Louisiana Highway 1240
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 7.51 mi (12.09 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1955 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 71 | |||
| North end: |
 LA 122 in Verda | |||
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| Parishes: | Grant | |||
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Louisiana Highway 1240 (LA 1240) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Grant Parish. It spans 7.51 miles (12.09 km) in a north-to-south direction.
Route description
From the south, LA 1240 starts at an intersection with US 71 near Nantachie Lake, between Colfax and Montgomery. It travels in a northern direction, passing through hills and forest. It ends at an intersection with LA 122, which if taken east will meet LA 471.
LA 122 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length. Before the 1955 renumbering, LA 1240 was State Route 1432.
The original state route numbers, along with LA 1240 (old LA 1432) through Verda, Louisiana.
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Grant Parish.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | US 71 | Southern termimus | ||
| Verda | 7.51 | 12.09 | LA 122 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
Louisiana portal U.S. Roads portal
References
Route map: Bing