U.S. Route 425

Route map:
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US 84 at Natchez, MS
Major intersections US 65 in Clayton, LA
North end
US 79 at Pine Bluff, AR
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesMississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
CountiesMS: Adams
LA: Concordia, Catahoula, Franklin, Richland, Morehouse
AR: Ashley, Drew, Lincoln, Jefferson
Highway system
←
AR
→ I-430

U.S. Route 425 (US 425) is a north–south

United States highway that travels in the U.S. states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas
. It was first commissioned in 1989.

The route's northern terminus is in

U.S. Route 61.[1]

US 425 is an amalgamation of former state highways. Most of US 425 in Louisiana, for example, is merely a concurrency with Louisiana Highway 15 (LA 15).

Route description

The route number does not follow the numbering convention for U.S. Highways established by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The number 425 would normally be used a spur of U.S. Route 25.[2] However, the two routes have never connected.

Mississippi

The southern terminus of US 425 is at a signalized intersection with US 61 and US 84 in Natchez. The route travels northwest through the city concurrent with US 84 to the Natchez–Vidalia Bridge, along which the two routes cross the Mississippi River into Louisiana.

Louisiana

After entering Louisiana, the concurrency with US 84 continues for approximately 14 miles to

Bastrop, LA
. A few miles north of Bastrop, US 425 crosses into Arkansas south of Crossett.

Arkansas

Along US 425 north of Star City

The route enters Arkansas near Rawls and runs north through rural Ashley County. Highway 425 forms a concurrency with US 82 east of Crosett, with the two routes running north through farmland and trees to Hamburg, the county seat of Ashley County. In Hamburg, the routes are joined by Highway 8, which runs east and west across the southern part of the state.[3] North of the junction, the three routes pass the First United Methodist Church and historic properties within the Hamburg Commercial Historic District before US 82 turns east at St. Louis Street and US 425/AR 8 run north out of Hamburg. Passing more agricultural land, Highway 8 turns west in Fountain Hill just before the Drew County line.

Further north US 425 intersects

AR 83S), after which US 425 enters residential Monticello.[4] The route now curves to the west side of town, with Main Street (AR 83) serving downtown Monticello. Highway 83 was the previous alignment of AR 13, which US 425 replaced upon designation in 1989. There are plans to bypass Monticello even more efficiently as part of Interstate 69's extension into Arkansas
.

US 425, now four–lane with center turn lane format,

US 65B/AR 190
, where US 425 terminates.

History

In Arkansas, US 425 replaced the southern half of Arkansas Highway 13, which was an original state highway in the area. The route is essentially the same as it was at inception in the 1926 state highway plan, connecting the major cities in its area of southeast Arkansas. Highway 13 now runs in north central Arkansas. Most of US Route 425 was repaved in 2010 within Ashley County.[5]

Louisiana Highway 137

Richland Parishes
Length18.08 mi (29.10 km)
Existed1955–2005

Louisiana Highway 137 (LA 137) was a

Morehouse Parish
. It spanned 18.08 miles (29.10 km) in a south to north direction. LA 137 is now signed as U.S. 425 for its entire length.

From the south, LA 137 began as a state highway at an intersection with

LA 135
.

Passing under

LA 133
.

LA 137 is a divided, four-lane highway south of Rayville, a pair of two one-way roads inside of Rayville, and an undivided, two-lane road north of Rayville. Before the 1955 renumbering, LA 137 was State Route 47 from Archibald to Rayville. The current routing for LA 137 did not exist, and travelers had to take US 80 west, then State Route 47 (Current LA 133) to Oak Ridge.

LA 137 was removed from the state highway system in 2005, when US 425 was extended south to Mississippi. It is still signed, however, as LA 137 and US 425.

