Louisiana Highway 3132
Encyclopedia
Louisiana Highway 3132 is a state highway
in Shreveport, Louisiana
, more commonly known as the Inner Loop Expressway. It spans approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) and acts as a bypass to the south and west of downtown Shreveport. On 2005-11-10, the highway was officially named the "Terry Bradshaw
Passway."http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-11-10-notebook-bell_x.htm This name is in addition to the LA 3132 designation.
Prior to the expansion of I-49
through Shreveport, LA 3132 served as the main connector from I-49 to I-20
.
, and U.S. Highway 171 before turning northward. The Inner Loop Expressway then ends at a junction with Interstate 20
and becomes Interstate 220
north of the interstate.
, which lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from the current terminus.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
, more commonly known as the Inner Loop Expressway. It spans approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) and acts as a bypass to the south and west of downtown Shreveport. On 2005-11-10, the highway was officially named the "Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...
Passway."http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-11-10-notebook-bell_x.htm This name is in addition to the LA 3132 designation.
Prior to the expansion of I-49
Interstate 49
Interstate 49 is currently an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana in the southern United States. Its southern terminus is in Lafayette, Louisiana, at Interstate 10 while its northern terminus is in Shreveport, Louisiana, at Interstate 20.-Route...
through Shreveport, LA 3132 served as the main connector from I-49 to I-20
Interstate 20 in Louisiana
Interstate 420 was to be a bypass of Monroe, Louisiana. Initially proposed in the late 1950s, this route was to have been only two lanes wide at a cost $29 million with a projected 2,500 to 3,000 ADT in 1964. The project was effectively canceled on October 12, 1964, when then Louisiana...
.
Route description
From the east, the Inner Loop Expressway begins at a junction with LA 523 and heads due west. The Expressway then intersects LA 526, Interstate 49Interstate 49
Interstate 49 is currently an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana in the southern United States. Its southern terminus is in Lafayette, Louisiana, at Interstate 10 while its northern terminus is in Shreveport, Louisiana, at Interstate 20.-Route...
, and U.S. Highway 171 before turning northward. The Inner Loop Expressway then ends at a junction with Interstate 20
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95...
and becomes Interstate 220
Interstate 220 (Louisiana)
Interstate 220 in Louisiana is an east–west bypass route around Shreveport, Louisiana in the northwestern corner of the state.-Route description:...
north of the interstate.
Future
LA 3132 is being extended eastward to intersect Louisiana Highway 1Louisiana Highway 1
Louisiana Highway 1 is a state highway in Louisiana. At 436.20 miles , it is the longest numbered highway of any class in Louisiana. It runs diagonally across the state, connecting the oil and gas fields near the island of Grand Isle with the northwest corner of the state, north of Shreveport.The...
, which lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from the current terminus.