List of U.S. Highways in Louisiana

U.S. Highways of the Louisiana Highway System

U.S. Highway 90 markerU.S. Highway 165 markerU.S. Highway 61 marker

Highway markers from different years: 1928 (left), 1948 (center), 1970-present (right)
System information
Maintained by La DOTD
Length: 2,599.37 mi[1] (4,183.28 km)
Formed: November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) (designated);[2]
Summer 1928 (signed)
Highway names
US Highways: U.S. Highway X (US X)
Bannered 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)
System links
  • Louisiana Highway System

The U.S. Highway System in Louisiana consists of 2,495.31 miles (4,015.81 km) of mainline highway routes and 104.06 miles (167.47 km) of bannered routes (both figures including concurrencies) that are constructed and maintained by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD).[1]

Mainline routes

Number Length (mi)[1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 11 31.1150.07 US 90 in New OrleansMississippi state line northeast of Pearl River 1939[3]current
US 51 69.13111.25 US 61 in LaPlaceMississippi state line northeast of Kentwood 1926[2]current
US 61 121.75195.94 US 90 in New OrleansMississippi state line north of St. Francisville 1926[2]current
US 63 35.3556.89 I-20/US 167 in RustonArkansas state line at Junction City 1999[4]current Entire route co-signed with US 167; only U.S. highway in Louisiana with same number as a current state route (LA 63)
US 65 101.05162.62 US 425/LA 15 in ClaytonArkansas state line north of Lake Providence 1926[2]current
US 71 231.78373.01 US 190 west of Krotz SpringsArkansas state line at Ida 1926[2]current
US 79 88.33142.15 Texas state line southwest of GreenwoodArkansas state line north of Haynesville 1935[5]current
US 80 199.93321.76 Texas state line west of GreenwoodMississippi state line at Vicksburg, MS 1926[2]current
US 84 182.32293.42 Texas state line at LogansportMississippi state line at Vidalia 1935[5]current
US 90 297.21478.31 Texas state line at Orange, TXMississippi state line at Pearlington, MS 1926[2]current LafayetteNew Orleans segment projected to become part of I-49
US 165 228.51367.75 US 90 east of Lake CharlesArkansas state line northeast of Bonita 1926[2]current
US 167 241.71388.99 LA 14 in AbbevilleArkansas state line at Junction City 1926[2]current
US 171 178.23286.83 US 90/LA 14 in Lake CharlesUS 79/US 80/LA 3094 in Shreveport 1926[2]current Only U.S. Highway completely within Louisiana; intersects US 71 via LA 3094 in Shreveport
US 190 280.92452.10 Texas state line west of MerryvilleUS 90 southeast of Slidell 1926[2]current
US 371 86.98139.98 I-49/LA 177 south of EvelynArkansas state line at Springhill 1994[6]current Official length and termini include projected westward extension on new alignment to I-49
US 425 121.00194.73 Mississippi state line at VidaliaArkansas state line north of Bastrop 1989[7]current

Current bannered routes

Number Length (mi)[1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes

US 51 Bus.
8.8114.18 South of PonchatoulaHammond 1960[8]current La DOTD designation: US 51-X

US 61 Bus.
10.7517.30 Baton RougeBaton Rouge 1960[8]current La DOTD designation: US 61-X; entire route duplicated by US 190 Bus.

US 71 Byp.
6.029.69 AlexandriaAlexandria 1994[9]current Entire route follows I-49

US 79 Byp.
5.228.40 South of HomerHomer 2011[10]current La DOTD designation: US 79-B

US 79 Truck
4.47.1 MindenMinden Route follows combination of local roads, US 80, and LA 531

US 80 Truck
0.210.34 ArcadiaArcadia Route follows LA 798-1 and LA 151

US 80 Truck
0.160.26 GibslandGibsland Entire route follows LA 799

US 80 Truck
0.460.74 MindenMinden Entire route follows US 79 Truck

US 84 Bus.
0.751.21 MansfieldMansfield 2010[11]current La DOTD designation: US 84-B

US 90 Bus.
2.594.17 LafayetteLafayette 1965[12]current La DOTD designation: US 90-Y

