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U.S. Route 425

U.S. Route 425(US 425) is a north–southUnited States highwaythat travels in the U.S. states ofMississippi,Louisiana,andArkansas.It was first commissioned in 1989.

U.S. Route 425 marker
U.S. Route 425
Map
US 425 highlighted in red
Route information
Length220 mi[citation needed](350 km)
Existed1989 (extended north in 2002,[citation needed]south in 2005[citation needed])–present
Major junctions
South endUS 61/US 84atNatchez, MS
Major intersectionsUS 65inClayton, LA
North endI-530/US 63/US 65/US 79/US 65B/AR 190inPine Bluff, AR
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesMississippi,Louisiana,Arkansas
CountiesMS:Adams
LA:Concordia,Catahoula,Franklin,Richland,Morehouse
AR:Ashley,Drew,Lincoln,Jefferson
Highway system
←US 412US→US 1
←MS 424MS→MS 427
←LA 424LA→LA 426
←US 412AR→I-430

The route's northern terminus is inPine Bluff, Arkansas,at an interchange withInterstate 530/U.S. Route 63/U.S. Route 65/U.S. Route 79/US 65B/AR 190.Until 2005, its southern terminus was inBastrop, Louisiana,at an intersection withU.S. Route 165.In 2005, it was extended toNatchez, Mississippi,at an intersection withU.S. Route 61.[1]

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

Route description

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

Mississippi

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The southern terminus of US 425 is at a signalized intersection with US 61 and US 84 inNatchez.The route travels northwest through the city concurrent with US 84 to theNatchez–Vidalia Bridge,along which the two routes cross theMississippi Riverinto Louisiana.

Louisiana

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After entering Louisiana, the concurrency with US 84 continues for approximately 14 miles toFerriday.US 425 then splits and heads northeast, running concurrently withLA 15through mostly farmland and small towns. Just north of Clayton is the southern terminus ofUS 65.Passing throughWinnsborothe highways split at Archibald. LA 15 continues northwest toMonroe, LAwhile US 425 heads north toRayvillewhere it crossesI-20.At Mer Rouge, it intersectsUS 165and the two highways run concurrent toBastrop, LA.A few miles north of Bastrop, US 425 crosses into Arkansas south of Crossett.

Arkansas

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Along US 425 north of Star City

The route entersArkansasnearRawlsand runs north through ruralAshley County.Highway 425 forms a concurrency withUS 82east ofCrosett,with the two routes running north through farmland and trees toHamburg,thecounty seatof Ashley County. In Hamburg, the routes are joined byHighway 8,which runs east and west across the southern part of the state.[3]North of the junction, the three routes pass theFirst United Methodist Churchand historic properties within theHamburg Commercial Historic Districtbefore 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 inFountain Hilljust before theDrew Countyline.

Further north US 425 intersectsHighway 133inLaceyandHighway 172before enteringMonticello.The highway serves theUniversity of Arkansas at Monticelloin the southern part of town, also passing the Monticello Elementary School. US 425 intersectsUniversity Driveand continues north as a four–lane road. There is an interchange withJordan Drive(AR 83S), after which US 425 enters residential Monticello.[4]The route now curves to the west side of town, withMain 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 ofInterstate 69's extension into Arkansas.

US 425, now four–lane with center turn lane format,[5]intersectsUS 278/Highway 35at a busy intersection. Highway 35 forms a short concurrency north with US 425, which proceeds north and out of Monticello. After AR 35 turns west, Highway 425 has many rural junctions with county routes. Upon enteringLincoln County,the route passes the historicMt. Zion Presbyterian ChurchinRelfs Bluffand theParker Housebefore enteringStar City.Downtown, the highway forms a concurrency withHighway 11,which ends near theLincoln County Courthouseand theStar City Commercial Historic District.The highway continues north through rural areas before intersectingUS 65inJefferson County.US 65/US 425 run concurrent west to a high–volume interchange withI-530/US 63/US 79/US 65B/AR 190,where US 425 terminates.

History

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In Arkansas, US 425 replaced the southern half ofArkansas Highway 13,which was an original state highway in the area. The route is essentially the same as it was at inception in the1926 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

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Louisiana Highway 137
LocationMorehouseandRichland Parishes
Length18.08 mi (29.10 km)
Existed1955–2005

Louisiana Highway 137(LA 137) was astate highwayinLouisianathat servesRichland ParishandMorehouse 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 withLA 15north ofManghamin the small town of Archibald. It went north and intersectedLA 584before intersectingLA 135.

Passing underI-20,LA 137 metLA 3048in the town ofRayville.After intersectingUS 80,LA 137 entered Morehouse Parish, continuing north as a two-lane road until it swapped the U.S. 425 designation withLA 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

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StateCountyLocationmi[5][6][7]kmDestinationsNotes
MississippiAdamsNatchez0.00.0
US 61/US 84east / Trace Town Drive –Vicksburg,Brookhaven,Woodville,Baton Rouge,Airport		south end of US 84 / US 61 Bus. overlap
0.60.97Homochitto Street (MS 928/US 61 Bus.north) -Downtown Natcheznorth end of US 61 Bus. overlap
Mississippi River1.4
0.0		2.3
0.0		Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
LouisianaConcordiaVidalia0.10.16LA 131
Taconey2.5154.048LA 3180(J. Logan Sewell Drive)
​5.6379.072LA 3196
​8.44213.586LA 3232
Ferriday10.22516.456

