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Louisiana State Route 7 had multiple suffixed routes, designating bypassed alignments of the highway. They are listed below in order from west to east.
State Route 7-D | |
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Location | Elton |
Length | 1.40 mi (2.25 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-D (LA 7-D) spanned 1.90 miles (3.06 km) from west to east and was known as Yoakum Street and Kennedy Road. It served as the older alignment of LA 7 through Elton.
The entire highway is in Elton, Jefferson Davis Parish.
Elton is a town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,128 at the 2010 census, down from 1,261 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Jefferson Davis Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,594. The parish seat is Jennings. Jefferson Davis Parish is named after the president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, Jefferson Davis. It is located in southwestern Louisiana and forms a part of the Acadiana region.
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1.4 | 2.3 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
State Route 7-E | |
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Location | Lawtell |
Length | 3.90 mi (6.28 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-E (LA 7-E) spanned 3.90 miles (6.28 km) from west to east and was known as Summer Road. It served as the older alignment of LA 7 near Lawtell.
The entire highway is in Lawtell, Saint Landry Parish.
Lawtell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The name is a portmanteau of the names of its two founders: Lawler and Littell.
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0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
3.9 | 6.3 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
State Route 7-H | |
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Location | Opelousas |
Length | 2.10 mi (3.38 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-H (LA 7-H) spanned 2.10 miles (3.38 km) from west to east. It served as the older alignment of LA 7 near Opelousas.
The entire highway is in Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish.
Opelousas is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190 were constructed with a junction here. The population was 22,860 at the 2000 census. In 2004 the city annexed territory and population expected to give it more than 25,000 people in total. In the 2010 census, the population was 16,634. Opelousas is the principal city for the Opelousas-Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 92,178 in 2008. Opelousas is also the third-largest city in the Lafayette-Acadiana Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 537,947.
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0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
1.2 | 1.9 | ||||
2.1 | 3.4 | End state maintenance | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
State Route 7-D | |
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Location | Krotz Springs |
Length | 1.20 mi (1.93 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-D (LA 7-D) spanned 1.20 miles (1.93 km) from west to east. It served as the older alignment of LA 7 east of Krotz Springs, being bypassed by a newer alignment through the Morganza Spillway. It last appeared on maps in 1944.
The Morganza Spillway or Morganza Control Structure is a flood-control structure in the U.S. state of Louisiana along the western bank of the Lower Mississippi River at river mile 280, near Morganza in Pointe Coupee Parish. The spillway stands between the Mississippi and the Morganza Floodway, which leads to the Atchafalaya Basin and the Atchafalaya River in south-central Louisiana. Its purpose is to divert water from the Mississippi River during major flood events by flooding the Atchafalaya Basin, including the Atchafalaya River and the Atchafalaya Swamp. The spillway and adjacent levees also help prevent the Mississippi from changing its present course through the major port cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans to a new course down the Atchafalaya River to the Gulf of Mexico. The Morganza Spillway, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was opened during the 1973 and 2011 Mississippi River floods.
The entire highway is in East Krotz Springs, Pointe Coupee Parish.
East Krotz Springs is a ghost town that was located in Pointe Coupee Parish's 1st Ward, approximately 12 miles west of Livonia, Louisiana, United States. The site of the town itself is located at coordinates 30°32'12.87"N, 91°44'24.59"W, and is abandoned. United States Geological Survey maps from 1948 show the town to be located on the east bank of the Atchafalaya River at the mouth of Bayou Sherman, directly across from Krotz Springs, south of the railroad bridge.
Pointe Coupee Parish,, is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,802. The parish seat is New Roads.
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0.0 | 0.0 | Begin state maintenance at railroad bridge | |||
3.9 | 6.3 | End state maintenance in Morganza Spillway | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
State Route 7-D | |
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Location | Baton Rouge |
Length | 7.40 mi (11.91 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-D (LA 7-D) spanned 7.40 miles (11.91 km) from west to east and was known as Old Hammond Highway. It served as the older alignment of LA 7 through Baton Rouge, being bypassed by the newer Florida Boulevard project. The road is still known as Old Hammond Highway to this day.
The entire highway is in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish.
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, the most populous parish in Louisiana. It is the 99th most populous city in the United States, and second-largest city in Louisiana after New Orleans. It is also the 16th most populous state capital. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 2017 estimate, Baton Rouge had a population of 227,549, down from 229,493 at the 2010 census. Baton Rouge is the center of Greater Baton Rouge, the second-largest metropolitan area in Louisiana, with a population of 834,159 as of 2017, up from 802,484 in 2010 and 829,719 in 2015.
East Baton Rouge Parish is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital.
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0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
1.7 | 2.7 | ||||
7.4 | 11.9 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
State Route 7-E | |
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Location | Denham Springs |
Length | 1.70 mi (2.74 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-E (LA 7-E) spanned 1.70 miles (2.74 km) from west to east through the town of Denham Springs. It served as the older alignment of LA 7.
The entire highway is in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish.
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0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
1.7 | 2.7 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
State Route 7-F | |
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Location | Walker |
Length | 3.50 mi (5.63 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-F (LA 7-F) spanned 3.50 miles (5.63 km) from west to east through the town of Walker. It served as the older alignment of LA 7.
