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Interstate 49 (abbreviated I-49) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana, United States. Its southern terminus is in Lafayette, Louisiana at Interstate 10; its northern terminus is in Shreveport, Louisiana at Interstate 20. Plans are underway to extend the interstate at both ends, to New Orleans, Louisiana to the south and to Kansas City, Missouri to the north.
Extension of Interstate 49
Construction for the extension north is already underway in southwest Missouri and in Arkansas.
In Missouri, all of US 71 from Anderson, Missouri to Joplin, Missouri has already been upgraded to interstate standards and most of the highway from Joplin to Kansas City is at interstate standards. The only sections that aren't are already divided highways and easily upgradeable. A short bypass of Joplin, Missouri State Highway 249 is being built to continue I-49 north without continuing several miles to the east with US 71. In southern Kansas City, there have been many objections to upgrading US 71 to an interstate.
In Arkansas, Interstate 540 from Alma to Bentonville will become part of future I-49, and work is underway to build a toll section further into Missouri. The Missouri constitution prohibits the Missouri Department of Transportation from constructing toll roads. Many voters in Missouri have objected to the possibility of any toll roads in that state (primarily in reaction to nearby Oklahoma's turnpikes), so the future of that still remains unknown.
A map shows the two disconnected pieces of the Interstate. Some refer to this as a bypass of the current Hwy 71 that runs through Bella Vista, AR. Many, especially truckers, in Arkansas and Missouri are desperate to see the highway fully connected and flowing due to current traffic congestion.
A section of Future Interstate 130 at Texarkana, Arkansas is also to become part of Interstate 49.
In December 2004, a section of Arkansas State Highway 549 opened between Texarkana, Arkansas and Fouke, Arkansas that will eventually become part of I-49. Another section between Fouke and Doddridge, Arkansas opened October 2005.
Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
Intersections with other interstates
Notes
- The state of Louisiana has plans to extend Interstate 49 to the south and east, from Lafayette, Louisiana to New Orleans, Louisiana roughly following the path of the current U.S. Highway 90. This project is currently on hold indefinitely, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which devastated the region.
- To the north, Interstate 49 is proposed to extend through Texarkana, Fort Smith, Arkansas, and on to Kansas City, Missouri. This routing is proposed to include the proposed I-130 and the Alma-to-Bentonville part of I-540 in Arkansas, and will parallel U.S. Highway 71 for the entire route. The urban segment in Shreveport which would be needed to connect the existing highway with the proposed northern extension beginning north of the city at I-220 is politically controversial because of the houses that would have to be torn down, and neighborhoods divided, in order to build it.
Exit list
| # | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Highway 167 south - Lafayette | southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| Interstate 10 east - Baton Rouge | ||
| 1A | Interstate 10 west - Lake Charles||
| 1B | Pont Des Mouton Road | |
| 2 | Louisiana Highway 98 - Gloria Switch Road | |
| 4 | Louisiana Highway 726 - Carencro | |
| 7 | Louisiana Highway 182 | |
| 11 | Lousiana Highway 93 - Sunset; Grand Coteau | |
| 15 | Louisiana Highway 3233 - Harry Guilbeau Road | |
| 17 | Judson Walsh Drive | |
| 18 | Louisiana Highway 31 - Creswell Lane | |
| 19 | U.S. Highway 190 - Baton Rouge; Opelousassplit into 19A and 19B northbound | |
| 23 | U.S. Highway 167 north; Louisiana Highway 744 - Ville PlatteUS 167 joins southbound and splits northbound | |
| 25 | Louisiana Highway 103 - Washington; Port Barre | |
| 27 | Louisiana Highway 10 - Lebeau | |
| 40 | Louisiana Highway 29 - Ville Platte | |
| 46 | Louisiana Highway 106 - St. Landry | |
| 53 | Louisiana Highway 115 - Bunkie | |
| 56 | Louisiana Highway 181 - Cheneyville | |
| 61 | U.S. Highway 167 - Turkey Creek; Meeker||
| 66 | Louisiana Highway 112 - Forest Hill; Lecompte | |
| 73 | Louisiana Highway 3265; Parish Road 22 - Woodworth | |
| 80 | US 167.svg U.S. Highway 71; U.S. Highway 167 south - MacArthur Drivenorthbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 80 | US 167.svg U.S. Highway 71 south; U.S. Highway 167 south - MacArthur Drivesouthbound exit and northbound entrance; US 71 Bypass begins northbound and ends southbound | |
| 81 | Louisiana Highway 3250 to U.S. Highway 71 north - Sugarhouse Road to MacArthur Drive | southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 83 | Broadway Avenue | |
| 84 | Business plate.svgnorthbound exit and southbound entrance; US 167 joins southbound and splits northbound | |
| 84 | U.S. Highway 167 north; Lousiana Highway 28 east - Pineville Expresswaysouthbound exit and northbound entrance; LA 28 joins northbound and leaves southbound | |
| 85A | northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 85A | southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 85B | Monroe Street; Medical Center Drive | northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 86 | US 165.svg U.S. Highway 71; U.S. Highway 165 - MacArthur Drive (Louisiana Highway 28 west)LA 28 joins southbound and leaves northbound; US 71 Bypass begins southbound and ends northbound | |
| 90 | Louisiana Highway 498 - Air Base Road | |
| 94 | Parish Road 23 - Rapides Station Road | |
| 98 | Louisiana Highway 1 - Boyce | northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 99 | Louisiana Highway 8 east; Louisiana Highway 1200 - Boyce | LA 8 joins northbound and leaves southbound |
| 103 | Louisiana Highway 8 west - Flatwoods | LA 8 joins southbound and leaves northbound |
| 107 | Lena | |
| 113 | Louisiana Highway 490 - Chopin | |
| 119 | Louisiana Highway 119 - Cloutierville | |
| 127 | Louisiana Highway 120 - Flora; Cypress | |
| 132 | Louisiana Highway 478 | |
| 138 | Louisiana Highway 6 - Many; Natchitoches | |
| 142 | Parish Road 547 - Posey Road | |
| 148 | Louisiana Highway 485 - Allen; Powhatan | |
| 155 | Louisiana Highway 174 - Ajax; Lake End | |
| 162 | U.S. Highway 371; Louisiana Highway 177 - Pleasant Hill; Coushatta||
| 169 | Asseff Road | |
| 172 | U.S. Highway 84 - Mansfield; Grand Bayou||
| 177 | Louisiana Highway 509 - Carmel | |
| 186 | Louisiana Highway 175 - Kingston; Frierson | |
| 191 | Louisiana Highway 3276; Parish Road 16 - Stonewall | |
| 199 | Louisiana Highway 526 - Bert Kouns Industrial Loop | |
| 201 | Louisiana Highway 3132 - Inner Loop Expressway; Dallas, TX; Texarkana, TX | |
| 202 | Louisiana Highway 511 - East 70th Street | |
| 203 | Hollywood Avenue; Pierremont Road | |
| 205 | Kings Highway | |
| 206 | Interstate 20 - Dallas, TX; Monroenorthbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| Pete Harris Drive; Murphy Street | northbound exit and southbound entrance |
External links
- I-49 South Project
- I-49 Connector in Lafayette, LA
- Future I-49 South Pictures (Stephen Gantry)
- Future I-49 South Pictures (Andy P. Jung)
References
"Interstate 49"
