List of Interstate Highways in Louisiana

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List of Interstate Highways in Louisiana

The Interstate Highway System in Louisiana consists of 933.84 miles (1,502.87 km)[1] of freeways constructed and maintained by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD).

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Interstate Highways of the Louisiana Highway System
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Highway markers in use for primary interstates (left) and auxiliary interstates (right)
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Interstate Highways highlighted in red
System information
Length933.84 mi[1] (1,502.87 km)
FormedJune 29, 1956 (authorized);[2]
February 24, 1960 (opened);[3]
April 23, 1960 (signed)[4]
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate X (I-X)
System links
  • Louisiana State Highway System
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The system was authorized on June 29, 1956 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.[2] 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 the Pontchartrain Expressway (I-10) in New Orleans.[3] Two months later, the first Interstate Highway shields installed in Louisiana accompanied the opening of a portion of I-20 near Ruston on April 23.[4]

Primary interstates

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Number Length (mi)[1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
I-10 274.42441.64 Texas state line at Orange, TXMississippi state line east of Slidell 01960-01-011960[3]current Southern Louisiana's primary east–west route serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Slidell
I-12 85.59137.74 I-10 in Baton RougeI-10/I-59 in Slidell 01967-01-011967[6]current Northern bypass of New Orleans metropolitan area via Hammond
I-14 Texas state line near Leesville, LA (undecided)Mississippi state line near Natchez, MS (undecided) proposed Proposed extension roughly paralleling the LA 28 corridor
I-20 189.87305.57 Texas state line west of GreenwoodMississippi state line at Vicksburg, MS 01960-01-011960[4]current Northern Louisiana's primary east–west route serving Shreveport and Monroe
I-49 239.25385.04 I-10/US 167 in LafayetteArkansas state line north of Ida 01983-01-011983[7]current Louisiana's primary north–south route, connecting I-10 and I-20 via Alexandria; final gap in Shreveport is under construction and southern extension from Lafayette to New Orleans is planned
I-55 65.81105.91 I-10/US 51 in LaPlaceMississippi state line north of Kentwood 01960-01-011960[8]current North–south route in southeastern Louisiana via Hammond
I-59 11.4818.48 I-10/I-12 in SlidellMississippi state line north of Pearl River 01962-01-011962[9]current North–south route in southeastern Louisiana via Slidell
I-69 Texas state line southwest of Shreveport (undecided)Arkansas state line northeast of Haynesville (undecided) proposed Proposed extension roughly paralleling the US 79 corridor
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  •       Proposed and unbuilt
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Auxiliary interstates

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Number Length (mi)[1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
I-110 8.8914.31 I-10 in Baton RougeUS 61 in Baton Rouge 01964-01-011964[10]current Baton Rouge spur; formerly designated as I-410
I-210 12.4019.96 I-10 west of Lake CharlesI-10 east of Lake Charles 01964-01-011964[11]current Lake Charles downtown bypass
I-220 17.6228.36 I-20/LA 3132 in ShreveportI-20 in Bossier City 01977-01-011977[12]current Shreveport–Bossier City downtown bypass
I-310 11.2518.11 US 90/LA 3127 in BoutteI-10 west of Kenner 01983-01-011983[13]current Spur west of New Orleans
I-310 2.704.35 US 90 Bus. in New OrleansI-10 in New Orleans 01964-01-011964[14]01969-01-011969[15] Cancelled Vieux Carré Riverfront Expressway
I-410 1.903.06 LA 67 in Baton RougeI-10 in Baton 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 near Port Allen[11]
I-410 48.578.1 I-10 west of New OrleansI-10 in Eastern New Orleans 01969-01-011969[15]01977-01-011977[17] Cancelled southern bypass of New Orleans known as the Dixie Freeway; partially built as current I-310 and I-510
I-420 10.2016.42 I-20 in West MonroeI-20 in Monroe 01957-01-011957[18]01964-01-011964[14] Cancelled two-lane bypass of Monroe
I-510 3.044.89 LA 47 in New OrleansI-10/LA 47 in New Orleans 01992-01-011992[19]current Spur in Eastern New Orleans
I-610 4.527.27 I-10 in New Orleans 01965-01-011965[20]current New Orleans downtown bypass
I-910 9.7015.61 US 90 Bus. in MarreroI-10/US 90 Bus. in New Orleans 01999-01-011999[21]current FHWA designation (not used by La DOTD) for freeway portion of US 90 Bus. and placeholder for future I-49 corridor
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