Editing Interstate 20 (section)

==History==
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I-20 was built in 1957 connecting Texas to the east coast running through Shreveport, Ruston, and Monroe making it their first Interstate.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

I-20's exit numbers in Georgia were changed in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interstate exit signs to get new numbers in Georgia|url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120199/met_1394766.html|website=Jacksonville.com|access-date=17 January 2015|archive-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808033011/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120199/met_1394766.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2003, the [[North Carolina Department of Transportation]] proposed extending I-20 eastward from Florence to [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] at the behest of North Carolina Governor [[Mike Easley]] and his 'Strategic Transportation Plan' for the southeast portion of the state.<ref name="malme">{{cite web|author=Robert Malme|url=http://web.duke.edu/~rmalme/i74seg18.html#i20nc|title=Interstate 20 in North Carolina?|work=I-73/I-74 in North Carolina|access-date=2009-07-07|archive-date=2012-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225103907/http://web.duke.edu/~rmalme/i74seg18.html#i20nc|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=NCDOT|url=http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/tpb/shc/documents/#SHC|title=Strategic Highway Corridors|access-date=2009-07-07|archive-date=2012-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222060919/http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/tpb/shc/documents/#SHC|url-status=dead}}</ref> The proposed route would follow US&nbsp;76 east from Florence to [[Whiteville, North Carolina]], then parallel [[U.S. Route 74|US&nbsp;74]]/US&nbsp;76 into Wilmington.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NCDOT|url=http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/tpb/shc/PDF/SHC_Vision_Plan.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/tpb/shc/PDF/SHC_Vision_Plan.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Strategic Highway Corridors Vision Plan|date=2008-07-10|work=Strategic Highway Corridors|access-date=2009-07-07}}</ref> Part of this route is already designated the future eastern extension of [[Interstate 74|I-74]]. As part of the 2005 [[Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users]] transportation legislation, North Carolina received $5&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|5000000|2005}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) for a feasibility study for this extension.<ref name="malme"/> While this extension has considerable support among towns in southeastern North Carolina, the [[South Carolina Department of Transportation]] has stated that they have no interest in upgrading their portion of US&nbsp;76 to an Interstate. Instead, South Carolina is concentrating their efforts on plans to build [[Interstate 73|I-73]] that will terminate near [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]]. This proposed extension is currently unfunded.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NCDOT|url=http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/tpb/shc/PDF/SHC_Vision_Plan_Southeastern_NC.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/tpb/shc/PDF/SHC_Vision_Plan_Southeastern_NC.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Strategic Highway Corridors Vision Plan, Southeastern NC|date=2004-09-02|work=Strategic Highway Corridors|access-date=2009-07-07}}</ref>