Louisiana Highway 26
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 76.0 mi[1] (122.3 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 LA 14 in Lake Arthur | |||
 US 90 in Jennings I‑10 in Jennings US 190 near Elton US 165 in Oberlin | ||||
| West end: |
 US 171 / US 190 in DeRidder | |||
| Location | ||||
| Parishes: | Jefferson Davis, Allen, Beauregard | |||
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Louisiana Highway 26 (LA 26) is a state highway that serves Beauregard Parish, Allen Parish, and Jefferson Davis Parish. It spans 76.0 miles (122.3 km), running in a northwest/southeast direction in a rotated "L" shape. The route is signed north-south from its terminus in Lake Arthur at LA 14 to south of Oberlin and signed east-west from that point to its end at U.S. Route 171 and U.S. Route 190 near DeRidder.[1]
Route description
LA 26 begins at a junction with U.S. Highway 171/U.S. Highway 190 in De Ridder and heads due southeast through Beauregard Parish. In Allen Parish, LA 26 intersects U.S. Highway 165 in Oberlin and turns due south into Jefferson Davis Parish. LA 26 then intersects U.S. Highway 190 east of Elton. LA 26 continues southward and intersects Interstate 10 (Louisiana) and U.S. Highway 90 in Jennings. LA 26 then ends at a junction with LA 14 in Lake Arthur. LA 26 was also part of an old routing for U. S. Highway 190 from Elton to DeRidder.
Major intersections
| Parish | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jefferson Davis | Lake Arthur | LA 14 | Southern terminus | ||
 LA 380 west | Eastern terminus of LA 380 | ||||
 LA 102 north | Southern terminus of LA 102 | ||||
 LA 1126 west | Western end of LA 1126 concurrency | ||||
| LA 1126 east | Eastern end of LA 1126 concurrency | ||||
| Jennings |  LA 3055 east | Western terminus of LA 3055 | |||
| US 90 | |||||
| I‑10 | |||||
| LA 102 | |||||
| Elton | US 190 | ||||
| Allen |  LA 104 east | Western terminus of LA 104 | |||
| Oberlin | US 165 | ||||
 LA 377 north | Southern terminus of LA 377 | ||||
| Beauregard |  LA 113 | ||||
 LA 1147 south | Northern terminus of LA 1147 | ||||
| DeRidder | US 171 / US 190 | Northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Google (December 28, 2014). "Louisiana Highway 26" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 28, 2014.