Louisiana Highway 478
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| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 21.0 mi[1] (33.8 km) | |||
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| West end: |
  PR 150 / PR 745 in Vowells Mill | |||
 I‑49 in Natchitoches | ||||
| East end: |
 LA 1 in Natchitoches | |||
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| Parishes: | Natchitoches | |||
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Louisiana Highway 478 (LA 478) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Natchitoches Parish. It spans 21.0 miles (33.8 km).
Route description
From the west, LA 478 begins in the community of Vowells Mill and heads in an eastern direction through the Kisatchie National Forest. It crosses LA 117 and LA 120 before meeting I-49. The highway is unique in that it is paired with a parish road, Natchitoches Parish Route 620, for a distance at the interchange with I-49, and is even signed as running concurrently together.
After meeting I-49, LA 490 ends at an intersection with LA 1, about two miles north of Natchez. LA 478 is cited as having one of the roughest surfaces of any state highway, with no striping or shoulders between I-49 and LA 1.
LA 478 is an undivided, two-lane road for its entire route. Before the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, LA 478 was signed as State Route 609 from Vowels Mill to State Route 39 (LA 117), and State Route 432 from LA 117 to LA 1.
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Natchitoches Parish.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Vowells Mill | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR 150 (Red Rock Road) / PR 745 (Provencal Vowells Mill Road / Tom Lee Road) | ||
| 5.2 | 8.4 |  LA 117 | |||
| Flora | 13.0 | 20.9 |  LA 120 west | Western end of LA 120 concurrency | |
| 13.1 | 21.1 | LA 120 east | Eastern end of LA 120 concurrency | ||
| Natchitoches | 16.7– 17.0 | 26.9– 27.4 | I‑49 – Alexandria, Shreveport | Exit 132 (I-49) | |
| 21.0 | 33.8 | LA 1 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Louisiana portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google (February 16, 2015). "Louisiana Highway 478" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
External links
Route map: Bing