Interstate 210 (Louisiana)

Interstate 210
Route information
	Maintained by DOTD
Length:	12.40 mi (19.96 km)
Existed:	1962 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-10 in Lake Charles, near Sulphur
East end:	I-10 in Lake Charles
Highway system

Interstate 210 (abbreviated I-210) in Louisiana is a 12.4-mile (20.0 km) bypass route in Lake Charles, in the southwestern part of the state. As a bypass of I-10, both of the ends of I-210 meet with I-10.

Route description [edit]

The Calcasieu River High Bridge

The western terminus connects with I-10 east of Sulphur, heading southeast as it bypasses central Lake Charles around the southside. A mile east of the western terminus, I-210 rises over the Calcasieu River High Bridge, one of the highest bridges in the Interstate Highway System, to pass over the Calcasieu Ship Channel. At the southeastern end of the bridge, the highway meets with exit 3, Prien Lake Road, eastbound. I-210 heads east through southern Lake Charles, turning 90 degrees at exit 8, LA 14/Gerstner Memorial Drive. The highway then heads north towards its eastern terminus with I-10 just east of Lake Charles.

History [edit]

Interstate 210 opened to traffic in 1977.^{[citation needed]}

Exit list [edit]

The entire highway is in Calcasieu Parish.

Location	Exit	Destinations	Notes
	1A	East Sulphur/Industries (Pete Manena Dr.)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		I-10 west – Beaumont
	1B	I-10 east – Lake Charles	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Calcasieu Ship Channel	Calcasieu River High Bridge
Lake Charles	3	Prien Lake Road	Eastbound exit only
	4	Nelson Road/L'Auberge Avenue
	5	Lake Street
	6A	LA 385 (Ryan Street)
	6B	Enterprise Boulevard, South Louisiana Avenue
	8	LA 14 (Gerstner Memorial Drive)	Cameron exit^{[clarification needed]}
	10A	Legion Street
	10B	US 90 Bus. (Broad Street)	Westbound entrance and eastbound exit
	11	US 90 (Fruge Street)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	12	I-10 – Lake Charles, Lafayette
Concurrency terminus Closed/former HOV only Incomplete access Tolled/ETC Unopened