Talk:List of numbered highways in Louisiana

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[edit] Highways that enter New Orleans

(just for the hell of it)

[edit] Trying to figure out numbering

(from bridge dates)

  • Louisiana Highway 1241 1958
  • Louisiana Highway 1243 1980
  • Louisiana Highway 1246 1992
  • Louisiana Highway 1247 1953
  • Louisiana Highway 1248 1978-1989
  • Louisiana Highway 1249 1970-1995
  • Louisiana Highway 1252 1966-1975
  • Louisiana Highway 3000 1957
  • Louisiana Highway 3005 1957-1977
  • Louisiana Highway 3006 1957
  • Louisiana Highway 3008 1971-1974
  • Louisiana Highway 3009 1982
  • Louisiana Highway 3011 1958
  • Louisiana Highway 3134 1976-1981
  • Louisiana Highway 3139 1977-1986
  • Louisiana Highway 3213 1989-1995
  • Louisiana Highway 3228 1981
  • Louisiana Highway 3280 1978

[edit] History

1933: [1] [2] - doesn't look like any of the numbers match the present ones. Same in 1938, 1946, 1954. Apparently the renumbering was in 1955. 1961 has the current system. The highest number I see (on the small portion shown) is 177; there's definitely some clustering. --SPUI (T - C - RFC) 23:32, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] By district

District 4 (Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne Desoto Red River Webster)

72 146 147 151 152 153 154 155 157 159 160 161 162 163 164 168 169 170 173 174 175 177 185 191 346 480 481 483 501 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 537 538 540 612 614 615 763 764 765 767 782 783 784 786 787 788 789 790 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 802 803 806 807 808 3014 3015 3032 3036 3049 3062 3094 3103 3105 3132 3194 3227 3231 3248 3276

[edit] U.S. Highways in 1955

11 51 61 65 71 79 80 84 90 165 167 171 190

[edit] 3xxx routes assigned to freeways or other high-speed roads

They seem to just be assigned in order of needing a number.

[edit] Grid and clustering

[3] - "all routes lower than 1241, except 191, date to the 1955 renumbering" and some more history

There's definitely a grid going on with the low numbers:

  • 1 (diagonal) 3-5-7-9-13-15-17-19-21-23 (25 is off) - higher numbers from 27 to 35 go roughly across again but not as well
  • 2-4-6-8-10-12-14
    • 16-18-20
      • 22-24 - no clear pattern after this, but 26 to 34 fill in other main east-west routes - THERE IS NO LA 32!

Most stuff from 36 to 185 follows the clustering. The following routes don't:

  • Louisiana Highway 72 - way out of place in Shreveport
  • Louisiana Highway 141 - way out of place near Carville
  • Louisiana Highway 158 - somewhat out of place in Colfax
  • Louisiana Highway 166 is missing
  • Louisiana Highway 176 - way out of place in Lafayette
  • Louisiana Highway 179 is missing

176, then 178 and on seem to jump around a lot. 177-180-181-184 roughly stay in the clustering, though all but 177 are in already-covered areas, and 176-178-182-183-185 are all over the place. Thus the original clustering may have ended at 177, with 176 skipped (or later reassigned?). --SPUI (T - C - RFC) 13:14, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:State route naming conventions poll/Part2

This state's highway naming convention is up for debate above. Feel free to participate. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 05:46, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Louisiana svg shields

I have created a few shields, any feedback is appreciated. --Holderca1 02:20, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

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