Louisiana State Route 6

State Route 6
Route information
Length:	163.40 mi (262.97 km)
Existed:	1921 – 1955
Major junctions
West end:	TX 21 at Sabine River
	US 171 / SR 42 – Many US 71 / US 84 / SR 1 – Clarence US 84 – Jena
East end:	US 65 / SR 15 – Ferriday
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State Scenic

Louisiana State Route 6 (LA 6) was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1921. It ran in an east to west direction for 163.4 miles (263.0 km), spanning from Texas to Ferriday. The current LA 6 is about half of the original route; LA 6 also used US 84's corridor. For the most part, LA 6's number was spared during the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, along with LA 15.

Route description

Beginning on Texas State Line at East Pendleton, thence through Many, Ft. Jessup, Robeline, Natchitoches, thence in a southerly direction to a point at or near Airey store, thence to intersect Irma Pace Road, thence to Old Racine Ferry, thence to Winnfield, Olla, Jena, Rhinehart, Archie, Jonesville, Ferriday to Vidalia. - 1924 Louisiana Legislative Route Description

From the west, LA 6 began at a bridge crossing the Sabine River, where TX 21 crossed into Louisiana. LA 6 then continued east to Many, crossing US 171. LA 6 then followed into Natchitoches, where it was paired with the Jefferson Highway for a short distance. LA 6 then crossed the Red River at Grand Ecore, meeting US 71 and beginning a concurrency with US 84.

After joining with US 84, LA 6 crossed into Winnfield, meeting US 167, forming a four-way concurrency with US 84/167 and LA 5/6. LA 6/US 84 continued east, with US 84 turning to the south while LA 6 continued east towards Olla. LA 6 crossed US 165 in Olla before turning to the south to meet US 84 and LA 19 in Jena. LA 6/19/US 84 ran concurrently to the community of Rinehart before LA 19 turned north towards Harrisonburg. LA 6/US 84 ran together through the town of Jonesville before ending at an intersection with US 65/LA 15 in Ferriday.

Scenes pertaining to LA 6

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  US 84 showing concurrency with LA 6 - Joyce, LA
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  Abandoned section of US 84/LA 6 east of Jena, Louisiana

Major intersections

Parish	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Sabine	Toledo Bend Reservoir	0.0	0.0	TX 21	Western terminus
	Many	17.6	28.3	US 171 north / SR 42 north	US 171 north to Mansfield
		18.0	29.0	US 171 south / SR 42 south	US 171 south to Hornbeck
Natchitoches	Robeline	32.3	52.0	SR 1 north / SR 75 – Provencal, Mansfield
	​	38.7	62.3	SR 39 (Kurthwood Road)
	Natchitoches	47.9	77.1	SR 20 – Alexandria, Shreveport
	​	52.5	84.5	SR 10-D – Campti
	Clarence	55.1	88.7	SR 1-D (Old Jefferson Highway)
		55.4	89.2	US 71 / US 84 west / SR 1 – Shreveport, Montgomery	Begin US 84 concurrency, end LA 1 concurrency
Winn	Winnfield	79.5	127.9	US 167 north / SR 5 north – Jonesboro	Begin US 167 concurrency
		80.2	129.1	SR 5 south – Montgomery
		81.4	131.0	US 167 south – Alexandria	End US 167 concurrency
	​	87.0	140.0	US 84 east – Jena	End US 84 concurrency
La Salle	Olla	106.7	171.7	US 165 / SR 14 – Monroe, Pineville
	Jena	122.9	197.8	US 84 west / SR 19 west / SR 57 – Colfax, Marksville	LA 57 south to Walker Ferry
	Whitehall	130.5	210.0	SR 19 east – Sicily Island	LA 19 east to LA 18
Catahoula	Jonesville	146.9	236.4	SR 18 north – Harrisonburg	LA 18 north to LA 15
Concordia	​	148.9	239.6	SR 18 south – Monterey
	Ferriday	163.6	263.3	US 65 / US 84 east / SR 3 / SR 15 north	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

• Louisiana Maps from 1955
• Google Earth