The Interstate Highway System in Louisiana consists of
of
freeway
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s constructed and maintained by the
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD).
The system was authorized on June 29, 1956 when
President
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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signed into law the
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, was enacted on June 29, 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law. With an original authorization of $25 billion for ...
.
The Louisiana Department of Highways, predecessor of the DOTD, began construction shortly afterward on its portion of the system, to which approximately was initially allotted.
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
The Pontchartrain Expressway is a parallel six-lane section of Interstate 10 (I-10) and U.S. Route 90 Business (US 90 Bus.) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, with a brief stand-alone section in between junctions with these highway ...
(
I-10) in
.
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.
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Primary interstates
Auxiliary interstates
See also
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References
External links
Maps / GIS Data Homepage Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Interstate Highways In Louisiana
Interstate
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...