U.S. Highways of the Louisiana Highway System | |
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Highway markers from different years: 1928 (left), 1948 (center), 1970–present (right) | |
System information | |
Maintained by La DOTD | |
Length | 2,598.636 mi[3] (4,182.099 km) |
Formed | November 11, 1926[1] February 1928 (signed)[2] | (designated);
Highway names | |
US Highways | U.S. Highway X (US X) |
Special routes: | U.S. Highway X Business (US X Bus.); U.S. Highway X Bypass (US X Byp.); U.S. Highway X Truck (US X Truck) |
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The U.S. Highway System in Louisiana consists of 2,490.851 miles (4,008.636 km) of mainline highway routes and 107.785 miles (173.463 km) of special routes (both figures including concurrencies) that are constructed and maintained by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD).[3]
Mainline routes
[edit]Number | Length (mi)[3] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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31.153 | 50.136 | US 90 in New Orleans | Mississippi state line north of Pearl River | [4] | 1939current | ||
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68.925 | 110.924 | US 61 in LaPlace | Mississippi state line north of Kentwood | [1] | 1926current | ||
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121.644 | 195.767 | US 90 in New Orleans | Mississippi state line north of St. Francisville | [1] | 1926current | ||
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35.351 | 56.892 | I-20/US 167/LA 146 in Ruston | Arkansas state line at Junction City | [5] | 1999current | Entire route co-signed with US 167; only U.S. highway in Louisiana with same number as a current state route (LA 63) | |
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100.77 | 162.17 | US 425/LA 15 in Clayton | Arkansas state line north of Lake Providence | [1] | 1926current | ||
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231.099 | 371.918 | US 190 west of Krotz Springs | Arkansas state line at Ida | [1] | 1926current | ||
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88.246 | 142.018 | Texas state line southwest of Greenwood | Arkansas state line north of Haynesville | [6] | 1935current | ||
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199.850 | 321.627 | Texas state line west of Greenwood | Mississippi state line at Vicksburg, MS | [1] | 1926current | ||
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182.851 | 294.270 | Texas state line at Logansport | Mississippi state line at Natchez, MS | [6] | 1935current | ||
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297.6 | 478.9 | Texas state line at Orange, TX | Mississippi state line at Pearlington, MS | [1] | 1926current | Lafayette–New Orleans segment projected to become part of I-49 | |
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228.319 | 367.444 | US 90 east of Lake Charles | Arkansas state line north of Bonita | [1] | 1926current | ||
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241.046 | 387.926 | LA 14 in Abbeville | Arkansas state line at Junction City | [1] | 1926current | ||
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177.441 | 285.564 | US 90/LA 14 in Lake Charles | US 79/US 80/LA 3094 in Shreveport | [1] | 1926current | Only U.S. Highway completely within Louisiana; intersects US 71 via LA 3094 in Shreveport | |
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280.8 | 451.9 | Texas state line west of Merryville | US 90 in White Kitchen, near Slidell | [1] | 1926current | ||
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84.140 | 135.410 | I-49/LA 177 southwest of Coushatta | Arkansas state line at Springhill | [7] | 1994current | ||
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120.969 | 194.681 | Mississippi state line at Natchez, MS | Arkansas state line north of Bastrop | [8] | 1989current | ||
Current special routes
[edit]Number | Length (mi)[3] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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8.837 | 14.222 | South of Ponchatoula | Hammond | [9] | 1960current | La DOTD designation: US 51-X | |
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11.098 | 17.860 | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | [9] | 1960current | La DOTD designation: US 61-X; entire route duplicated by US 190 Bus. | |
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6.530 | 10.509 | Alexandria | Alexandria | [10] | 1994current | Entire route follows I-49 | |
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5.223 | 8.406 | South of Homer | Homer | [11] | 2011current | La DOTD designation: US 79-B | |
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4.417 | 7.108 | Minden | Minden | — | — | Route follows combination of local roads, US 80, and LA 531 | |
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0.284 | 0.457 | Arcadia | Arcadia | — | — | Route follows LA 798-1 and LA 151 | |
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0.158 | 0.254 | Gibsland | Gibsland | — | — | Entire route follows LA 799 | |
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0.470 | 0.756 | Minden | Minden | — | — | Entire route follows US 79 Truck | |
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0.733 | 1.180 | Mansfield | Mansfield | [12] | 2010current | La DOTD designation: US 84-B | |
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2.633 | 4.237 | Lafayette | Lafayette | [13] | 1965current | La DOTD designation: US 90-Y | |
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3.207 | 5.161 | Lake Charles | Lake Charles | [14] | 1963current | La DOTD designation: US 90-X | |
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8.158 | 13.129 | Morgan City | East of Amelia | [5] | 1999current | La DOTD designation: US 90-W | |
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14.580 | 23.464 | West of Westwego | New Orleans | [15][16] | 1960current | La DOTD designation: US 90-Z | |
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6.073 | 9.774 | Alexandria | Pineville | [14] | 1963current | La DOTD designation: US 165-X | |
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9.688 | 15.591 | South of Richwood | Monroe | [17] | 1970current | La DOTD designation: US 165-Y | |
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4.306 | 6.930 | Alexandria | Alexandria | [10] | 1994current | La DOTD designation: US 167-X | |
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3.113 | 5.010 | East of Zwolle | North of Zwolle | [18] | 2008current | La DOTD designation: US 171-X | |
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10.982 | 17.674 | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | [9] | 1960current | La DOTD designation: US 61-X; entire route duplicates US 61 Bus. | |
