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The Interstate Highway System in Louisiana consists of 933.84 miles (1,502.87 km) [4] of freeways constructed and maintained by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD). The system was authorized on June 29, 1956 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 . [ 1 ]
A Louisiana Highway Department gravel truck driver pauses in front of his orange-colored vehicle (1972). The new Louisiana Constitution of 1976 (adopted in 1974) and Act 83 of 1977 abolished the Departments of Highways and Public Works and restructured them into the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), thereby encompassing related activities such as highways, public works ...
The U.S. Highway System in Louisiana consists of 2,490.851 miles (4,008.636 km) of mainline highway routes and 107.785 miles (173.463 km) of special routes (both figures including concurrencies) that are constructed and maintained by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD).
Longest highway in Louisiana. LA 2: 189.490: 304.955 SH 49 west of Trees at the Texas state line: US 65 north of Lake Providence: 1955: current LA 3: 35.705: 57.462 I-20, US 71, and LA 72 in Bossier City: AR 29 at the Arkansas state line north of Plain Dealing: 1955: current LA 4: 164.537: 264.797 US 71 north of Loggy Bayou: LA 605 in Newellton
Louisiana Highway 40 (LA 40) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 53.11 miles (85.47 km) in an east–west direction from LA 43 south of Montpelier to LA 41 in Bush . The route travels through the rural area between the parallel corridors of U.S. Highway 190 (US 190) and LA 21 to the south and LA 16 to the north.
Louisiana Highway 22 (LA 22) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 71.15 miles (114.50 km) in a general east–west direction from the junction of LA 75 and LA 942 in Darrow to U.S. Highway 190 (US 190) in Mandeville .
LA 318 is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length. It is classified by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD) as a rural major collector, except the final 0.4 miles (0.64 km) where it is an urban collector. The average daily traffic in 2013 was reported as 1,780 vehicles.
Louisiana Highway 49 (LA 49) is a state highway located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It runs 3.93 miles (6.32 km) in a north–south direction along Williams Boulevard from U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) to an intersection with Joe Yenni Boulevard and 44th Street in Kenner .