Louisiana Highway 28 (LA 28) is a state highway located in central Louisiana. It runs 86.97 miles (139.96 km) in an east–west direction from the junction of U.S. Highway 171 (US 171) and LA 8 in Leesville to US 84 west of Jonesville.
Louisiana Highway 28 | ||||
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 LA 28 in red, LA 28 Bus. in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length | 86.968 mi[1] (139.961 km) | |||
| Existed | 1955 renumbering–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Louisiana Scenic Byways:Colonial Trails Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 171 / LA 8 in Leesville | |||
| East end |  US 84 west of Jonesville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Louisiana | |||
| Parishes | Vernon, Rapides, La Salle, Catahoula | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description edit
From the west, LA 28 begins at a roundabout intersection with US 171, at the north city limits of Leesville in Vernon Parish, running concurrent with LA 8. LA 8 turns northeast about five miles (8.0 km) east of Leesville and is called the Slagle Road. The highway intersects with LA 121 then LA 465 and a few miles after this enters Rapides Parish then Gardner before entering Alexandria. Between Leesville and Alexandria LA 28 is known as the Alexandria Highway. In Alexandria LA 28 is called Coliseum Boulevard. LA 28 intersects with MacArthur Drive where signs direct traffic to merge with north MacArthur Drive and intersect and runs concurrent with Interstate 49. After merging onto MacArthur Drive BR LA 28 exits and follows through downtown Alexandria city streets. This was the original route until December 2007.[citation needed] LA 28 exits and merges with US 167 east at the Casson Street exit in Pineville and becomes a part of the Pineville Expressway, which proceeds west along the Fulton Street Bridge, named for Alexander Fulton, the founder of Alexandria. This bridge links LA 28 over the Red River between Pineville and Alexandria. LA 28 exits at Holloway Prairie Road and continues east. Shortly after intersecting with LA 115, LA 28 enters La Salle Parish. East of Walters, LA 28 enters Catahoula Parish. LA 28 terminates at US 84 between Jena and Jonesville.
Much of LA 28 is a four-lane divided highway with a 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) speed limit. East of Pineville, it is a two-lane undivided road to the eastern end at US 84.
Future edit
The entire route of LA 28 is part of the High Priority Corridor 99 (Central Louisiana Corridor). Along this corridor, LA 28 will be upgraded to interstate standards and signed as I-14. A timeline for this has not been determined.[2][3][4]
Major intersections edit
| Parish | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Vernon | Leesville | 0.000– 0.090 | 0.000– 0.145 |   US 171 south / LA 8 west (North 5th Street, North 6th Street) – Leesville US 171 north (Shreveport Highway) – Shreveport | Western terminus; west end of LA 8 concurrency; roundabout | |
| 0.401 | 0.645 |   LA 117 north / LA 1213 south (Kurthwood Road) – Kurthwood, Hagewood | Southern terminus of LA 117; northern terminus of LA 1213 | |||
| | 4.280 | 6.888 |  LA 184 west (Chaffee Road) – Fort Johnson | Eastern terminus of LA 184 | ||
| | 5.285 | 8.505 |  LA 468 west (Slagle Road) | Eastern terminus of LA 468 | ||
| | 5.600 | 9.012 |  LA 8 east (Slagle Road) – Slagle | East end of LA 8 concurrency | ||
| | 6.489 | 10.443 |  LA 469 (North Fort Road) – Fort Johnson | |||
| | 12.888 | 20.741 |  LA 121 north – Slagle | West end of LA 121 concurrency | ||
| | 12.982 | 20.893 | LA 121 south – Hineston | East end of LA 121 concurrency | ||
| | 22.757 | 36.624 |  LA 465 – Simpson, Sieper, Hineston | |||
| Rapides | Gardner | 35.590 | 57.277 | LA 121 – Hot Wells, Boyce, Hineston | ||
| Alexandria | 45.255 | 72.831 |  LA 1243 (McKeithen Drive) | Northern terminus of LA 1243 | ||
| 45.427 | 73.108 |   LA 3054 (Vandenburg Drive) – England Airpark, Alexandria International Airport | Southern terminus of LA 3054 | |||
| 48.352– 48.675 | 77.815– 78.335 |   US 71 south / US 165 south (MacArthur Drive)   LA 28 Bus. east (Monroe Street) | West end of US 71/US 165 concurrency; western terminus of LA 28 Bus. | |||
| 48.883 | 78.670 |  LA 496 west (Bayou Rapides Road) | Eastern terminus of LA 496 | |||
| 49.265 | 79.284 |  LA 498 west (England Drive) | Eastern terminus of LA 498; access via frontage road | |||
| 49.410– 50.079 | 79.518– 80.594 | 70 |  US 165 Bus. north / LA 1 (North Bolton Avenue) – Boyce, Marksville | West end of freeway; southern terminus of US 165 Bus. | ||
| 50.163– 51.047 | 80.730– 82.152 | 71 86 | US 71 north / US 165 north  I-49 north – Shreveport | East end of US 71/US 165 concurrency; west end of I-49 concurrency | ||
| 51.073– 52.408 | 82.194– 84.343 | 85A |  To LA 1 / Elliott Street – Downtown Alexandria (eastbound)M.L. King Drive – Downtown Alexandria (westbound) | |||
