Interstate 20

Basic data
Length:	1535 mi / 2470 km
States:	Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina
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The Interstate-20 is an American interstate highway that after 2,470 kilometers parallel to the Gulf coast of Kent to Florence by the American southern states leads.

The following states are crossed: Alabama , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , Texas and South Carolina . By far the longest section is in Texas, with 1020 kilometers.

Lengths

miles	km	Country
634	1020	Texas
189	304	Louisiana
154	248	Mississippi
215	346	Alabama
201	324	Georgia
141	227	South carolina
1535	2470	Total

course

Texas

Interstate 20 begins east of Kent on Interstate 10 . In the south of Pecos it meets US Highway 285 and near Odessa with US Highway 385 . To the north of the city of Big Spring, I-20 crosses US Highway 87 . Between Sweetwater and Abilene , US Highway 84 uses the route of Interstate 20. In Abilene, it continues to meet US Highways 83 and 277 . In Baird 20 I-crosses the US Highway 283 as well as Cisco to US Highway 183 .

In east Texas, Interstate 20 passes through the greater Fort Worth and Dallas area , known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex . In this metropolitan area, after the junction of Interstate 30, it forms part of the southern ring and meets Interstates 820 , 35 (as I-35W and I-35E), 45 and 635 as well as US Highways 287 , 67 , 77 and 175 .

From the city of Terrell , US Highway 80 runs parallel to I-20. In this section it is north of Tyler on US Highway 271 and south of Marshall on US Highway 59 crossed. West of Waskom , the last city in Texas, the US 80 uses the route of Interstate 20 for about five kilometers.

Louisiana

With Greenwood , the interstate passes the first place in Louisiana and meets US Highway 79 in the east of the community . Shortly thereafter, I-20 runs through the greater Shreveport area . At Shreveport Regional Airport , the road passes Interstate 220 and Louisiana State Route 3132 , which together form a ring road around the city. In the center of Shreveport it meets Interstate 49 and US Highways 171 and 71 .

After Interstate 20 exits the Shreveport city limits, it continues eastward. In the north of Ruston it is crossed by US Highways 63 and 167 , in Monroe by US Highway 165 and near Rayville by US Highway 425 . With the crossing of the Mississippi River , the road reaches the neighboring state of the same name.

Mississippi

In the first Mississippi city, Vicksburg , Interstate 20 meets US Highway 61 . The road then runs for 55 kilometers through mostly rural areas before reaching the greater Jackson area , the capital of Mississippi. Interstate 220 branches off to the east of the city and Interstate 55 uses the same route for about three kilometers in the south . Furthermore, the I-20 meets the US Highways 49 and 51 .

Interstates 20 and 59 in Mississippi

Between Jackson and Meridian , the interstate crosses the Bienville National Forest parallel to US Highway 80 . From Meridian, Interstate 59 uses the I-20 route. It is also crossed by US Highways 11 and 45 . After 150 miles, Interstate 20 reaches the Alabama border.

Alabama

In Alabama Interstate initially runs in a northeasterly direction and meets at Knoxville on the US Highway 43 . In the south of the city of Tuscaloosa , Interstate 359 branches off and I-20 is crossed by US Highway 82 . The I-20 runs in a north-easterly direction parallel to US 11 and after about 40 kilometers reaches the suburbs of Birmingham . At McCalla , Interstate 459 branches off , which forms a southern bypass route around the greater Birmingham area. In the center of the city, the road meets Interstate 65 as well as US Highways 31 , 78 and 280 . South of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport , Interstate 20 separates from Interstate 59 and then runs east.

East of Leeds , I-20 is crossed by US Highway 411 and at Pell City by US Highway 231 . South of Riverside , the interstate crosses Logan Martin Lake . It also runs west of Heflin through Cheaha State Park .

Georgia

Interstate 20 reaches Tallapoosa, the first town in Georgia. It continues to run in an easterly direction parallel to US 78. From the intersection with Interstate 285 , I-20 runs through the greater Atlanta area , the capital of Georgia, and meets Interstates 75 and 85 and the US highways in the center of the city 19 , 23 , 29 and 41 . In the east of the metropolitan area, it crosses I-285 again and continues in an easterly direction.

Between Lithonia and Covington , US Highway 278 uses the route of Interstate 20. In the south of Madison it is crossed by US Highways 129 and 441 and east of Thomson by US 221 . The last major city in Georgia on I-20 is Augusta . Interstate 520 branches off to the west of the city and forms a bypass route. In the north of the city, the interstate reaches the state of South Carolina by crossing the Savannah River .

South carolina

In South Carolina, Interstate 20 first passes the city of North Augusta in the south and continues in a northeast direction. In the north of North Augusta it meets US Highway 25 , north of Aiken on US Highway 1 and south of Batesburg-Leesville on US Highway 178 . Between Interstates 26 and 77 , the road runs through the greater Columbia area . Within the greater metropolitan area, it is joined by US Highways 21 , 76 , 176 and 378 as well as the South Carolina State Route 277, which has become a freeway .

Interstate 20 at Florence

East of Columbia, Interstate 20 passes Fort Jackson to the south . South of Lugoff she meets the US Highway 601 , south of Camden on the US Highway 521 and south of Bishopville on US Highway 15 . After 2,470 kilometers, I-20 ends west of Florence on Interstate 95 .

Feeders and bypasses

• Interstate 220 at Shreveport
• Interstate 220 at Jackson
• Interstate 520 at Augusta
• Interstate 820 near Fort Worth

Web links

Commons : Interstate 20  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Interstate Guide website