U.S. 167 North - Alexandria to Pineville

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U.S. 167 North
U.S. 167 returns to Interstate 49 north from Turkey Creek at a parclo interchange (Exit 61) north of the Evangeline Parish line. 10/08/21
Interstate 49 parallels U.S. 167 to the west en route north to Alexandria. 10/08/21
U.S. 167 and I-49 converge again on the south side of Alexandria. 10/08/21
U.S. 167 continues north from I-49 across agricultural areas to Bayou Boeuf. 10/08/21
LA 456 follows an old alignment of U.S. 71 north to Meeker. 10/08/21
Paralleling a Union Pacific Railroad line, U.S. 71/167 overlap north from near Meeker to the town of Rapides. 10/08/21
U.S. 71 bee lines southeast from U.S. 167 to the town of Cheneyville. 10/08/21
U.S. 71 travels 49.4 miles southeast to Bunkie and U.S. 190 west of Krotz Springs. 10/08/21
U.S. 167 North Louisiana Highway 28 East
U.S. 167 separates from Interstate 49 north at a directional T interchange with an exit connecting to LA 1 (Casson Street). 10/18/03
LA 28 east combines with U.S. 167 north from I-49 south. The Pineville Expressway elevates over the Alexandria street grid northeast to the exit for Shamrock Street (LA 1250 Spur). 10/18/03
U.S. 167/LA 28 cross the Red River into the city of Pineville over the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge. 10/18/03
Originally named the Fulton Street Bridge, the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge was constructed at a cost of $15.9 million. It opened to traffic in 1995.1 10/18/03
The exit to the Pineville business district lowers onto parallel Expressway Drive. LA 1250 Spur links the service road system with LA 1250 along Shamrock Street and Melrose Street. 10/18/03
The Pineville Expressway elevates onto a viaduct spanning LA 1250 Spur, 4th Street and the Kansas City Southern Railroad. 10/18/03
A slip ramp departs next for Expressway Drive to LA 107 (Melrose Street) east and Pine Street west to Louisiana Christian University. 10/18/03
LA 28 parts ways with U.S. 167 (Pineville Expressway) at the diamond interchange with LA 3100 west onto Griffith Street. 10/18/03
A viaduct takes U.S. 167/LA 28 over Pine Street, another Kansas City Southern Railroad line and Messer Street. 10/18/03
LA 28 continues 32.0 miles east from U.S. 167 in Pineville to U.S. 84 west of Jonesville. Overall LA 28 measures 87.06 miles in length between LA 8 near Leesville and U.S. 84. 10/18/03
LA 28 east to U.S. 84 leads to U.S. 425 at Ferriday and the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge into Natchez, Mississippi. 10/18/03
U.S. 167 North
LA 3100 Spur (Donahue Ferry Road) spans the Pineville Expressway a half mile south of the diamond interchange with LA 3144 (Edgewood Drive). 10/18/03
LA 3144 comprises a 1.93 mile long loop along Edgewood Drive south to LA 28 and west to adjacent U.S. 165 Business (Military Highway). 10/18/03
Turning northwest, the succeeding exit along U.S. 167 north is with U.S. 165 (Monroe Highway). 10/18/03
U.S. 165 angles 1.7 miles southwest to combine with U.S. 165 along Lake Bunlow en route to Alexandria. 10/18/03
Heading north from the commercialized stretch by U.S. 167, U.S. 165 travels to the town of Ball. U.S. 165 travels 89 miles north to Interstate 20 in Monroe. 10/18/03
U.S. 167 rejoins U.S. 71 at LA 3225 (Shreveport Highway) and the unincorporated community of Tioga. 10/18/03
U.S. 71 U.S. 167 North
U.S. 71/167 overlap northwest from the unincorporated community of Tioga to a wye interchange beyond the Ates Road overpass. 10/18/03
U.S. 71 follows the Red River northwest from U.S. 167 to Shreveport. 10/18/03
U.S. 167 North
LA 3225 (Shreveport Highway) returns to U.S. 167 northwest from Tioga. 10/18/03

Sources:
  1. "Major Bridges of Louisiana." Preconstruction Pages (LADOTD), Volume 2,1.


Photo Credits:

10/18/03, 10/08/21 by AARoads

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Interstate 49
U.S. 71

Page Updated 06-23-2023.

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