| 51.727– 51.805 | 83.247– 83.372 | 85B | Monroe Street / Medical Center Drive | Eastbound entrance and westbound exit | ||
| 51.825– 52.500 | 83.404– 84.491 | 84 |   I-49 south / US 167 south – Opelousas, Lafayette | East end of I-49 concurrency; west end of US 167 concurrency | ||
| 52.700– 52.780 | 84.812– 84.941 | LA 1 / LA 28 Bus. west – Downtown Alexandria To US 167 Bus. south (not signed) | Northern terminus of US 167 Bus.; eastern terminus of LA 28 Bus.; eastbound entrance and westbound exit | |||
| Alexandria–Pineville line | 52.811– 53.019 | 84.991– 85.326 | Purple Heart Memorial Bridge over Red River | |||
| Pineville | 53.069– 53.596 | 85.406– 86.254 |  LA 1250 (Shamrock Street) – Downtown Pineville | Via LA 1250 Spur; southern terminus of LA 1250 Spur | ||
| 54.008– 54.204 | 86.917– 87.233 |  LA 107 – Marksville LA 1250 (Shamrock Street) | Northern terminus of LA 107; eastern terminus of LA 1250 | |||
| 54.741– 55.041 | 88.097– 88.580 | US 167 north (Pineville Expressway) – Winnfield  LA 3100 west (Griffith Street) – Pineville | East end of freeway and US 167 concurrency; eastern terminus of LA 3100 | |||
| 55.945 | 90.035 |  LA 3144 west (Edgewood Drive) | Eastern terminus of LA 3144 | |||
| Libuse | 59.921 | 96.434 |  LA 3128 | Northern terminus of LA 3128 | ||
| 60.208 | 96.895 |  LA 1205 (Philadelphia Road) | Western terminus of LA 1205 | |||
| | 62.558 | 100.677 |  LA 116 west (Esler Field Road) – Esler Air Field, Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville | Eastern terminus of LA 116 | ||
| Holloway | 66.827 | 107.548 |  LA 1207 | Western terminus of LA 1207 | ||
| | 71.614– 71.711 | 115.252– 115.408 |  LA 115 south – Marksville | Northern terminus of LA 115 | ||
| La Salle | | 76.504– 76.591 | 123.121– 123.261 | Bridge over Catahoula Lake Diversion Canal | ||
| Catahoula | Archie | 86.923– 86.968 | 139.889– 139.961 | US 84 – Jonesville, Jena | Eastern terminus; to Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business route edit
Louisiana Highway 28 Business | |
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| Location | Alexandria |
| Length | 2.941 mi[1] (4.733 km) |
| Existed | 2002–present |
Louisiana Highway 28 Business (LA 28 Bus.) runs 2.94 miles (4.73 km) in a general east–west direction in the city of Alexandria. It travels along the former alignment of mainline LA 28, which has been moved onto I-49 through the downtown area.[5]
LA 28 Bus. travels along a series of undivided two-lane city streets. From the west, the route begins on Monroe Street from its intersection with MacArthur Drive. At Bolton Avenue (US 165 Bus./LA 1), LA 28 Bus. turns southeast and proceeds to an intersection with US 167 Bus. (Mason/Overton Streets). LA 28 Bus. turns northeast with US 167 Bus. and LA 1 and travels under I-49. It then transitions onto the frontage roads alongside the elevated mainline route of US 167/LA 28 (Pineville Expressway). Both business routes take the entrance ramps to rejoin the mainline routes, which proceed ahead across the Red River bridge.[5]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Alexandria, Rapides Parish.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 71 / US 165 / LA 28 east (MacArthur Drive) LA 28 west (Coliseum Boulevard) – Fort Johnson, Leesville | Western terminus | ||
| 1.361 | 2.190 | US 165 Bus. south / LA 1 north (Bolton Avenue) – Shreveport | West end of US 165 Bus. and LA 1 concurrencies | ||
| 1.732 | 2.787 |   US 165 Bus. north / LA 1208-3 (Jackson Street) to I-49 | Northern terminus of LA 1208-3; east end of US 165 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 2.099– 2.134 | 3.378– 3.434 | US 167 Bus. south (Mason Street, Overton Street) | West end of US 167 Bus. concurrency; one-way pair | ||
| 2.509– 2.523 | 4.038– 4.060 | I-49 south / US 167 south – Opelousas, Lafayette | Exit 84 on I-49; eastbound entrance and westbound exit | ||
| 2.632– 2.941 | 4.236– 4.733 | US 167 north / LA 28 east (Pineville Expressway) LA 1 south (Casson Street, Foisy Street) – Marksville US 167 Bus. (not signed) | Eastern terminus of LA 28 Bus.; northern terminus of US 167 Bus.; east end of US 167 Bus. and LA 1 concurrencies | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "La DOTD GIS Data". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. September 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Statutory Listing of Corridor Descriptions - High Priority Corridors - National Highway System - Planning - FHWA". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ DeFazio, Peter A. (November 15, 2021). "Text: H.R.3684, 117th Congress (2021-2022): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act". United States Congress. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Congress designates Interstate 14 across five states with I-14 corridor through San Angelo". Standard-Times. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ a b Google (June 30, 2016). "Overview Map of LA 28 Business" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 30, 2016.