industrial park area to the Swan Lake and Meadowview neighborhoods.

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Swan Lake Road heads north from Shed Road and the Swan Lake neighborhood to cross paths with Interstate 220 in one mile.

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Interstate 220 crosses Macks Bayou a half mile east of the diamond interchange (Exit 13) with Swan Lake Road.

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Swan Lake Road leads south to U.S. 79/80 (Texas Street) at LA 782-2 and arcs 6.5 miles northwest to LA 3105 (Airline Drive).

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Interstate 220 traverses undeveloped wetlands outside the Bossier City limits ahead of Exit 12.

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Reentering the Bossier City limits, westbound Interstate 220 advances one mile to LA 3105 (Airline Drive).

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LA 3105 follows Airline Drive north from U.S. 71 (Barksdale Boulevard) near Barksdale Air Force Base to a commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 12) with I-220.

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Airline Drive extends north through suburban areas to Palmetto Road near Black Bayou.

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LA 3 crosses paths with Interstate 220 at Exit 11. The state highway follows Benton Road northward from LA 72 (Old Minten Road) to the town of Benton.

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Auxiliary lanes open along I-220 between LA 3105 (Exit 12) and LA 3 (Exit 11).

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LA 3 travels ten miles north from I-220 to LA 162 in Benton and 25 miles to LA 2 at Plain Dealing. LA 3 becomes Arkansas Highway 29, 33 miles north of Exit 11.

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Advancing west, Interstate 220 passes south of Bossier City Reservoir to a bend along the Red River.

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Interstate 49 ties into I-220 west between the ensuing two interchanges.

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A six-ramp parclo interchange (Exits 7B/A) joins I-220 west with U.S. 71/LA 1 (N Market Street) in 1.50 miles.

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Crossing the Red River, Interstate 220 enters Caddo Parish. The freeway remains elevated west to Exit 7B for U.S. 71/LA 1 at North Highlands.

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The I-220 bridge system over the Red River extends above LA 3049 (Dixie Shreveport Road), Twelve Mile Bayou and LA 538.

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Prior to the completion of Interstate 49 north from I-220, U.S. 71/LA 1 represented the main route north from Shreveport toward Texarkana, Arkansas.

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U.S. 71/LA overlap 5.8 miles north from I-20 and Downtown Shreveport to the North Highlands community nearby. U.S. 71 continues northward to Hosston, Mira and Ida. LA 1 travels to Oil City, Vivian and the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas tri-corner.

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Exit 7A loops onto U.S. 71/LA 1 (Market Street) south through industrial areas north of Downtown and west of Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN).

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A two-wye systems interchange (Exit 6) with Interstate 49 north was constructed along Interstate 220 beyond McCain Creek. Completing the high speed route from Shreveport to Texarkana, Arkansas, the final section of I-49 fully opened to traffic north to LA 1 on October 17, 2018.

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Interstate 49 south combines with I-220 west on the approach to Exit 5 with LA 173 (Hilry Huckaby III Avenue).

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LA 173 is a 19.25 mile long highway looping northwest from U.S. 71/LA 1 in Downtown Shreveport to Blanchard and northeast to LA 3049 (Dixie Shreveport Road) at Dixie.

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Construction for I-49 included adding an auxiliary lane southwest to the folded diamond interchange (Exit 5) with LA 173. Shreveport Blanchard Road (LA 173) was renamed to Hilry Huckaby III Avenue between Roy Road and N Hearne Avenue (LA 3094) by Shreveport city council in 2004.

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I-49/220 rises onto bridge spanning Cross Lake at LA 173 and the adjacent Kansas City Southern Railroad line.

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The 10,230 foot long span across Cross Lake was the final segment of Interstate 220 built. It opened to traffic in 1988.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 2) links I-49/220 with Lakeshore Drive near the Willow Ridge development along Cross Lake.

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Lakeshore Drive stems west from U.S. 79/80 (Texas Avenue) in central Shreveport to straddle southern reaches of Cross Lake.

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Exit 2 leaves I-49 south and I-220 west for Lakeshore Drive one mile from the succeeding diamond interchange with Jefferson Paige Road.

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Jefferson Paige Road winds west from U.S. 79/80 at Monkhouse Drive to Exit 1A and suburban areas in west Shrevenport.

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I-49/220 angle southwest from Jefferson Paige Road one mile to Exit 1B for Interstate 20 west to Marshall, Longview and Tyler in east Texas.

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I-49/220 converge with Interstate 20 and LA 3132 (Inner Loop Expressway) at a cloverstack interchange (Exits 1B/C) adjacnt to Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV).

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Interstate 20 travels west from Shreveport to Dallas, Texas. I-49 joins I-20 east via Exit 1C, 5.4 miles to its original north end by the Allendale-Lakeside neighborhood southwest of Downtown.

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The passenger terminal of Shrevenport Regional Airport (SHV) lies south of the ensuing interchange along I-20 east and I-49 south.

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LA 3132 (Inner Loop Expressway) commences south from the end of I-220. The exit numbering system extends along the freeway loop southeast to LA 523 (Flournoy Lucas Road).

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