U.S. Route 61 Business (St. Francisville, Louisiana)
U.S. Highway 61 | ||||
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| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length | 2.4 mi[1] (3.9 km) | |||
| Existed | 1955–present | |||
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| South end |   LA 10 / US 61 in St. Francisville | |||
 LA 1263 in St. Francisville | ||||
| North end | US 61 in St. Francisville | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Louisiana | |||
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U.S. Highway 61 Business (US 61 Bus.), officially known as Louisiana Highway 3057 (LA 3057) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves West Feliciana Parish. It spans 2.44 miles (3.93 km) in a south to north direction. It is signed as both LA 3057 and US 61 Business, consisting of the old U.S. 61 route.
Route description
From the south, LA 3057/US 61 BUS begins at an intersection with U.S. 61 and LA 10, and heads north into downtown St. Francisville. It meets the old LA 10 alignment at a signaled intersection, which originally was paired with LA 3057/US 61 BUS for a short distance before turning to the east.
LA 3057/US 61 BUS continues north to its current terminus at US 61, just south of The Myrtles Plantation, a historic home famous for its many reported ghosts.
LA 3057/US 61 BUS is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.
Major intersections
The entire highway is in St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | US 61 / LA 10 | |||
| 1.0 | 1.6 |  LA 1263 west (Ferdinand Street) | Southern end of LA 1263 concurrency | ||
| 1.4 | 2.3 |  LA 1263 east (Old Hwy. 10) – Jackson | Northern end of LA 1263 concurrency | ||
| 2.4 | 3.9 | US 61 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Google (February 22, 2015). "U.S. Route 61 Business (St. Francisville, Louisiana)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 22, 2015.