Louisiana Highway 640

Infobox LA Highway
type=State
route=640
length_mi=2.20
length_round=2
formed=
dir1=South
dir2=North
from=
to=
previous_type=State
previous_route=639
next_type=State
next_route=641

Louisiana Highway 640 (LA 640) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. John the Baptist Parish. It spans 2.20 miles in a south to north direction.

Route description

From the south, LA 640 begins at an intersection with LA 3127 south of Edgard and just west of West St. John High School. It heads north toward the Mississippi River where it meets LA 18. A few feet to the left of this intersection (in front of the St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse), LA 640 crosses the river via the Edgard-Reserve Ferry. The highway ends at the landing on the east bank side at an intersection with LA 44 and LA 53.

With the exception of the ferried portion, is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.

Junction list

References

* [http://www.dotd.louisiana.gov/planning/maps_classification/Statewide_FunClass2002.pdf/ LADOTD Map of Numbered Highways]
* [http://www.southeastroads.com/la_state_highways.html Louisiana State Highway Log]
* [http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth]