Louisiana State Route 19

State Route 19
Route information
Length:	69.10 mi (111.21 km)
Existed:	1921 – 1955
Major junctions
West end:	End state maintenance in Colfax
	US 71 / SR 1 / SR 5 US 167 US 165 / SR 14 US 84 / SR 6
East end:	SR 18 in Harrisonburg
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State

Louisiana State Route 19 (LA 19) was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1921. It ran in an east to west direction for 69.1 miles (111.2 km), spanning from Colfax to Harrisonburg.

Route description

Beginning at Harrisonburg, through Manifest, Rhinehart, Jena, Pollack, Bentley, to Colfax. - 1924 Louisiana Legislative Route Description

LA 19 started in the small town of Colfax, traveling east to meet US 71/LA 1 before entering Kisatchie National Forest. LA 19 met US 167 in the small community of Bentley before meeting US 165/LA 14 in the town of Pollock. LA 19 turned northeast to meet US 84, running concurrent with it from the town of Jena to the community of Manifest.

East of Manifest, LA 19 followed the Harrisonburg Road to the town of Harrisonburg, meeting LA 18 just before LA 18 met LA 68.

Major intersections

Parish	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Grant	Colfax	0.0	0.0	Begin state maintenance	Western terminus
		3.2	5.1	US 71 / SR 1 / SR 5 – Montgomery
	Bentley	14.6	23.5	US 167 – Winnfield, Alexandria
	Pollock	20.0	32.2	US 165 / SR 14 – Monroe
La Salle	Jena	41.0	66.0	US 84 west – Winnfield	Begin concurrency with US 84
		43.9	70.7	SR 6 west / SR 57 – Olla, Marksville	Begin concurrency with LA 6
		51.5	82.9	US 84 east / SR 6 east – Jonesville	End concurrency with US 84/LA 6
Catahoula	Harrisonburg	69.1	111.2	SR 18 to SR 68 – Jonesville, Sicily Island	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

• Louisiana Maps from 1955
• Google Earth