Talk:Interstate 49
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Would Missouri 249 be considered a spur route of (future) I-49?
- Plans are for Missouri 249 to be part of I-49 itself. If you drive north on US 71 at I-44, it turns into MO 249 (US 71 joins I-44 and heads east for an exit or two).Rt66lt 03:32, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Exit list for south extension
| # | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 215B | Louisiana Highway 308 - Raceland | northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 215A | Louisiana Highway 1 - Thibodaux; Lockport | |
| 210 | Louisiana Highway 182 - Houma | |
| 204 | Louisiana Highway 316 - Bayou Blue; Gray | |
| 202 | Louisiana Highway 24 - Houma; Thibodaux | |
| 200 | Louisiana Highway 311 | |
| 194 | Louisiana Highway 20 - Chacahoula | |
| 189 | Louisiana Highway 20 - Gibson | |
| 185 | Louisiana Highway 662 to Louisiana Highway 182 | |
| 182 |   Louisiana Highway 662 - Boeuf (U.S. Highway 90 Business west) |
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| 181 | Amelia | |
| 176 | Dr. ML King Boulevard | |
| Brashear Avenue (U.S. Highway 90 Business east; Louisiana Highway 70; Louisiana Highway 182) |
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| Federal Avenue | southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| Berwick (Louisiana Highway 182) | ||
| gap in freeway; freeway below is incomplete with some at-grade intersections | ||
| Louisiana Highway 317 - Burns Point; Centerville | ||
| Louisiana Highway 3215 - Garden City; Franklin | ||
| Louisiana Highway 3211 north - Franklin | ||
| Louisiana Highway 83 - Baldwin; Louisa | ||
| Louisiana Highway 668 - Jeanerette | ||
| Parish Road 211 - Darnall Road | ||
| Lewis Street | ||
| Louisiana Highway 329 - Avery Island | northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| Louisiana Highway 14 - New Iberia; Delcambre | ||
| Louisiana Highway 182; Louisiana Highway 96 - Cade; St. Martinville |
Ends I-10 Layfette, Louisiana —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Broworker122 (talk • contribs) 19:26:49, August 19, 2007 (UTC).
But, has any of the Southern Extension been officially designated I-49 at this point (Feb. 11, 2008? Dnrothx (talk) 17:52, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Northern I-49 Extension
The page says that long-term plans are in place to extend I-49 from Shreveport, LA along the US-71 corridor through Texarkana (I-30), Ft. Smith (I-40), Joplin (I-44), up to Kansas City, MO. This would indeed serve as a vital North-South route for the Midwest all the way from Canada to I-10. Parts of US-71 already interstate standard, when are the different stages of the upgrade supposed to take place? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.174.36.230 (talk) 07:06, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
- I don't know a date, but it's going to be a while. As it says, the Bella Vista bypass is on an indefinate hold. The parts in Missouri (at least north of Joplin) are piecemeal, pretty much just around Nevada and a few other towns, otherwise it's simply divided highway until you get close to Harrisonville (about 150 miles). While everything is set up where interchanges could be put it, it's still going to be a while before it's finished. The Bella Vista bypass cannot really be ignored. Where US 71 leaves Pineville to Bella Vista is all lined with businesses now. To build interchanges would require tearing down a lot of businesses to build the ramps and overpasses - it would be expensive, and would probably be fought to the point of condemnation hearings in court. Nothing, by the way, has been done between Forth Smith and Texarkana. I've driven this (just about a year ago); it's a windy, two-lane highway the whole way. Squad51 (talk) 16:44, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] I-29
Are there any plans to integrate the extended I-49 with I-29 (perhaps renaming one or the other)? They will share a common endpoint of downtown Kansas City, and follow roughly the same trajectory. All Kansas City needs is yet another highway number to accompany Interstates 29, 35, 70, 435, 470, 635, and 670, not to mention the myriad US, Missouri, and Kansas highways. --Xyzzyva (talk) 02:35, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- I think the best way to solve this problem is to eventually renumber the current I-29 to I-35 and the current I-35 North of Kansas City to I-49. This will also instantly create another Canada to Mexico Interstate Highway besides I-5 and future I-69 extension. Jungworld.com (talk) 06:49, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