The entire highway is in Walker, Livingston Parish.
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0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
3.5 | 5.6 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
State Route 7-D | |
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Location | none |
Length | 6.10 mi (9.82 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-E (LA 7-E) spanned 6.10 miles (9.82 km) from west to east to connect LA 7 with the city of Hammond. It served as the older alignment of LA 7 for the most part, with LA 366 picking up another old segment.
Parish | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Livingston | | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Tangipahoa | Hammond | 6.1 | 9.8 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
State Route 7-E | |
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Location | none |
Length | 4.80 mi (7.72 km) |
Louisiana State Route 7-E (LA 7-E) spanned 4.80 miles (7.72 km) from west to east from the town of Hammond to the community of Robert. It served as the older alignment of LA 7.
The entire highway is in Tangipahoa Parish.
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Hammond | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 4.8 | 7.7 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Interstate 12 (I-12) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Louisiana. It spans a total of 86.65 miles (139.45 km) in an east–west direction from I-10 in Baton Rouge to an interchange with both I-10 and I-59 in Slidell. Along the way, it passes through the city of Hammond, where it intersects I-55 and US 51. It also serves the smaller cities of Denham Springs and Ponchatoula, as well as the St. Tammany Parish cities of Covington and Mandeville. Skirting the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, I-12 serves as a northern bypass of the New Orleans metropolitan area and as an alternate route for I-10, which serves the city of New Orleans itself.
U.S. Highway 171 (US 171) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System and the only route within that system currently located entirely within the state of Louisiana. It spans 177.44 miles (285.56 km) in a north–south direction from the junction of US 90 and Louisiana Highway 14 (LA 14) in Lake Charles to the junction of US 79/US 80 and LA 3094 in Shreveport.
U.S. Route 190 (US 190) is an east–west United States Highway in Louisiana and Texas. Segments of US 190 will be upgraded to Interstate 14 (I-14), the first 24.8-mile (39.9 km) segment was opened on January 26, 2017.
Airline Highway is a divided highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana, built in stages between 1925 and 1953 to bypass the older Jefferson Highway. It runs 115.6 miles (186.0 km), carrying U.S. Highway 61 from New Orleans northwest to Baton Rouge and U.S. Highway 190 from Baton Rouge west over the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long Bridge. US 190 continues west towards Opelousas on an extension built at roughly the same time.
Louisiana Highway 10 (LA 10) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs 255.51 miles (411.20 km) in an east–west direction from U.S. Highway 171 (US 171) south of Leesville to the Mississippi state line east of Bogalusa.
Louisiana Highway 6 (LA 6) is a state highway located in western central Louisiana. It runs 54.52 miles (87.74 km) in an east–west direction from the Texas state line southwest of Many to U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) and U.S. Highway 84 (US 84) in Clarence.
Louisiana Highway 81 (LA 81) is a state highway located in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. It runs 8.82 miles (14.19 km) in a generally north–south direction from LA 77 in Livonia to a second junction with LA 77 in Fordoche.
Louisiana Highway 78 (LA 78) is a state highway located in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. It runs 7.55 miles (12.15 km) in a north–south direction from a junction with U.S. Highway 190 (US 190) and LA 411 in Livonia to LA 1 in Parlange.
U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that spans 1,277 miles (2,055 km) from LaPlace, Louisiana to a point north of Hurley, Wisconsin. Within the state of Louisiana, the highway travels 69.12 miles (111.24 km) from the national southern terminus at US 61 in LaPlace to the Mississippi state line north of Kentwood.
Louisiana Highway 123 (LA 123) is a state highway located in Grant Parish, Louisiana. It runs 15.95 miles (25.67 km) in a southwest to northeast direction from LA 8 east of Colfax to US 165 east of Breezy Hill. The signage for LA 123 carries east–west directional banners unlike most odd numbered state highways in the primary range, which are bannered north–south.
Louisiana Highway 64 (LA 64) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 20.45 miles (32.91 km) in a general east–west direction from LA 964 in Zachary to the junction of LA 16 and LA 1026 north of Denham Springs.
U.S. Highway 61/190 Business is a state highway in Louisiana that serves East Baton Rouge Parish. It spans 10.89 miles (17.53 km) in a southeast to northwest direction and it is bannered as Business 61/190, with no directional shields. It generally follows the 1940s-1950s alignment of US 61/190 through Baton Rouge.
Louisiana Highway 103 is a state highway located in St. Landry Parish that spans 39.5 miles (63.6 km) in a wide semi-circle around the north side of Opelousas. The route is not bannered but runs in an overall west–east direction from U.S. Highway 190 near Lawtell to LA 31 in Leonville. Along the way, it passes through the towns of Washington and Port Barre.
Louisiana State Route 7 was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1924. It was split into two separate segments, with the western section running in a west to east direction for 110.80 miles (178.32 km), spanning from Deweyville to the Atchafalaya River. The eastern section ran for 144.50 miles (232.55 km) from Lottie to the Mississippi state line, in a west to east direction.