Major intersections

StateCountyLocationmi[5][6][7]kmDestinationsNotes
Airport
south end of US 84 / US 61 Bus. overlap
0.60.97Homochitto Street (
US 61 Bus. north) - Downtown Natchez
north end of US 61 Bus. overlap
Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
LouisianaConcordiaVidalia0.10.16 LA 131
LA 3180
(J. Logan Sewell Drive)
​5.6379.072
LA 3196
​8.44213.586
LA 3232
LA 568 – Jonesville
north end of US 84 overlap; south end of LA 15 overlap
10.57517.019
Lake Concordia, Lake St. John
Clayton16.31326.253
 US 65 north – Newellton, Tallulah, Lake Providence, Lake Bruin State Park
16.84127.103
LA 566
Tensas River17.027.4Tensas River Lift Bridge
LA 567
LA 921
Sicily Island29.07846.797 LA 8
LA 913
​36.12958.144
LA 3148
LA 562
south end of LA 562 overlap
38.7562.36
LA 562
north end of LA 562 overlap
​39.72563.931
LA 875
LA 128
south end of LA 128 overlap
43.23769.583
LA 572
43.65870.261
LA 128
north end of LA 128 overlap
​46.70475.163
LA 3210
​46.82375.354
LA 1242
​48.48978.035
LA 3210
LA 3201
51.39782.715
LA 864
52.09083.831
LA 865
52.62184.685 LA 4south end of LA 4 overlap
52.94585.207 LA 4 / LA 17 / LA 130north end of LA 4 overlap
55.52389.356
LA 868
​57.76592.964
LA 867
LA 577
59.39795.590
LA 857
LA 132
south end of LA 132 overlap
​64.177103.283
LA 132
north end of LA 132 overlap
LA 856
​66.521107.055
 LA 15 north		north end of LA 15 overlap
​70.2113.0
LA 584
south end of LA 584 overlap
​70.321113.171
LA 584
north end of LA 584 overlap
LA 135 – Alto
73.768118.718
Vicksburg
I-20 exit 138
74.671120.171
LA 3048
east
75.203121.027
US 80
LA 133 south – Girard
south end of LA 133 overlap
LA 134 – Collinston, Monroe
south end of LA 134 overlap
85.832138.133
LA 134 – Epps
north end of LA 134 overlap
​94.023151.315
LA 3051 – Horseshoe Lake
Mer Rouge96.676155.585
 LA 2 east – Oak Grove		north end of LA 133 overlap; south end of LA 2 overlap
96.705155.632
US 165 north / LA 138 – Collinston, Bonita
south end of US 165 overlap
LA 830-3
(Peach Orchard Road)
101.906164.002
LA 3051
103.184166.059
LA 830-4
(Cooperlake Road)
103.536166.625
LA 830-6
(McCreight Street)
103.639166.791
LA 830-5
(Elm Street)
104.313167.876
LA 593
south (South Washington)		north end of US 165 / LA 2 overlap; south end of LA 593 overlap
104.677168.461
LA 830-1
(Harrington Avenue)
105.134169.197
LA 593 north (Bonner Ferry Road) – Bussey Brake Reservoir
north end of LA 593 overlap
105.666170.053
LA 830-3
(Cherry Ridge Road)
​105.742170.175
LA 830-2
(Shelton Road)
​106.123170.788
LA 830-6
(McCreight Street)
Log Cabin108.784175.071 LA 140
​111.799179.923
LA 593 – Bussey Brake Reservoir
​113.977183.428
Crossett, AR
​114.214183.810
LA 1257 – Chemin-A-Haut State Park
​117.213188.636
LA 590
Louisiana-Arkansas border120.969
0.0		194.681
0.0
ArkansasAshley​9.415.1

 US 82 west / AR 52 east – Crossett, El Dorado		south end of US 82 overlap
​12.019.3
UAM College of Technology-Crossett
Hamburg15.725.3
 AR 189 west (West Jackson Street)
16.025.7
Overflow NWR
south end of AR 8 overlap
16.226.1

 AR 189 north (West Washington Street) to AR 133
16.326.2
 US 82 east – Lake Village		north end of US 82 overlap
Fountain Hill25.541.0


 AR 8 west to AR 133 south – Johnsville, Crossett		north end of AR 8 overlap
26.041.8
 AR 160 west
DrewLacey32.852.8

 AR 133 south to AR 160
White Hall40.565.2
 AR 172 west
​
I-69
north
University of Arkansas Monticello
42.868.9
 AR 83 north
44.271.1
AR 83S
interchange
45.473.1 US 278 – Warren, McGehee
​46.775.2
 AR 35 north – Lake Monticello
Lincoln​65.1104.8
 AR 54 east – Little Garnett
AR 293 south (Cane Creek Road) – Cane Creek State Park
67.2108.1
 AR 11 south (West Franklin Street)
67.8109.1
AR 11B
south)
​77.8125.2
 AR 199 north / Allegiance Road – Tarry, Moscow
Jefferson​88.5142.4

 US 65 south / AR 81 north – Grady, Lake Village		south end of US 65 overlap
Pine Bluff90.5145.6
 AR 980 south – Airport
91.0146.5
US 65B north / AR 190 – Downtown Pine Bluff
signed as exit 46
91.0146.5
US 79 south) – Little Rock
north end of US 65 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Sanderson, Dale End of U.S. Highway 425. Accessed 6 April 2011 (with maps of US 425 and related routes).[self-published source]
  2. ^ "FreightWaves Classics: National Highway System helps commerce move from coast-to-coast". Freightwaves Inc. February 23, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  3. ^ General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Ashley County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  4. ^ General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Drew County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Planning and Research Division (2010). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (Database) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  6. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. "LA DOTD Bing Maps tool". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation (2013). Map of Natchez, MS (PDF) (Map). Retrieved May 9, 2022.

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