Louisiana Highway 472

Louisiana Highway 472 marker

Louisiana Highway 472
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length: 20.3 mi[1] (32.7 km)
Existed: 1955 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 167 in Williana
North end: US 167 near Winnfield
Location
Parishes: Grant, Winn
Highway system
  • Louisiana Highway System
LA 471LA 473

Louisiana Highway 472 (LA 472) is a state highway in Louisiana. It spans 20.3 miles (32.7 km), serving Grant and Winn parishes. The official distance has been altered due to the realignment of the northern and southern termini.

Route description

Curves along newly resurfaced LA 472 in Winn Parish
Older bridge built by the WPA along LA 472

LA 472 begins at an intersection with US 167, beginning its trek northward. It passes hunting camps through Kisatchie National Forest en route to meeting LA 500, itself a part of the original Harrisonburg Road.

After joining LA 500 for a short distance, LA 472 splits to the north, meeting LA 1230 before entering Winn Parish. LA 472 continues to the northwest, ending at an intersection with US 167, about 4 miles to the south of Winnfield.

Although numbered as an east-west route, and signed in an east-west direction, the route actually travels in a north-south direction. The northern terminus, which sends LA 472 in an eastern direction, is signed as West LA 472.

LA 472 is an undivided, two-lane road for its entire route. Before the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, LA 472 was known as State Route 232.

Junction list

ParishLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
GrantWilliana0.00.0 US 167
Zion8.814.2 LA 500 westSouthern end of LA 500 concurrency
9.114.6 LA 500 eastNorthern end of LA 500 concurrency
GrantWinn
parish line
10.717.2 LA 1230 eastWestern terminus of LA 1230
Winn20.332.7 US 167
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (February 10, 2015). "Louisiana Highway 472" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

External links

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