Louisiana Highway 1057
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Louisiana Highway 1057 (LA 1057) is a state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 that serves Tangipahoa Parish
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. The parish seat is Amite City, but the major city is Hammond. As of 2006, the population was 113,137...

. It spans 10.25 miles (16.5 km) in a west to east direction.

Route description

From the west, LA 1057 begins at a junction with LA 440 and LA 1054 east of Tangipahoa
Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Tangipahoa is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 747 at the 2000 census. It was named after the Native American tribe of the Tangipahoa.Tangipahoa is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. It heads east toward Bolivar and a junction with LA 1061. It comes to an end at another junction with LA 440 just west of the Tchefuncte River
Tchefuncte River
The Tchefuncte River drains into Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana in the United States. It is about long.In the 19th century it was an important commercial waterway, where building materials and other products of the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain were loaded to be shipped across the Lake to...

 and the Tangipahoa Parish
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. The parish seat is Amite City, but the major city is Hammond. As of 2006, the population was 113,137...

/Washington Parish
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Washington Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Franklinton. In 2000, its population was 43,926....

 line.

LA 1057 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.

Junction list

Parish Location Mile Junction Notes
Tangipahoa
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. The parish seat is Amite City, but the major city is Hammond. As of 2006, the population was 113,137...

Tangipahoa
Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Tangipahoa is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 747 at the 2000 census. It was named after the Native American tribe of the Tangipahoa.Tangipahoa is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

Western terminus of LA 1057
0.00 LA 440
LA 1054
Bolivar 4.6 LA 1061
10.25 LA 440
Eastern terminus of LA 1057
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