Louisiana Highway 942
Encyclopedia
Louisiana Highway 942 is a state highway
in Louisiana
that serves Ascension Parish. It spans 5.15 miles (8.3 km) in a southwest to northeast direction. It is locally known as River Road.
along the Mississippi River
at the southern or western terminus of LA 22
and the eastern terminus of LA 75. The highway then follows the river in what is mostly a northeasterly direction to a terminus at LA 44 in Burnside
.
LA 942 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.
auto trail, designated in 1916, which became the original Louisiana Highway 1 in 1921. U.S. Route 61
followed the route from 1926 until 1933 when the Airline Highway
was opened between Baton Rouge and the Bonnet Carré Spillway
.
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 Ascension Parish. It spans 5.15 miles (8.3 km) in a southwest to northeast direction. It is locally known as River Road.
Route description
LA 942 begins in the village of DarrowDarrow, Louisiana
Darrow, Louisiana is an unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. It is the location of three properties listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places: Bocage, Helvetia Dependency, and Hermitage....
along the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
at the southern or western terminus of LA 22
Louisiana Highway 22
Louisiana Highway 22 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Livingston, and Ascension Parishes. It spans in a rough east/west direction and is bannered in each cardinal direction ....
and the eastern terminus of LA 75. The highway then follows the river in what is mostly a northeasterly direction to a terminus at LA 44 in Burnside
Burnside, Louisiana
Burnside, Louisiana is an unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. It was founded by French and German settlers in 1726. It is the location of three places listed on the National Register of Historic Places: The Houmas, St. Joseph's School, and Tezcuco....
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LA 942 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.
History
LA 942 carries what was once a small piece of the Jefferson HighwayJefferson Highway
The Jefferson Highway was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Jefferson Highway was replaced with the new numbered US Highway system in the late 1920s...
auto trail, designated in 1916, which became the original Louisiana Highway 1 in 1921. U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River, and is designated the Great River Road for much of its route. As of 2004, the highway's...
followed the route from 1926 until 1933 when the Airline Highway
Airline Highway
Airline Highway is a divided highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana, built in the 1930s and 1940s to bypass the older Jefferson Highway. It carries U.S. Highway 61 from New Orleans northwest to Baton Rouge, and U.S. Highway 190 from Baton Rouge west over the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long...
was opened between Baton Rouge and the Bonnet Carré Spillway
Bonnet Carré Spillway
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana - about west of New Orleans - it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico...
.