1. Route description

2. History

3. Major intersections

4. See also

5. References

6. External links

An almost entirely rural route, LA 5 is located between the Texas state line and Interstate 49 (I-49) south of Shreveport in the northwest portion of the state. It begins in Logansport as a north–south route and is signed accordingly. In Keatchi, its direction and signage switches to east–west. Shortly afterward, LA 5 crosses US 171 in Gloster.

Route description

From the southwest, LA 5 begins at an intersection with US 84 (Main Street) in Logansport, {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} east of the Texas state line at the Sabine River. It proceeds northward out of town parallel to the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) tracks. After passing through a point known as Funston, LA 5 begins to closely follow the rail line into Longstreet. Here it intersects LA 3015, which heads east to Grand Cane on US 171. Continuing northward along the railroad, LA 5 enters Keatchi. At a four-way intersection, LA 172 heads west to the state line, LA 789 heads north toward Spring Ridge, and LA 5 turns to the east. The route's directional banners reflect the change, reading east–west instead of north–south.^[2][3][4]

After {{convert|4.1|mi|km}}, LA 5 intersects US 171 at a point known as Kickapoo. US 171 heads north through Stonewall to Shreveport and south through Grand Cane to Mansfield. Shortly after this junction, LA 5 passes through Gloster and curves to the southeast briefly before resuming a general eastward course. {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} later, LA 5 terminates at a T-intersection with LA 175 in Kingston. LA 175 connects to a nearby interchange with I-49 (exit 186).^[2][3][4][5]

LA 5 is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.^[2]

History

In the original Louisiana Highway system in use between 1921 and 1955, the modern LA 5 made up the entirety of two routes: State Route 38 from Logansport to Keachi and State Route 748 from there to Kingston.^[6]

LA 5 was created with the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering,^[7] and its route has remained largely the same to the present day. Three zigzags in the route were eliminated near the junction with US 171. At Kickapoo, LA 5 originally turned south briefly onto US 171 and then east onto Gloster Road, now a local road, before rejoining the present alignment shortly afterward. A new connector was constructed to continue straight across US 171 and curve to meet the original alignment. Immediately to the east in Gloster, LA 5 made a jog to the south and back to the east at the location of a former railroad crossing near Main Street. It rejoined the present alignment directly opposite Jessie Latin Road, turning to the southeast. The construction of a wide curve at this location has replaced both jogs in the route.^[2][3][8]

More recently, the eastern end of the route was slightly truncated. It formerly made a zigzag across LA 175 to a point on the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) line known as Kingston Station, continuing from there as a local road, Mt. Zion Road. This portion of LA 5 was transferred to local control in 2016 as part of the La DOTD's Road Transfer Program.^[1][9][10]

Major intersections

See also

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• {{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}

References

External links

• Maps / GIS Data Homepage, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

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