Louisiana Highway 942
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 5.15 mi (8.29 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Southwest end: |
  LA 22/LA 75 in Darrow | |||
| Northeast end: |
 LA 44 in Burnside | |||
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Louisiana Highway 942 (LA 942) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension Parish. It spans 5.15 miles (8.29 km) in a southwest to northeast direction. It is locally known as River Road.
Route description
LA 942 begins in the village of Darrow along the Mississippi River at the southern or western terminus of LA 22 and the eastern terminus of LA 75. The highway then follows the river in what is mostly a northeasterly direction to a terminus at LA 44 in Burnside.
LA 942 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.
History
LA 942 carries what was once a small piece of the Jefferson Highway auto trail, designated in 1916, which became the original Louisiana Highway 1 in 1921. U.S. Route 61 followed the route from 1926 until 1933 when the Airline Highway was opened between Baton Rouge and the Bonnet Carré Spillway.
Junction list
The entire highway is in Ascension Parish.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Darrow | 0.00 | 0.00 | LA 22 north LA 75 west (River Road) | ||
| Burnside | 5.15 | 8.29 | LA 44 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
External links
Route map: Bing