List of U.S. Highways in Louisiana

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U.S. Highways of the Louisiana Highway System

U.S. Highway 90 marker

U.S. Highway 165 marker

U.S. Highway 71 marker

Highway markers from different years: 1928 (left), 1948 (center), 1970–present (right)
Maintained by La DOTD
Length 2,598.636 mi[3] (4,182.099 km)
Formed November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) (designated);[1]
February 1928 (signed)[2]
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)
  • Louisiana State Highway System

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]

Current special routes[edit]

Former special routes[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ “Standard U.S. Road Markers Being Erected”. Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Alexandria, LA. February 14, 1928. p. 9.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c d Louisiana Department of Highways (December 1960). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b Louisiana Department of Highways (1966). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ “West Bank Link Opens Monday”. The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. September 11, 1960. p. 6. ISSN 1055-3053.
  16. ^ Barry, Fred (October 9, 1960). “West Bank Expressway Removes Bottlenecks”. The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. p. 6. ISSN 1055-3053.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ a b c d e Louisiana Department of Highways (1947). Louisiana Highways (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ Gallup Map and Supply (1937). Louisiana Info-Map (Map). Gulf Oil.
  25. ^ H.M. Gousha (1939). Road Map of Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Tourist Bureau, Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.
  26. ^ a b Louisiana Department of Highways (July 1, 1956). Louisiana Highways (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  27. ^ Louisiana Department of Highways (July 1, 1955). Louisiana Highways: Interim Road Map (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.

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