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| Louisiana Highway 1 |
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| Length: | 436. 20 mi[1] (702. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 00 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1955 renumbering | ||||||||
| South end: | dead end in Grand Isle | ||||||||
| Major junctions: |
 US 90 near Raceland I-10 in Port Allen  I-49/US 167 in Alexandria I-20 in Shreveport |
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| North end: |  SH 77 near Atlanta, TX |
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LA 3286
>Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves the following parishes (from south to north):
- Jefferson
- Lafourche
- Assumption
- Ascension
- Iberville
- West Baton Rouge
- Pointe Coupee
- Avoyelles
- Rapides
- Natchitoches
- Red River
- Caddo
At 436. For the Jefferson Highway from Richmond to Staunton Virginia, see Jefferson Highway (Virginia. State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts two of them related to a State government in a country that is divided The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the Suburbs of New Orleans. Lafourche Parish (Paroisse de Lafourche is a Parish located in the south of the U Assumption Parish (( French: Paroisse de l'Assomption) is a Parish located in the U Ascension Parish ( French: Paroisse de l'Ascension) is a Parish located in the U Iberville Parish ( French: Paroisse d'Iberville) is a Parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U West Baton Rouge Parish (Paroisse de Baton Rouge Ouest is a Parish located in the U Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced "Pwent Koo-Pay" and (pronounced "Point Coo-Pea" in English) (Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée is a Parish Avoyelles (Paroisse des Avoyelles is a Parish located in the U Rapides Parish (Paroisse des Rapides is a Parish located in the U Natchitoches Parish (Paroisse des Natchitoches is a Parish located in the U Red River Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. Caddo Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. 20 miles (702. 00 km), it is the longest numbered highway of any class in Louisiana. A road number is often assigned to a stretch of public roadway [1] It runs diagonally across the state, connecting the oil and gas fields near Grand Isle with the northwest corner of the state, north of Shreveport. An oil field is a region with an abundance of Oil wells extracting Petroleum (crude oil from below ground Oil and Natural gas are produced by the same geological process anaerobic Decay of Organic matter deep under the Earth's surface Grand Isle (Grande-Île is a Town in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, located on a barrier island of the same name Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U
The part south of U.S. Highway 90 near Raceland is Corridor 44, a National Highway System High Priority Corridor. US Highway 90, one of the major east-west US Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana, serving Raceland is a Census-designated place (CDP on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The National Highway System (NHS of the United States comprises approximately 160000 miles (256000 kilometers of Roadway including the Interstate Highway The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240 ISTEA, pronounced Ice-Tea) is a United States federal law that posed a From Alexandria to Shreveport, the LA 1 corridor was used for Interstate 49. Alexandria is a City in and the Parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U Interstate 49 (I-49 is an intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana in the southern United States.
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Route description
The southern terminus of LA 1 () is at a dead end in Grand Isle on the south bank of Bayou Rigaud. Grand Isle (Grande-Île is a Town in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, located on a barrier island of the same name It heads southwest and west through Grand Isle, turning northwest where it meets LA 3090 (the road to Port Fourchon). Louisiana Highway 3090 ( LA 3090) is a State highway in Louisiana that serves Lafourche Parish. Port Fourchon is a small community on the southern tip of Lafourche Parish Louisiana, on the Gulf of Mexico. At Leeville the road crosses Bayou Lafourche on the Leeville Bridge and begins to parallel the bayou on its west bank, heading through towns such as Lockport, Raceland, Thibodaux, Napoleonville and Paincourtville. Bayou Lafourche is a Bayou in southeastern Louisiana, United States, that flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Lockport is a Town on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. Raceland is a Census-designated place (CDP on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. Thibodaux (pronounced "TIB-uh-doe" ˈtɪbədoʊ or "TIB-oh-doe" /ˈtɪbodoʊ/ is a small City in and the Parish seat of Lafourche Paincourtville is a Census-designated place (CDP in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. At Donaldsonville, where the bayou meets the Mississippi River, LA 1 turns northwest to parallel the river. Donaldsonville is a city in and the Parish seat of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the west bank of the Mississippi The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to (Southeast of Donaldsonville, LA 18 and LA 3089/LA 3127 parallel the Mississippi. Louisiana Highway 18 ( LA 18) is a State highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension, St Louisiana Highway 3089 ( LA 3089) is a State highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension Parish. Louisiana Highway 3127 ( LA 3127) is a State highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension, St )