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3.306 | 5.320 | Covington | Covington | [19] | 1969current | La DOTD designation: US 190-X | |
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3.937 | 6.336 | Slidell | East of Slidell | [20] | 1971current | La DOTD designation: US 190-Y; official mileage does not reflect entire signed route | |
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0.052 | 0.084 | Kinder | Kinder | — | — | La DOTD designation: US 190-S; un-signed route | |
Former special routes
[edit]Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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2.46 | 3.96 | St. Francisville | St. Francisville | [9] | 19602012 | Route followed LA 3057 and LA 10 (now LA 1263) | |
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6.6 | 10.6 | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | [21] | 1947[14] | 1963Entire route duplicated by US 65 Byp. until 1951 and US 190 Byp. after 1954; replaced by mainline US 61 | |
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10.4 | 16.7 | Nesser | Baton Rouge | [21] | 1947[22] | 1951Entire route duplicated US 61 Byp.; deleted when US 65 southern terminus moved to Natchez, MS | |
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4.5 | 7.2 | Alexandria | Alexandria | [21] | 1947[22] | 1951Replaced by mainline US 71 | |
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4.6 | 7.4 | Alexandria | Alexandria | [14] | 1963[23] | 1981Replaced by re-routed US 167 and existing state highways | |
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4.8 | 7.7 | Alexandria | Alexandria | [22] | 1951[14] | 1963Entire route duplicated by US 167 Byp.; replaced by mainline US 71 | |
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3.7 | 6.0 | East of Bossier City | Shreveport | [24] | 1937[25] | 1939Alternate Red River crossing | |
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3 | 4.8 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1935 | 1936 | ||
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2.7 | 4.3 | Lafayette | Lafayette | [21] | 1947[22] | 1951Replaced by mainline US 90 | |
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2.1 | 3.4 | Lafayette | Lafayette | [22] | 1951[26] | 1956Replaced by mainline US 90 | |
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8.8 | 14.2 | Alexandria | North of Pineville | [22] | 1951[14] | 1963Replaced by mainline US 165 | |
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7.9 | 12.7 | Rilla | Monroe | [13] | 1965[17] | 1970Replaced by mainline US 165 | |
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1.3 | 2.1 | Lafayette | Lafayette | [27] | 1955[26] | 1956Entire route followed US 90 Byp.; replaced by mainline US 167 | |
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4.8 | 7.7 | Alexandria | Alexandria | [22] | 1951[14] | 1963Entire route duplicated US 71 Byp.; replaced by mainline US 167 | |
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6.6 | 10.6 | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | [21] | 1947[14] | 1963Entire route followed US 61 Byp. (and US 65 Byp. until 1951); replaced by mainline US 190 | |
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0.74 | 1.19 | Hammond | Hammond | — | 1991 | Replaced by LA 3260 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k United States Numbered Highways, Selected by American Association of State Highway Officials, Approved by United States Department of Agriculture. American Association of State Highway Officials. 1927.
- ^ "Standard U.S. Road Markers Being Erected". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Alexandria, LA. February 14, 1928. p. 9.
- ^ a b c d Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Highway Inventory Unit (2018). "LRS Conversion Tool". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (April 7, 2011). "U.S. 11 - Rouses Point, New York, to New Orleans, Louisiana". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 1, 1999). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Louisiana Highway Commission; Hal M. Bourg (July 1, 1935). Official Road Map of Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Highway Commission.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (April 10, 1994). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 7, 1989). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Louisiana Department of Highways (December 1960). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
- ^ a b Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 12, 1994). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 15, 2011). "Report to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 29, 2010). "Report to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Louisiana Department of Highways (1966). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Louisiana Department of Highways (June 1, 1963). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
- ^ "West Bank Link Opens Monday". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. September 11, 1960. p. 6. ISSN 1055-3053.
- ^ Barry, Fred (October 9, 1960). "West Bank Expressway Removes Bottlenecks". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. p. 6. ISSN 1055-3053.
- ^ a b U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 20, 1970). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. Retrieved November 5, 2015 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 4, 2008). "Special Committee on US Route Numbering Decisions" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (MHT) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 24, 1969). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. Retrieved November 5, 2015 – via Wikisource.
- ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 21, 1971). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. Retrieved November 5, 2015 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ a b c d e Louisiana Department of Highways (1947). Louisiana Highways (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
- ^ a b c d e f g Louisiana Department of Highways (September 1, 1951). Louisiana Highways (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 3, 1981). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved November 5, 2015 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Gallup Map and Supply (1937). Louisiana Info-Map (Map). Gulf Oil.
- ^ H.M. Gousha (1939). Road Map of Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Tourist Bureau, Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.
- ^ a b Louisiana Department of Highways (July 1, 1956). Louisiana Highways (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
- ^ Louisiana Department of Highways (July 1, 1955). Louisiana Highways: Interim Road Map (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
External links
[edit]- Maps / GIS Data Homepage, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development