US 90 Bus.
3.205.15 Lake CharlesLake Charles 1963[13]current La DOTD designation: US 90-X

US 90 Bus.
7.9912.86 Morgan CityEast of Amelia 1999[4]current La DOTD designation: US 90-W

US 90 Bus.
14.3323.06 West of WestwegoNew Orleans 1960[14][15]current La DOTD designation: US 90-Z

US 165 Bus.
6.3210.17 AlexandriaPineville 1963[13]current La DOTD designation: US 165-X

US 165 Bus.
9.7315.66 South of RichwoodMonroe 1970[16]current La DOTD designation: US 165-Y

US 167 Bus.
4.887.85 AlexandriaAlexandria 1994[9]current La DOTD designation: US 167-X

US 171 Bus.
3.084.96 East of ZwolleNorth of Zwolle 2008[17]current La DOTD designation: US 171-X

US 190 Bus.
10.7517.30 Baton RougeBaton Rouge 1960[8]current La DOTD designation: US 61-X; entire route duplicates US 61 Bus.

US 190 Bus.
3.265.25 CovingtonCovington 1969[18]current La DOTD designation: US 190-X

US 190 Bus.
3.926.31 SlidellEast of Slidell 1971[19]current La DOTD designation: US 190-Y; official mileage does not reflect entire signed route

US 190 Spur
0.060.10 KinderKinder La DOTD designation: US 190-S; un-signed route

Former bannered routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes

US 61 Bus.
2.463.96 St. FrancisvilleSt. Francisville 1960[8]2012 Route followed LA 3057 and LA 10 (now LA 1263)

US 61 Byp.
6.610.6 Baton RougeBaton Rouge 1947[20]1963[13] Entire route duplicated by US 65 Byp. until 1951 and US 190 Byp. after 1954; replaced by mainline US 61

US 65 Byp.
10.416.7 NesserBaton Rouge 1947[20]1951[21] Entire route duplicated US 61 Byp.; deleted when US 65 southern terminus moved to Natchez, MS

US 71 Bus.
4.57.2 AlexandriaAlexandria 1947[20]1951[21] Replaced by mainline US 71

US 71 Bus.
4.67.4 AlexandriaAlexandria 1963[13]1981[22] Replaced by re-routed US 167 and existing state highways

US 71 Byp.
4.87.7 AlexandriaAlexandria 1951[21]1963[13] Entire route duplicated by US 167 Byp.; replaced by mainline US 71

US 80 Alt.
3.76.0 East of Bossier CityShreveport 1937[23]1939[24] Alternate Red River crossing

US 90 Bus.
2.74.3 LafayetteLafayette 1947[20]1951[21] Replaced by mainline US 90

US 90 Byp.
2.13.4 LafayetteLafayette 1951[21]1956[25] Replaced by mainline US 90

US 165 Byp.
8.814.2 AlexandriaNorth of Pineville 1951[21]1963[13] Replaced by mainline US 165

US 165 Byp.
7.912.7 RillaMonroe 1965[12]1970[16] Replaced by mainline US 165

US 167 Byp.
1.32.1 LafayetteLafayette 1955[26]1956[25] Entire route followed US 90 Byp.; replaced by mainline US 167

US 167 Byp.
4.87.7 AlexandriaAlexandria 1951[21]1963[13] Entire route duplicated US 71 Byp.; replaced by mainline US 167

US 190 Byp.
6.610.6 Baton RougeBaton Rouge 1947[20]1963[13] Entire route followed US 61 Byp. (and US 65 Byp. until 1951); replaced by mainline US 190

US 190 Spur
0.741.19 HammondHammond 1991 Replaced by LA 3260

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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.
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  15. Barry, Fred (October 9, 1960). "West Bank Expressway Removes Bottlenecks". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. p. 6. ISSN 1055-3053.
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  20. 1 2 3 4 5 Louisiana Department of Highways (1947). Louisiana Highways (Map). Louisiana Department of Highways.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Louisiana Department of Highways (September 1951). Louisiana Highways (Map). Louisiana Department of Highways.
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