From Donaldsonville to Port Allen, across the Mississippi from Baton Rouge, LA 1 generally parallels the Mississippi River. Port Allen is a city in and the Parish seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. It takes a relatively straight inland route, bypassing the curves of the river followed by LA 405 and LA 988. At Port Allen, it meets U.S. Highway 190 at the west end of the Huey P. Long Bridge, and turns west with US 190 to past Erwinville. US Route 190, also known as the Ronald Reagan memorial highway is an east-west United States highway. The Huey P Long Bridge is a Truss Cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River carrying US 190 ( Airline Highway) and one There it turns back north, running along several back channels and oxbows of the Mississippi to New Roads (which is bypassed by LA 3131), and then heading west from New Roads to Morganza with LA 10 (still paralleling the Mississippi). In telecommunications A back-channel (also reverse channel or return channel) is typically a low-speed or less-than-optimal transmission channel An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake water body formed when a wide Meander from the mainstem of a River is cut off to create a lake New Roads (Ville des Nouvelles-Rues is a city in and the Parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Louisiana Highway 3131 ( LA 3131) is a State highway in Louisiana that serves Pointe Coupee Parish. Morganza is an incorporated village near the Mississippi River in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Louisiana Highway 10 ( LA 10) is a State highway in south-central Louisiana. From Morganza to Lettsworth, LA 1 heads northwest near the Mississippi; LA 15 begins in Lettsworth and continues north along the river while LA 1 continues generally northwest towards Alexandria. Lettsworth is a small village located in the extreme northern tip of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana in the United States. Louisiana Highway 15 ( LA 15) is a State highway in Louisiana. Alexandria is a City in and the Parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.
LA 1 heads inland through such towns as Moreauville and Marksville to Alexandria, where it meets the Pineville Expressway (U.S. Highway 165/LA 28). Moreauville is a village in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Marksville is a city in and the Parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Alexandria is a City in and the Parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. US Route 165 is a spur of US Highway 65. It currently runs for 412 miles (663 km from North Little Rock Arkansas, at U Louisiana Highway 28 ( LA 28) is a State highway in Louisiana. LA 1 turns southwest along its frontage roads - Fulton Street and Casson Street - along with LA 28 Business and U. A frontage road (also access road, feeder, service drive, service road, outer road, and especially surface road) is Louisiana Highway 28 ( LA 28) is a State highway in Louisiana. S. Highway 167 Business to its end at Interstate 49, and continues southwest on Mason Street and northwest on Bolton Avenue. Interstate 49 (I-49 is an intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana in the southern United States.
From Alexandria to Shreveport, LA 1 generally parallels Interstate 49, including a bypass around Natchitoches. Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U Interstate 49 (I-49 is an intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana in the southern United States. Natchitoches () is a city in and the Parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Louisiana Highway 1 Business runs through downtown Natchitoches before rejoining the original highway just northwest of the city limits. It passes through Shreveport on Youree Drive, Spring Street and Market Street, running concurrently with U.S. Highway 71 from Interstate 20 downtown to a split north of downtown. A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different Highway, Motorway US Route 71 is a north-south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways Currently In Louisiana, Interstate 20 roughly parallels US 80 through the northern part of the state From Shreveport to the border with Texas, where LA 1 becomes State Highway 77, LA 1 passes through towns such as Oil City, Vivian and Rodessa. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. State Highway 77, or SH 77, is a numbered State highway in Texas, occupying the counties of Morris and Cass. Oil City is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. Vivian, is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States and is home to the Red Bud Festival. Rodessa is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.
See also
- Corridor 44
- LA 308, which runs across Bayou Lafourche from LA 1 south of Donaldsonville
- LA 3235, a bypass south from Cut Off
References
External links
- LA 1 Coalition (supports improving the southern part of LA 1)
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