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Trip from Adner, LA to Bossier City, LA

Compiled and reviewed by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 17, 2026 · Editorial standards

Drive Time

14m

Distance

9.9 mi

16 km

Drive Score

6/10

Good drive

Same Day?

Yes, doable

Fuel Cost

$2

one way

EV Charging

Fair

3 stations

Best Time to Leave

4 AM
0h 13m ★
6 AM
0h 15m
8 AM
0h 17m
10 AM
0h 16m
12 PM
0h 15m
3 PM
0h 16m
5 PM
0h 17m
8 PM
0h 14m

Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.

Downtown Adner, LA, LA

Adner, LA

Ale Zuñiga

Downtown Bossier City, LA, LA

Bossier City, LA

Stephen Leonardi

Trip Overview

The drive from Adner, LA to Bossier City, LA covers 9.9 miles and takes about 14m behind the wheel. This route is realistic as a one-day drive if you keep your stops efficient.

The route leans on Purple Heart Recipients Highway, Bellevue Road, Highway 80 for much of the mileage, and the overall profile is turn-heavy local drive. The longest uninterrupted segment is about 6.1 miles on Purple Heart Recipients Highway. At current regular gas prices, budget about $1.50 one way before food or hotel costs.

Who Is This Route For?

Weekend Trip

Doable as a same-day drive at 14m. Total distance: 9.9 miles.

Family Friendly

Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.

Solo Traveler

14m drive, comfortable solo distance.

EV Driver

0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.

Scenic Drive

Turn-heavy local drive route profile.

Drive Character

Expect a 14m drive with frequent turns across 9.9 miles of local and secondary roads.

This route has more turning and local-road decision points than a simple highway run.
There are about 12 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
Purple Heart Recipients Highway is the longest continuous segment at about 6.1 miles.

How Hard Is This Drive?

Expect a hands-on drive with frequent turns and local roads rather than long highway stretches. You will hit about 8 points where you need to pay attention to lane position or signs. The trickiest moment comes around 3 miles in.

Driving Effort 6/10

Moderate - straightforward overall, but long enough or busy enough to require pacing

Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.

This drive requires moderate attention. Across 9.9 miles you will encounter 8 spots where lane choice or exit timing matters. Not difficult for experienced highway drivers, but worth previewing the tricky sections before you go.

Where does it get tricky?

The main spots that need attention: at 3 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully; at 9.4 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early; at 9.6 miles (Traffic Street): Navigation decision point.

Critical Maneuvers

5 of 8 key points

These are the spots where you need to pay the most attention. Preview them before you drive.

5
3 mi into trip | ~5m in

Keep slight right at fork toward I 20 West: Shreveport

Highway fork - watch signs carefully

Toward I 20 West: Shreveport
4
9.4 mi into trip | ~13m in

Take the exit toward Traffic Street

Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early

Toward Traffic Street
4
9.6 mi into trip | ~13m in | Traffic Street

Turn right onto Traffic Street

Navigation decision point

4
9.6 mi into trip | ~13m in | Delhi Street

Turn right onto Delhi Street

Navigation decision point

5
9.8 mi into trip | ~14m in | Monroe Street

Turn left onto Monroe Street

Navigation decision point

Main Roads

Road Distance Duration
Purple Heart Recipients Highway 6.1 mi 7m
Bellevue Road 0.8 mi 1m
Highway 80 0.7 mi 1m
East Texas Street 0.7 mi 1m
Johnny Wyatt Memorial Highway 0.5 mi <1m
Delhi Street 0.1 mi <1m
Monroe Street <0.1 mi <1m
Traffic Street <0.1 mi <1m
Longest stretch: Purple Heart Recipients Highway — 6.1 mi, about 7m

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Adner, LA and Bossier City, LA.

1

Start on Bellevue Road

0.8 mi · 1 min · Bellevue Road
2

Turn right onto US 79; US 80

0.7 mi · 1 min · Highway 80
3

Continue on US 79; US 80

0.7 mi · 1 min · East Texas Street
4

Take the ramp

0.3 mi · 39 sec
5

Merge onto I 220

0.5 mi · 39 sec · Johnny Wyatt Memorial Highway
6

Keep slight right at fork

0.4 mi · 48 sec
Toward I 20 West: Shreveport
7

Merge onto I 20

6.1 mi · 7 min · Purple Heart Recipients Highway
8

Take the exit

0.2 mi · 25 sec
Toward Traffic Street
9

Turn right onto Traffic Street

110 ft · 4 sec · Traffic Street
10

Turn right onto Delhi Street

0.1 mi · 30 sec · Delhi Street
11

Turn left onto Monroe Street

394 ft · 13 sec · Monroe Street
12

Arrive at destination

Monroe Street

Fuel & Cost

Regular Gas

$1.50 one way

$2.99 round trip

$3.84/gal 25.4 MPG avg 4 kg CO2
Fuel Type $/gal One Way Round Trip
midgrade $4.21 $1.64 $3.28
premium $4.56 $1.78 $3.55
diesel $5.61 $2.19 $4.37

No toll roads detected on this route.

Drive Cost (one way)

Fuel

$2

Estimated CO2 emission: 3.5 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.

Driving Electric?

About $1 in charging · 0 stops · 67% less CO2

Vehicle Type kWh Stops DC Fast Home Charge
Average EV 3 0 $1.04 $0.48
Efficient EV 2.5 0 $0.87 $0.40
EV Truck/SUV 4 0 $1.39 $0.63

Gas CO2

3 kg

EV CO2

1 kg (67% less)

This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.

DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.

Travel Intel

Current conditions at both ends of the drive.

Forecast as of Apr 17, 2026

Origin

Adner, LA

Morning in Adner on Friday

Local time

9:24 AM

CDT

Current temp

83°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Destination

Bossier City, LA

Morning in Bossier City on Friday

Local time

9:24 AM

CDT

Current temp

76°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Time zone

Same local time

Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.

Temperature spread

7 degrees cooler at arrival

A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.

Road read

14m on the road

Use the two city cards together: check the sky where you start, then compare it with the local time and temperature at arrival.

Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.

Frequently Asked Questions

The drive from Adner, LA to Bossier City, LA covers 9.9 miles and takes about 14m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.

The main roads are Purple Heart Recipients Highway, Bellevue Road, Highway 80. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.

This is a comfortable same-day trip.

The midpoint is about 4.9 miles from Adner, LA. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.

At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $1.50 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.

Leave by 9 AM and you'll arrive before lunch. Even a 4 PM departure gets you there before dark in summer.

This drive requires moderate attention. Across 9.9 miles you will encounter 8 spots where lane choice or exit timing matters. Not difficult for experienced highway drivers, but worth previewing the tricky sections before you go.

The main spots that need attention: at 3 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully; at 9.4 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early; at 9.6 miles (Traffic Street): Navigation decision point.

The route from Adner, LA to Bossier City, LA does not surface many named destination signs beyond the main corridor.

How this page is built

Compiled by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, and EIA for fuel prices. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.

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