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I-12 reaches the Amite River 1.3 miles (2.1 km) later, where it enters Livingston Parish and the city of Denham Springs. I-12 skirts the southern edge of town, providing interchanges with LA 3002 (South Range Avenue) and LA 1026 (Juban Road). East of Denham springs, I-12 skirts the southern edge of Livingston Parish's only other city, Walker.
The Amite River / ˈ eɪ. m i t / (French: Rivière Amite) is a tributary of Lake Maurepas in Mississippi and Louisiana in the United States. It is about 117 miles (188 km) long. [ 2 ] It starts as two forks in southwestern Mississippi and flows south through Louisiana, passing Greater Baton Rouge , to Lake Maurepas.
The Comite River / ˈ k oʊ. m i t / (French: Rivière Comité) is a right-bank tributary of the Amite River, with a confluence near the city of Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The river is 56.1 miles (90.3 km) long. [ 1 ]
The first was a new bridge across the Natalbany River at Springfield in 1956. [12] [23] About this same time, two 90-degree turns were eliminated as the route was straightened coming into town from the south. [12] [24] In 1974, the current Amite River span was constructed, [24] [25] and most recently, the Tickfaw River bridge was replaced in 2000.
Amite River. Bayou Manchac; Comite River. Comite Creek; Blind River. Petite Amite River. New River; ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Louisiana (1974) See also
Amite County / ˈ eɪ. m ɛ t / is a county located in the state of Mississippi on its southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. [1] Its county seat is Liberty. [2] The county is named after the Amite River, which runs through the county. Amite County is part of the McComb, MS micropolitan statistical area.
French Settlement was settled in 1800 via the Amite River by French, German, and Italian immigrants. The area was a thriving center of commerce, including cypress sawmills, animal trappers, shingle-making, farms, and a steamboat port. [3]
Lake Maurepas is six miles to the east and the Amite River lies approximately one half mile to the north. [2] The ZIP Code for Maurepas is 70449. [3] Lake Maurepas is located to the west of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana's largest lake.