Road Information

Interstate 220 in Louisiana    
Total Mileage in State: 18 miles
Eastern End: At I-20, in Bossier City
Western End: At I-20, in Shreveport
Mileage covered in Photos: 18 miles
Parishes covered in Photos: Caddo, Bossier
Major Junctions in Photos: I-20, in Shreveport
I-49 North, in Shreveport
I-20, in Bossier City
Control Cities in Photos: Shreveport, Bossier City

Eastbound

   

Interstate 220 East at Exit 1B: Interstate 20 West - Dallas (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 1C: Interstate 20 East - Monroe (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East reassurance shield just north of Interstate 20. Alongside it is a TO Interstate 49 North shield, directing traffic along the current gap in the I-49 designation in Shreveport. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 is also known as Joseph D. Waggonner Jr. Memorial Highway, as this sign reads approaching Exit 1A. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

The speed limit on Interstate 220 East starts out at 60 mph. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 1A: Jefferson Paige Rd (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Take Exit 2 to Cross Lake. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

At mile marker 2, the speed limit increases to 70 mph. This is the standard speed limit on most (but not all) rural Interstate highways in Louisiana. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 2: Lakeshore Dr (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Another Interstate 220 East reassurance shield. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at mile marker 3.4, as it begins to make its way over Cross Lake. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at mile marker 4. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Take Exit 5 to Southern University At Shreveport. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 5: LA 173 - Hilry / Huckaby III (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East approaching Exit 6 - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 6: Interstate 49 North - Texarkana (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 7A: US 71 South / LA 1 South - North Market St (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 7B: US 71 North / LA 1 North - North Market St (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East as it enters Bossier Parish and prepares to cross the Red River. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

A narrow Interstate 220 East reassurance shield. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

The speed limit remains 70 mph. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Take any of the next 5 exits to Bossier City. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at mile marker 10. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Take Exit 11 to Bossier City Convention Complex. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 11: LA 3 - Benton Rd (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 12: LA 3105 - Airline Dr (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 13: Swan Lake Rd (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at mile marker 14. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 15: Shed Rd (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East approaching the junction of Interstate 20, which marks its eastern terminus - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at mile marker 16, as it dips to the southeast to head for Interstate 20. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Take Exit 17A to the Racetrack and Bossier Parish Community College. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Interstate 220 East at Exit 17A: US 79 / US 80 - East Texas St (Photo taken 5/22/18).

One final Interstate 220 East reassurance shield approaching the junction of Interstate 20 in Bossier City. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

Use the left lane for Interstate 20 East toward Monroe and the right lane for Interstate 20 West toward Shreveport. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

View of the split ramps to Interstate 20 at the eastern terminus of Interstate 220. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

A view of the ramp to Interstate 20 East from Interstate 220 East. (Photo taken 5/22/18).

The ramp reaches its end here, as it merges into the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20. (Photo taken 5/22/18).