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Louisiana's US Highways |
Welcome to a webpage with a few quick facts on the US numbered highways of the Pelican State.
US 11
US 51
US 61
US 63
US 65 (north
segment) (US 65) (south segment)
US 71
US 79
US 80
US 84
US 90
US 165
US 167
US 171
US 190
US 371
US 425
US 11
From: Mississippi state line
northwest of Pearl River
To: East New Orleans
Length in LA: 31 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1929 - present
Bannered Routes: none known
History in LA: 1925: proposed; 1929:
extended over the Mississippi state line
US 51
From: Mississippi state line north of
Kentwood
To: LaPlace
Length in LA: 69 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: Business US 51
Hammond
History in LA: 1925: proposed, ending
in New Orleans; 1926: assigned; 1951: truncated, US 61 continues
to New Orleans
US 61
From: Mississippi state line north of
Laurel Hill
To: New Orleans
Length in LA: 126 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: Business US 61 St.
Francisville, Baton Rouge; (Bypass US 61 Baton Rouge)
History in LA: 1925: proposed; 1926:
assigned
US 63
From: Arkansas state line at Junction
City
To: Ruston
Length in LA: 35 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1999 - present
Bannered Routes: none known
History in LA: 1999: assigned along
US 167
US 65
(north segment)
From: Arkansas state line north of
Gassoway
To: Mississippi state line east of
Vidalia
Length in LA: 117 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: none known
History in LA: 1925: proposed to end
in Vidalia; 1926: assigned and extended to Natches, MS
(US 65)
(south segment)(Decommissioned)
From: Mississippi state line north of
Laurel Hill
To: New Orleans
Length in LA: 126 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1936 - 1951
Bannered Routes: none known
History in LA: 1936: Extended along
US 61; 1951: Designation removed; Segment is still US 61; The
closest Louisiana has come to actually decommissioning a US
highway number.
US 71
From: Arkansas state line near Ida
To: Jct. W. Krotz Springs (McClure)
Length in LA: 232 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: (Business US 71
Alexandria); Bypass US 71 Alexandria
History in LA: 1925: proposed to end
in Baton Rouge; 1926: assigned, ending at Port Allen; 1951:
truncated, US 190 continues on the route
US 79
From: Arkansas state line north of
Haynesville
To: Texas state line southwest of
Greenwood
Length in LA: 88 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1935 - present
Bannered Routes: Truck US 79 Minden
History in LA: 1935: assigned
US 80
From: Mississippi state line near
Delta
To: Texas state line W of Greenwood
Length in LA: 199 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: Truck US 80 Minden
History in LA: 1925: proposed; 1926:
assigned
US 84
From: Mississippi state line near
Vidalia
To: Texas state line at Logansport
Length in LA: 184 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1934 - present
Bannered Routes: none known
History in LA: 1934: extended from
Mississippi to Texas
US 90
From: Mississippi state line near
Slidell
To: Texas state line near Orange, TX
Length in LA: 306 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: (Alternate US 90
New Orleans); Business US 90 New Orleans to Avondale, Boeuf
to Morgan City, Lafayette, Lake Charles
History in LA: 1925: proposed; 1926:
assigned
US 165
From: Arkansas state line N of Mer
Rouge
To: Iowa
Length in LA: 229 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: Business US 165
Monroe, Alexandria; (Bypass US 165 Monroe)
History in LA: 1925: proposed; 1926:
assigned
US 167
From: Arkansas state line at Junction
City
To: Abbeville
Length in LA: 243 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: Business US 167
Alexandria
History in LA: 1926: assigned, ending
at Aloha; 1931: truncated at Winnfield, replaced by LA 5; 1931:
extended to Alexandria; 1949: extended to Abbeville; 1994:
relocated in Alexandria
US 171
From: Shreveport
To: Lake Charles
Length in LA: 179 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: none known
History in LA: 1926: assigned; Only
US highway currently completely inside Louisiana
US 190
From: Jct S.E. of Sildell
To: Texas state line W. of Merryville
Length in LA: 282 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1926 - present
Bannered Routes: Business US 190
Slidell, Covington, Baton Rouge; (Bypass US 190 Baton Rouge)
History in LA: 1925: proposed as a
single state route ending in Baton Rouge; 1926: assigned; 1935:
extended west to Texas; 1938: Re-aligned from Elton to DeRidder,
old route is now LA 26
US 371
From: Arkansas state line at
Springhill
To: Evelyn
Length in LA: 79 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1994 - present
Bannered Routes: none known
History in LA: 1994: assigned,
replacing LA 7
US 425
From: Arkansas state line north of
Log Cabin
To: Bastrop
Length in LA: 17 mi
Dates Signed in LA: 1989 - present
Bannered Routes: none known
History in LA: 1989: assigned,
replacing LA 139
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This page last updated Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Page originally created by Robert V. Droz on July 29, 2000.
Temporarily re-posted till B. M. Gorte's Bayou Byways site returns.