- Louisiana Highway 10
Infobox LA Highway
type=State
route=10
length_mi=250.03
length_round=2
formed=1955 renumbering
dir1=West
dir2=East
from=US 171 south of Leesville
junction=
to= at the state line
previous_type=State
previous_route=9
next_type=State
next_route=12Louisiana Highway 10 (LA 10) is a
state highway in south-centralLouisiana . It runs from east to west for 250 miles, beginning nearFort Polk and ending east of Bogalusa.Route description
From the west, LA 10 begins at a junction with
U.S. Route 171 as a two lane, undivided road. It runs due east, passing by Fort Polk and continuing through rural Vernon Parish. In northern Evangeline Parish, LA 10 rutns east-southeast and passes by Elizabeth. In Oakdale, LA 10 intersectsU.S. Route 165 and continues eastward. Just west of Ville Platte, LA 10 merges withU.S. Route 167 and runs through the center of town. LA 10 splits with U.S. 167 just west ofInterstate 49 . LA 10 runs north into Washington and then intersects with I-49 before continuing north through St. Landry Parish. LA 10 also intersectsU.S. Route 71 , a few miles west of Palmetto. At Melville, LA 10 crosses theAtchafalaya River into Pointe Coupee Parish via a ferry. LA 10 also merges withLouisiana Highway 1 near Morganza and jointly run through New Roads before splitting east of the city limits.LA 10 then crosses the
Mississippi River via another ferry and enters into West Feliciana Parish, where it heads due north into St. Francisville and intersectsUS 61 . LA 10 then passes through Jackson and Clinton in East Feliciana Parish and Greensburg in St. Helena Parish. Also in Greensburg is Louisiana Highway 10 Spur, which connects LA 10 withLouisiana Highway 43 . In Tangipahoa Parish, LA 10 intersectsInterstate 55 between Tangipahoa and Roseland. LA 10 also shortly merges withU.S. Route 51 and turns due south, though the highways split just north of Roseland, and LA 10 turns east again. In Washington Parish, LA 10 passes through Franklinton and Bogalusa before becomingMississippi Highway 26 at the Louisiana/Mississippi state line.Between Morganza, Louisiana, and the Mississippi state line east of Bogalusa, Louisiana, LA 10 forms part of the [http://www.zacharytaylorparkway.com/Parkway/index.php Zachary Taylor Parkway.]
References
* [http://www.dotd.louisiana.gov/planning/maps_classification/Statewide_FunClass2002.pdf LADOTD map of Numbered Highways in Louisiana]
* [http://www.southeastroads.com/la_state_highways.html Louisiana State Highway Log]
* [http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth]
* [http://www.zacharytaylorparkway.com/Parkway/index.php Zachary Taylor Parkway]
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