Louisiana State Route 13

State Route 13
Route information
Length:	94.20 mi (151.60 km)
Existed:	1921 – 1955
Major junctions
West end:	US 71
	US 167 in Jonesboro
East end:	US 80 west of West Monroe
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State

Louisiana State Route 13 (LA 13) was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1921. It ran in a west to east direction for 94.2 miles (151.6 km), spanning from US 71 through Jonesboro to just west of West Monroe.

Route description

Beginning at Monroe, through Eros, Chatham, Jonesboro, Liberty Hill, Bienville, Jamestown, Ringgold, to a point at or near Loggy Bayou. - 1924 Louisiana Legislative Route Description

LA 13 began at an intersection with US 71/LA 10 and traveled through the hills of Bienville Parish. It met LA 90 in the town of Ringgold before meeting LA 66 in Jamestown and LA 12 in the parish seat.

East of Bienville, LA 13 crossed into Jackson Parish, meeting US 167/LA 5 in Jonesville, with the older segment of LA 5 becoming LA 5-D. LA 13 followed the hilly terrain to the town of Chatham, where LA 13 met LA 17. LA 13 then entered Ouachita Parish and ended shortly at US 80/LA 4.

Major intersections

Parish	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Bienville		0.0	0.0	US 71 / SR 10 – Alexandria, Bossier City	Western terminus
	Ringgold	12.1	19.5	SR 90 – Coushatta, Minden
	Jamestown	16.7	26.9	SR 66 – Castor, Sibley
	Bienville	31.5	50.7	SR 12 north – Arcadia	Begin concurrency with LA 12
		31.6	50.9	SR 12 south – Campti	End concurrency with LA 12
Jackson	Jonesboro	55.9	90.0	US 167 north / SR 5 north – Ruston	Begin concurrency with US 167/LA 5
		56.0	90.1	US 167 south / SR 5 south – Winnfield	End concurrency with US 167/LA 5
		56.1	90.3	SR 5-D
	Chatham	72.4	116.5	SR 17 north – Ruston	Begin concurrency with LA 17
		73.0	117.5	SR 17 south – Columbia	End concurrency with LA 17
Ouachita		94.2	151.6	US 80 / SR 4 to SR 15 – Ruston, Monroe	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

• Louisiana Maps from 1955
• Google Earth