US 84west /LA 15south /LA 568–Jonesville		north end of US 84 overlap; south end of LA 15 overlap
10.57517.019LA 903–Lake Concordia,Lake St. John
Clayton16.31326.253
US 65north –Newellton,Tallulah,Lake Providence,Lake Bruin State Park
16.84127.103LA 566
Tensas River17.027.4Tensas River Lift Bridge
CatahoulaLee Bayou20.10632.357LA 567
Foules24.82439.950LA 921
Sicily Island29.07846.797LA 8
Peck34.40755.373LA 913
​36.12958.144LA 3148
FranklinWisner38.45361.884LA 562south end of LA 562 overlap
38.7562.36LA 562north end of LA 562 overlap
​39.72563.931LA 875
Gilbert43.08369.335LA 128south end of LA 128 overlap
43.23769.583LA 572
43.65870.261LA 128north end of LA 128 overlap
​46.70475.163LA 3210
​46.82375.354LA 1242
​48.48978.035LA 3210
Winnsboro51.06382.178LA 3201
51.39782.715LA 864
52.09083.831LA 865
52.62184.685LA 4south end of LA 4 overlap
52.94585.207LA 4/LA 17/LA 130north end of LA 4 overlap
55.52389.356LA 868
​57.76592.964LA 867
Baskin58.55494.234LA 577
59.39795.590LA 857
RichlandMangham63.453102.118LA 132south end of LA 132 overlap
​64.177103.283LA 132north end of LA 132 overlap
Archibald66.215106.563LA 856
​66.521107.055
LA 15north		north end of LA 15 overlap
​70.2113.0LA 584south end of LA 584 overlap
​70.321113.171LA 584north end of LA 584 overlap
Rayville73.253117.889LA 135–Alto
73.768118.718I-20–Monroe,VicksburgI-20 exit 138
74.671120.171
LA 3048east
75.203121.027US 80
Morehouse​84.486135.967
LA 133south –Girard		south end of LA 133 overlap
Oak Ridge85.179137.082LA 134–Collinston,Monroesouth end of LA 134 overlap
85.832138.133LA 134–Eppsnorth end of LA 134 overlap
​94.023151.315LA 3051–Horseshoe Lake
Mer Rouge96.676155.585
LA 2east –Oak Grove		north end of LA 133 overlap; south end of LA 2 overlap
96.705155.632
US 165north /LA 138–Collinston,Bonita		south end of US 165 overlap
Bastrop101.42163.22LA 830-3(Peach Orchard Road)
101.906164.002LA 3051
103.184166.059LA 830-4(Cooperlake Road)
103.536166.625LA 830-6(McCreight Street)
103.639166.791LA 830-5(Elm Street)
104.313167.876



US 165south /LA 2west (West Madison) /LA 139south /LA 593south (South Washington)		north end of US 165 / LA 2 overlap; south end of LA 593 overlap
104.677168.461LA 830-1(Harrington Avenue)
105.134169.197
LA 593north (Bonner Ferry Road) –Bussey Brake Reservoir		north end of LA 593 overlap
105.666170.053LA 830-3(Cherry Ridge Road)
​105.742170.175LA 830-2(Shelton Road)
​106.123170.788LA 830-6(McCreight Street)
Log Cabin108.784175.071LA 140
​111.799179.923LA 593–Bussey Brake Reservoir
​113.977183.428LA 142–Crossett, AR
​114.214183.810LA 1257–Chemin-A-Haut State Park
​117.213188.636LA 590
Louisiana-Arkansasborder120.969
0.0		194.681
0.0
ArkansasAshley​9.415.1

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

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


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

AR 133south toAR 160
White Hall40.565.2
AR 172west
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US 278 Byp.east		Western terminus of US 278 Byp.; futureI-69
Monticello42.768.7
AR 83south (University Drive) –University of Arkansas Monticello
42.868.9
AR 83north
44.271.1AR 83Sinterchange
45.473.1US 278–Warren,McGehee
​46.775.2
AR 35north –Lake Monticello
Lincoln​65.1104.8
AR 54east –Little Garnett
Star City66.7107.3
AR 293south (Cane Creek Road) –Cane Creek State Park
67.2108.1
AR 11south (West Franklin Street)
67.8109.1

AR 11north (Arkansas Street) /AR 114west (Arkansas Avenue)
​77.8125.2
AR 199north / Allegiance Road –Tarry,Moscow
Jefferson​88.5142.4

US 65south /AR 81north –Grady,Lake Village		south end of US 65 overlap
Pine Bluff90.5145.6
AR 980south –Airport
91.0146.5



US 63north /US 79north /US 65Bnorth /AR 190west (Harding Avenue) –Downtown Pine Bluff		Signed as exit 46; signed for Harding Avenue southbound, Downtown northbound

I-530north (US 63south /US 65north /US 79south) –Little Rock		Continuation north; north end of US 65 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^Sanderson, DaleEnd 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.RetrievedJune 18,2021.
  3. ^General Highway Map(PDF)(Map) (Ashley County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.RetrievedJune 24,2011.
  4. ^General Highway Map(PDF)(Map) (Drew County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.RetrievedJune 24,2011.
  5. ^abcPlanning and Research Division (2010)."Arkansas Road Log Database".Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived fromthe original(Database)on June 23, 2011.RetrievedJune 9,2011.
  6. ^Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development."LA DOTD Bing Maps tool".Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.RetrievedMay 10,2022.
  7. ^Mississippi Department of Transportation (2013).Map of Natchez, MS(PDF)(Map).RetrievedMay 9,2022.
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