Louisiana Highway 442 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 Livingston

Livingston Parish, Louisiana

Livingston Parish Is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Livingston. As of 2010, its population was 128,026....

 and Tangipahoa Parishes

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 23.37 miles (37.6 km) in a west to east direction.

Route description

From the west, LA 442 begins at an intersection with LA 63 north of Livingston

Livingston, Louisiana

Livingston is a town in and the parish seat of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,342 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area....

. It heads east and intersects LA 1036

Louisiana Highway 1036

Louisiana Highway 1036 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Livingston and St. Helena Parishes. It spans in a south to north direction.-Route description:...

 and LA 441, both of which it overlaps as it crosses various branches of the Tickfaw River

Tickfaw River

The Tickfaw River runs from Amite County in southwest Mississippi to Livingston Parish in southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into Lake Maurepas, which conjoins with Lake Pontchartrain.Alternate/historical names and spellings:*Rio De San Vicente...

. Further east, it intersects LA 43 and LA 1063 before crossing into Tangipahoa Parish. In Tickfaw

Tickfaw, Louisiana

Tickfaw is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 617 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tickfaw is located at ....

, LA 442 meets I-55

Interstate 55 in Louisiana

Interstate 55 is a major north–south Interstate Highway that serves the middle of the United States. It runs from Interstate 10 in Laplace, Louisiana - about west of New Orleans to U.S. 41 in Chicago, Illinois.-Route description:...

 at a diamond interchange (Exit 36) and shortly thereafter, US 51

U.S. Route 51

U.S. Route 51 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana to within of the Wisconsin-Michigan border. Much of the highway in Illinois and southern Wisconsin runs parallel to or overlaps Interstate 39...

. After a southward jog of one block along US 51

U.S. Route 51

U.S. Route 51 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana to within of the Wisconsin-Michigan border. Much of the highway in Illinois and southern Wisconsin runs parallel to or overlaps Interstate 39...

, LA 442 heads east again and bridges Ponchatoula Creek

Ponchatoula Creek

Ponchatoula Creek is a tributary of the Natalbany River in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The two waterways join where a section of the Natalbany forms the boundary between Tangipahoa Parish and Livingston Parish. Ponchatoula Creek originates west of Old US Highway 51, north of Independence...

 and intersects LA 1065

Louisiana Highway 1065

Louisiana Highway 1065 is a mostly rural highway between Hammond and Independence. In its more trafficked southern end it is likely to be known as North Cherry Street and, outside Hammond, North Cherry Street Extension. LA 1065 is a two-lane highway for the entirety of its .-Route description:From...

 before bridging the Tangipahoa River

Tangipahoa River

The Tangipahoa River originates northwest of McComb in southwest Mississippi, and runs south through Lake Tangipahoa in Percy Quin State Park before passing into southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain....

. It ends shortly afterward at an intersection with LA 40 and LA 443

Louisiana Highway 443

Louisiana Highway 443 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Tangipahoa Parish. It spans in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Morris Road.-Route description:...

 south of Loranger

Loranger, Louisiana

Loranger is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the location of two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the parish: the Loranger High School Auditorium and the Zemurray Gardens Lodge Complex.It is the location of Loranger...

.

LA 442 is an undivided, two lane highway for its entire length.

Junction list

Parish	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Livingston Livingston Parish, Louisiana Livingston Parish Is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Livingston. As of 2010, its population was 128,026....	Livingston Livingston, Louisiana Livingston is a town in and the parish seat of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,342 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area....	Western terminus of LA 442
		0.00	LA 63 (Weiss Road)
	Holden Holden, Louisiana Holden is located on U.S. Highway 190 between Albany and Livingston in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. Holden is in a section of land awarded to Micajah Spillars by a Spanish land grant. LA Hwy 441 which runs through Holden in a northwest-southeast direction is the road that connected...	3.2	LA 1036 Louisiana Highway 1036 Louisiana Highway 1036 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Livingston and St. Helena Parishes. It spans in a south to north direction.-Route description:...	LA 1036 departs to the north
		Begin concurrency
		4.3	LA 1036 Louisiana Highway 1036 Louisiana Highway 1036 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Livingston and St. Helena Parishes. It spans in a south to north direction.-Route description:...	LA 1036 departs to the south
		End concurrency
		5.9	LA 441	LA 441 departs to the north
		Begin concurrency
		6.3	LA 441	LA 441 departs to the south
		End concurrency
	Albany Albany, Louisiana Albany is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 865 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...	10.7	LA 43
		12.1	LA 1063	Southern terminus of LA 1063
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...	Tickfaw	15.8	I-55 Interstate 55 in Louisiana Interstate 55 is a major north–south Interstate Highway that serves the middle of the United States. It runs from Interstate 10 in Laplace, Louisiana - about west of New Orleans to U.S. 41 in Chicago, Illinois.-Route description:...	Exit 36/Diamond Interchange
		17.2	US 51 U.S. Route 51 U.S. Route 51 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana to within of the Wisconsin-Michigan border. Much of the highway in Illinois and southern Wisconsin runs parallel to or overlaps Interstate 39...	US 51 departs to the north
		Begin concurrency
		17.3	US 51 U.S. Route 51 U.S. Route 51 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana to within of the Wisconsin-Michigan border. Much of the highway in Illinois and southern Wisconsin runs parallel to or overlaps Interstate 39...	US 51 departs to the south
		End concurrency
		18.7	LA 1065 Louisiana Highway 1065 Louisiana Highway 1065 is a mostly rural highway between Hammond and Independence. In its more trafficked southern end it is likely to be known as North Cherry Street and, outside Hammond, North Cherry Street Extension. LA 1065 is a two-lane highway for the entirety of its .-Route description:From...   (North Cherry Street Extension)
	Loranger	23.37	LA 40 LA 443 Louisiana Highway 443 Louisiana Highway 443 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Tangipahoa Parish. It spans in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Morris Road.-Route description:...	Northern terminus of LA 443
		Eastern terminus of LA 442