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Bayou Teche (Louisiana French: Bayou Têche) is a 125-mile-long (201 km) [1] waterway in south central Louisiana in the United States. Bayou Teche was the Mississippi River 's main course when it developed a delta about 2,800 to 4,500 years ago.
The Bayou Teche Byway is a Louisiana Scenic Byway that follows several different state highways, primarily: [1] LA 31 and LA 182 along the west bank of Bayou Teche from Morgan City to Arnaudville; LA 86 and LA 87 along the east bank of the bayou from Charenton to New Iberia;
After crossing into St. Mary Parish, LA 87 continues eastward alongside Bayou Teche, with bridges opposite Sorrel (local), Adeline (), and Charenton ().At Charenton, LA 87 follows the first of several sharp bends in Bayou Teche as it passes the Chitimacha Indian Reservation and crosses a navigation channel that connects the bayou to several waterways within the Atchafalaya Basin.
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site (French: Site historique d'État Longfellow-Evangeline), located in St. Martinville, Louisiana, showcases the cultural significance of the Bayou Teche region. It is the oldest state park site in Louisiana, founded in 1934 as the Longfellow-Evangeline State Commemorative Area.
The route turns northeast on Bridge Street and crosses a bascule bridge over Bayou Teche, which flows through the center of town. Now known as Duperier Avenue, LA 86 proceeds through a residential neighborhood and intersects LA 87 at Oak Street. LA 87 mirrors the route of LA 182 on the opposite bank of Bayou Teche toward Jeanerette. After ...
The present swing bridge across Bayou Teche in St. Martinville was built in 1942, replacing an older movable span at that location. [12] [13] On the opposite end of the route, the highway originally ended at the west bank of Lake Catahoula. By the time of the 1955 renumbering, a road had been constructed along the nearby Atchafalaya Basin levee.
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Route map. Louisiana Highway 182. LA 182 in red, LA 182-1 and LA 182-2 in blue ... LA 182 also begins to parallel Bayou Teche out of New Iberia, through Jeanerette, ...