Louisiana State Route 47

State Route 47
Route information
Length:	42.90 mi (69.04 km)
Existed:	1924 – 1955
Major junctions
South end:	SR 15 north of Mangham
	US 80 / SR 4 in Rayville
North end:	SR 14 in Bastrop
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State

Louisiana State Route 47 (LA 47) was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1924. It ran in a south to north direction for 42.90 miles (69.04 km), from Mangham through an intersection with LA 15, through Rayville, to an intersection with LA 14 south of Bastrop.

Route description

Beginning at Bastrop, through Collinston, Oak Ridge, Rayville to Mangham. - 1924 Louisiana Legislative Route Description

LA 47 began just south of an intersection with LA 15 at Mangham and continued in a northern direction. As it entered Rayville, it met and followed US 80/LA 4 in a western direction, splitting from US 80/LA 4 at Bee Bayou. LA 47 turned north and continued toward Oak Ridge, turning west again towards Monroe.

LA 47 then turned north towards Collinston, running through the town, then ending at an intersection with LA 14 south of Bastrop.

Major intersections

Parish	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Richland	Mangham	0.0	0.0	SR 15 south – Winnsboro	Southern terminus
	Archibald	3.1	5.0	SR 15 north – Monroe	Alignment rerouted in 1938
	Rayville	9.7	15.6	SR 64 – Columbia, to LA 15
		11.6	18.7	US 80 east / SR 4 east – Delhi	Begin concurrency with US 80/LA 4
		14.7	23.7	US 80 west / SR 4 west – Monroe	End concurrency with US 80/LA 4
Morehouse	Bastrop	42.9	69.0	SR 14	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

• Louisiana Maps from 1955
• Google Earth