Louisiana Highway 420
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| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 7.9 mi[1] (12.7 km) | |||
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| West end: |
  LA 1 / LA 10 east of Morganza | |||
| East end: |
LA 10 north of New Roads | |||
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Louisiana Highway 420 (LA 420) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Pointe Coupee Parish. It spans 7.34 miles (11.81 km) in a west to east direction. It is known locally as River Road and Pointe Coupee Road.
Route description
LA 420 begins at an intersection with LA 1 and LA 10 east of Morganza. It heads north past Pointe Coupee Central High School then reaches the west bank of the Mississippi River and turns eastward. Following the river, the highway comes to the northern terminus of LA 981. This intersection was the former terminus of LA 420 until 2011 as LA 10 continued on what is now LA 981 south to the New Roads – St. Francisville Ferry. LA 420 continues south and ends at LA 10 west of the John James Audubon Bridge north of New Roads. The road continues south to New Roads as LA 10 Business.
It is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.
Major junctions
The entire highway is in Pointe Coupee Parish.
| Location | Mile | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Seibert | 0.00 | 0.00 | LA 1 / LA 10 (Morganza Highway) | ||
| Point Coupee | 7.3 | 11.7 |  LA 981 south (Ferry Road) | Northern terminus of LA 981, former eastern terminus of LA 420 | |
| 7.9 | 12.7 |   LA 10 / LA 10 Bus south | Northern terminus of LA 10 Bus. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ Google Inc. "Louisiana Highway 420". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=LA-420+E%2FPointe+Coupee+Rd&daddr=Ferry+Rd&hl=en&ll=30.733278,-91.489849&spn=0.126747,0.222988&sll=30.725536,-91.434215&sspn=0.003961,0.006968&geocode=FSKo1AEdmjWL-g%3BFdDW1AEd-NWM-g&t=h&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=18&z=13. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
External links
Route map: Google / Bing| KML file (edit) |