Louisiana Highway 28
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| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 86.9 mi[1] (139.9 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1955 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 US 171 in Leesville | |||
   I‑49 / US 71 / US 165 in Alexandria US 167 in Pineville | ||||
| East end: |
 US 84 in Catahoula Parish | |||
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| Parishes: | Vernon, Rapides, La Salle, Catahoula | |||
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Louisiana Highway 28 (LA 28) is a state highway in Louisiana. It spans 86.9 miles (139.9 km) and runs from west to east. The highway has its beginning in Leesville at the roundabout intersection of U.S. Route 171 and LA 8 and it ends 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.
Route description
From the west, LA 28 begins at an 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. 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 Walters and Archie.
Major junctions
| Parish | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Vernon | Leesville | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 171 / LA 8 west – Shreveport | Roundabout; western end of LA 8 concurrency | |||
| 0.4 | 0.6 |   LA 1213 south (Kurthwood Road) / LA 117 north – Kurthwood, Hagewood | Northern terminus of LA 1213, southern terminus of LA 117; no access from LA 1213 north to LA 8 west and LA 117 south ot LA 8 east | |||||
| 4.3 | 6.9 |  LA 184 west – Fort Polk | Eastern terminus of LA 184 | |||||
| 5.3 | 8.5 |  LA 468 west | Eastern terminus of LA 468 | |||||
| 5.6 | 9.0 | LA 8 east – Slagle | Eastern end of LA 8 concurrency | |||||
| 6.5 | 10.5 |  LA 469 – Fort Polk | ||||||
| 12.9 | 20.8 |  LA 121 north – Slagle | Western end of LA 121 concurrency | |||||
| 13.0 | 20.9 | LA 121 south – Hineston | Eastern end of LA 121 concurrency | |||||
| 22.7 | 36.5 |  LA 465 – Simpson, Hineston, Sieper | ||||||
| Rapides | Gardner | 35.6 | 57.3 | LA 121 – Hineston, Boyce, Hot Wells | ||||
| Alexandria | 45.2 | 72.7 |  LA 1243 south (McKeithen Drive) | Northern terminus of LA 1243 | ||||
| 45.4 | 73.1 |   LA 3054 north (Vandenburg Drive) – Alexandria International Airport | Southern terminus of LA 3054 | |||||
| 48.3– 48.5 | 77.7– 78.1 |    US 71 south / US 165 south (MacArthur Drive) / LA 28 Bus. east (Monroe Street) | Western end of US 71 / US 165 concurrency; western terminus of LA 28 Bus. | |||||
| 48.8 | 78.5 |  LA 496 west (Bayour Rapides Road) / Rapides Avenue | Eastern terminus of LA 496 | |||||
| Western end of freeway | ||||||||
| 49.3– 50.0 | 79.3– 80.5 | 70 |    US 165 Bus. north / LA 1 (North Bolton Avenue) – Boyce, Marksville | Southern terminus of US 165 Bus. | ||||
| 50.1– 50.8 | 80.6– 81.8 | 71 (US 71) 86 (I-49) | I‑49 north / US 71 north / US 165 north – Shreveport, Bossier City, Monroe | Eastern end of US 71 / US 165 concurrency; western end of I-49 concurrency | ||||
| 51.1 | 82.2 | 85A | To LA 1 / Elliott Street – Downtown Alexandria | Eastbound exit / westbound entrance only | ||||
| 51.8 | 83.4 | 85B | Monroe Street / Medical Center Drive | Eastbound entrance / westbound exit only | ||||
| 51.8– 52.5 | 83.4– 84.5 | 84 | I‑49 south / US 167 south – Opelousas, Lafayette | Eastern end of I-49 concurrency; western end of US 167 concurrency | ||||
| 52.7 | 84.8 | LA 1 / LA 28 Bus. west – Downtown Alexandria | Interchange; eastbound entrance / westbound exit only; eastern terminus of LA 28 Bus. | |||||
| Pineville | 53.0– 53.5 | 85.3– 86.1 |  To LA 150 (Shamrock Street) – Downtown Pineville | Interchange | ||||
| 54.0– 54.2 | 86.9– 87.2 |   LA 107 south / LA 1250 (Shamrock Street) – Effie, Marksville, Louisiana College | Interchange; northern terminus of LA 107 | |||||
| Eastern end of freeway | ||||||||
| 54.8– 55.0 | 88.2– 88.5 |  US 167 north / LA 3100 west (Griffith Street) – Winnfield, Pineville | Interchange; eastern terminus of LA 3100 (unsigned LA 3100 Spur); eastern end of US 167 concurrency | |||||
| 55.9 | 90.0 |  LA 3144 north (Edgewood Drive) | Southern terminus of LA 3144 | |||||
| Libuse | 59.9 | 96.4 |  LA 3128 south | Northern terminus of LA 3128 | ||||
| 60.2 | 96.9 |  LA 1205 east (Philadelphia Road) | Western terminus of LA 1205 | |||||
| 62.5 | 100.6 |  LA 116 west / Barron Chapel Road – Camp Beauregard, Esler Airfield | Eastern terminus of LA 116 | |||||
| Holloway | 66.8 | 107.5 |  LA 1207 east / Hickory Grove Road – Buckeye High School | Western terminus of LA 1207 | ||||
| 71.6– 71.7 | 115.2– 115.4 |  LA 115 south | Northern terminus of LA 115 | |||||
| La Salle |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Catahoula | 86.9 | 139.9 | US 84 – Jena, Jonesville | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business route
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| Location: | Alexandria |
| Length: | 2.9 mi[2] (4.7 km) |
Louisiana Business Highway 28 (BR LA 28) is a 2.9-mile (4.7 km) highway in Alexandria, Louisiana. It runs from west to east. BR LA 28 is for the whole part a two-lane undivided series of city streets that runs through downtown Alexandria. From the west, BR LA 28 begins at an intersection of MacArthur Drive and LA 28 as Monroe Street. At Bolton Avenue, also LA 1, BR LA 28 turn southeast intersects with U.S. Route 167 Business and U.S. Route 165 Business. BR LA 28 travels under I-49 and intersects and terminates at the combined LA 28 and US 167.[2]
The entire highway is in Alexandria, Rapides Parish.
| mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | US 71 / US 165 (MacArthur Drive) / LA 28 | |||
| 1.4 | 2.3 | LA 1 north (Bolton Avenue) / US 165 Bus. south / Monroe Street – Boyce | Western end of LA 1/US 165 Bus. concurrencies | ||
| 1.7 | 2.7 | US 165 Bus. north (Jackson Street) | Eastern end of US 165 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 2.1 | 3.4 | US 167 Bus. south (Mason Street / Overton Street) / Bringhurst Street | Western end of US 167 Bus. concurrency; US 167 Bus. on a one-way pair south of here | ||
| 2.7 | 4.3 | LA 1 south (Casson Street) / 6th Street | Eastern end of LA 1 concurrency | ||
| 2.9 | 4.7 | US 167 north / LA 28 east (Pineville Expressway) | Western end of US 167 Bus. concurrency; no access to US 167 south / from US 167 north | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 Google (December 29, 2014). "Louisiana Highway 28" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Google (December 29, 2014). "Louisiana Highway 28 Business" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 29, 2014.