| Interstate Highways of the Louisiana Highway System | |
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Highway markers in use for primary interstates (left) and auxiliary interstates (right) | |
Interstate Highways highlighted in red | |
| System information | |
| Length | 933.84 mi[4] (1,502.87 km) |
| Formed | June 29, 1956 (authorized);[1] February 24, 1960 (opened);[2] April 23, 1960 (signed)[3] |
| Highway names | |
| Interstates | Interstate X (I-X) |
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TheInterstate Highway System in Louisiana consists of 933.84 miles (1,502.87 km)[4] offreeways constructed and maintained by theLouisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD).
The system was authorized on June 29, 1956 whenPresidentDwight D. Eisenhower signed into law theFederal Aid Highway Act of 1956.[1] The Louisiana Department of Highways, predecessor of the DOTD, began construction shortly afterward on its portion of the system, to which approximately 686 miles (1,104 km) was initially allotted.[5] The first road segment in the new system was officially opened and dedicated on February 24, 1960 and consisted of a portion of thePontchartrain Expressway (I-10) inNew Orleans.[2] Two months later, the first Interstate Highway shields installed in Louisiana accompanied the opening of a portion ofI-20 nearRuston on April 23.[3]
| Number | Length (mi)[4] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274.42 | 441.64 | Texas state line atOrange, TX | Mississippi state line east ofSlidell | 01960-01-011960[2] | current | Southern Louisiana's primary east–west route servingLake Charles,Lafayette,Baton Rouge,New Orleans, and Slidell | ||
| 85.59 | 137.74 | I-10 inBaton Rouge | I-10/I-59 inSlidell | 01967-01-011967[6] | current | Northern bypass ofNew Orleans metropolitan area viaHammond | ||
| — | — | Texas state line nearLeesville, LA (undecided) | Mississippi state line nearNatchez, MS (undecided) | proposed | — | Proposed extension roughly paralleling theLA 28 corridor | ||
| 189.87 | 305.57 | Texas state line west ofGreenwood | Mississippi state line atVicksburg, MS | 01960-01-011960[3] | current | Northern Louisiana's primary east–west route servingShreveport andMonroe | ||
| 239.25 | 385.04 | I-10/US 167 inLafayette I-20 inShreveport | I-220 in Shreveport Arkansas state line north ofIda | 01983-01-011983[7] | current | Louisiana's primary north–south route, connecting I-10 and I-20 viaAlexandria; final gap inShreveport is under construction and southern extension fromLafayette toNew Orleans is planned | ||
| 65.81 | 105.91 | I-10/US 51 inLaPlace | Mississippi state line north ofKentwood | 01960-01-011960[8] | current | North–south route in southeastern Louisiana viaHammond | ||
| 11.48 | 18.48 | I-10/I-12 inSlidell | Mississippi state line north ofPearl River | 01962-01-011962[9] | current | North–south route in southeastern Louisiana via Slidell | ||
| — | — | Texas state line southwest ofShreveport (undecided) | Arkansas state line northeast ofHaynesville (undecided) | proposed | — | Proposed extension roughly paralleling theUS 79 corridor | ||
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| Number | Length (mi)[4] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.89 | 14.31 | I-10 inBaton Rouge | US 61 inBaton Rouge | 01964-01-011964[10] | current | Baton Rouge spur; formerly designated as I-410 | ||
| 12.40 | 19.96 | I-10 west ofLake Charles | I-10 east ofLake Charles | 01964-01-011964[11] | current | Lake Charles downtown bypass | ||
| 17.62 | 28.36 | I-20/LA 3132 inShreveport | I-20 inBossier City | 01977-01-011977[12] | current | Shreveport–Bossier City downtown bypass | ||
| 11.25 | 18.11 | US 90/LA 3127 inBoutte | I-10 west ofKenner | 01983-01-011983[13] | current | Spur west ofNew Orleans | ||
| 2.70 | 4.35 | US 90 Bus. inNew Orleans | I-10 inNew Orleans | 01964-01-011964[14] | 01969-01-011969[15] | CancelledVieux Carré Riverfront Expressway | ||
| 1.90 | 3.06 | LA 67 inBaton Rouge | I-10 inBaton Rouge | 01961-01-011961[16] | 01964-01-011964[10] | Unfinished Baton Rouge loop partially retained as I-110; planned as 13.60-mile (21.89 km) route with western terminus at I-10 nearPort Allen[11] | ||
| 48.5 | 78.1 | I-10 west ofNew Orleans | I-10 inEastern New Orleans | 01969-01-011969[15] | 01977-01-011977[17] | Cancelled southern bypass of New Orleans known as theDixie Freeway; partially built as currentI-310 andI-510 | ||
| 10.20 | 16.42 | I-20 inWest Monroe | I-20 inMonroe | 01957-01-011957[18] | 01964-01-011964[14] | Cancelled two-lane bypass ofMonroe | ||
| 3.04 | 4.89 | LA 47 inNew Orleans | I-10/LA 47 inNew Orleans | 01992-01-011992[19] | current | Spur inEastern New Orleans | ||
| 4.52 | 7.27 | I-10 inNew Orleans | 01965-01-011965[20] | current | New Orleans downtown bypass | |||
| 9.70 | 15.61 | US 90 Bus. inMarrero | I-10/US 90 Bus. inNew Orleans | 01999-01-011999[21] | current | FHWA designation (not used byLa DOTD) for freeway portion of US 90 Bus. and placeholder for futureI-49 corridor | ||
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