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Louisiana Highway 8 markerLouisiana Highway 8
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length155.9 mi (250.9 km)
Existed1955 renumbering–present
Major junctions
West end SH 63 across the Sabine River
Major intersections
East end US 425 / LA 15 in Sicily Island
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishesVernon, Rapides, Grant, La Salle, Catahoula
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System
← LA 7→ LA 9

Louisiana Highway 8 (LA 8) is a state highway in Louisiana. It spans 156 miles (251 km) beginning at the Louisiana/Texas state line west of Leesville and ending at an intersection with U.S. Route 425 and LA 15 in Sicily Island.

Route description

From the west State Highway 63 becomes LA 8 after crossing the Sabine River near Burr Ferry. At the Burr's Ferry Bridge in Vernon Parish, LA 8 heads east, and merges with U.S. Highway 171 north in Leesville. In Leesville, U.S. 171/LA 8 continues north as a four lane, divided road through town. LA 8 breaks off from U.S. 171 at the northern city limits and joins and runs concurrent with LA 28 east, and continues northeastward as a four lane divided Highway. LA 28/LA 8 intersects with LA 468 (The old Slagle road) south just before LA 8 splits and heads northeast as a two lane road, Intersecting with LA 469, passing through Slagle, intersecting LA 121, the LA 465, and passing north of Simpson, before exiting Vernon Parish and entering northwestern Rapides Parish.

In Rapides Parish, LA 8 continues northeastward, passing north of Lake Rodemacher, and merges with I-49 for approximately a mile. LA 8 then splits from I-49 after approximately a mile and passes through Boyce and heads due north, crossing the Red River into Grant Parish. At Colfax, LA 8 turns eastward and intersects U.S. Highway 71, US 167, and US 165 in Pollock. LA 8 then turns northeastward and enters La Salle Parish.

In Jena, LA 8 merges with US 84 and turns to the southeast. After approximately 6 miles (9.7 km), LA 8 splits with US 84 and continues eastward into Catahoula Parish. In Catahoula Parish, LA 8 passes through Harrisonburg and Sicily Island, where it ends at an intersection with US 425 and LA 15.

History

In the original Louisiana Highway system in use between 1921 and 1955, LA 8 was part of several shorter routes, including: State Route 21 from the Texas state line to Slagle; Route 107 to Boyce; Route 144 to Colfax; Route 19 to Harrisonburg; and Route 18 to Sicily Island. All were designated by various acts of the state legislature between 1921 and 1926. The routes were joined together under the single designation of LA 8 when the Louisiana Department of Highways renumbered the state highway system in 1955, creating one of several east–west cross-state routes.

Future

The segment of LA 8 between the Texas state line and Leesville is part of the High Priority Corridor 99 (Central Louisiana Corridor). Along this corridor, LA 8 will be upgraded to interstate standards at the Sabine River Bridge before either paralleling or being upgraded to I-14. A timeline for this has not been determined.

Major junctions

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Vernon​0.00.0
SH 63 west – Burkeville, Jasper		Burr's Ferry Bridge over the Sabine River; Texas state line
Burr Ferry1.42.3
LA 111 south – Evans		Western end of LA 111 concurrency
2.03.2
LA 111 north – South Toledo Bend State Park		Eastern end of LA 111 concurrency
Caney9.315.0
LA 464 south		Northern terminus of LA 464
Leesville18.429.6
US 171 south (South 6th Street) – Fort Johnson, Lake Charles		One-way pair; western end of LA 8 westbound / US 171 southbound concurrency
18.429.6 US 171 (North 5th Street) / East Texas StreetOne-way pair; western end of LA 8 eastbound / US 171 northbound concurrency
19.230.9
LA 1213 north (Kurthwood Road)		Southern terminus of LA 1213; no direct access from westbound LA 8
19.731.7

US 171 north / LA 28 begins – Shreveport		Roundabout; eastern end of US 171 concurrency; western end of LA 28 concurrency
20.032.2

LA 1213 south (Kurthwood Road) / LA 117 north – Kurthwood, Hagewood		Northern terminus of LA 1213, southern terminus of LA 117; no access from LA 1213 north to LA 8 west and LA 117 south to LA 8 east
​23.938.5
LA 184 west – Fort Johnson		Eastern terminus of LA 184
​24.940.1
LA 468 west		Eastern terminus of LA 468
​25.240.6
LA 28 east (Alexandria Highway)		Eastern end of LA 28 concurrency
​26.342.3
LA 469 south		Northern terminus of LA 469
Slagle29.848.0
LA 121 east		Western terminus of LA 121
Simpson37.159.7
LA 465 west		Western end of LA 465 concurrency
38.161.3
LA 465 east – Sieper		Eastern end of LA 465 concurrency
RapidesFlatwoods51.983.5
LA 119 north – Gorum, Derry		Southern terminus of LA 119
Zimmerman61.699.1103

I-49 north to LA 1 – Shreveport		Western end of I-49 concurrency
​65.1104.899

I-49 south / LA 1200 south – Alexandria		Eastern end of I-49 concurrency; western end of LA 1200 concurrency
​65.4105.3

LA 1200 north to LA 1 – Boyce		Western end of LA 1200 concurrency
Grant​73.1117.6
LA 492 east		Western terminus of LA 492
Colfax76.6123.3
LA 158 north (Eighth Street)		Southern terminus of LA 158
​78.6126.5
LA 3169 east
​78.9127.0
US 71 north – Montgomery, Shreveport		Western end of US 71 concurrency
​79.7128.3

US 71 south / LA 3169 west – Alexandria		Eastern end of US 71 concurrency; eastern terminus of LA 3169
​83.5134.4
LA 123 east – Dry Prong		Western terminus of LA 123
Bentley91.0146.5 US 167 – Winnfield, Alexandria
Pollock96.3155.0
US 165 north (Ridge Street) / Hill Street		Western end of US 165 concurrency
96.9155.9
US 165 south / Wills Road		Eastern end of US 165 concurrency
​97.5156.9
LA 366 west / Pollock Cemetery Road		Eastern terminus of LA 366
La Salle​113.5182.7
LA 774 east / Snyder Road		Western terminus of LA 774
​115.4185.7
LA 772 east		Western terminus of LA 772
​116.1186.8
LA 773 south		Northern terminus of LA 773
Midway117.5189.1
LA 3104 north / Hatcher Road		Southern terminus of LA 3104
Jena118.8191.2
LA 127 south (South First Street)		Western end of LA 127 concurrency
119.0191.5


US 84 west / LA 772 west (West Oak Street) / LA 127 north (North First Street)		Eastern end of LA 127 concurrency; western end of US 84 / LA 772 concurrencies
119.9193.0
LA 459 north (Aimwell Road) – Aimwell		Southern terminus of LA 459
120.0193.1
LA 772 east		Eastern end of LA 772 concurrency
Whitehall126.2203.1

US 84 east / LA 460 west – Jonesville, Natchez		Western end of US 84 concurrency; eastern terminus of LA 460
Catahoula​135.4217.9
LA 126 west		Western end of LA 126 concurrency
​136.0218.9
LA 126 east		Eastern end of LA 126 concurrency
Harrisonburg143.8231.4
LA 124 east – Jonesville		Western end of LA 124 concurrency
144.2232.1
LA 124 west (Bushley Street)		Eastern end of LA 124 concurrency
​144.9233.2 LA 922
Leland152.1244.8
LA 913 north		Southern terminus of LA 913
​153.9247.7
LA 914 west		Eastern terminus of LA 914
​154.8249.1
LA 916 north		Southern terminus of LA 916
Sicily Island155.5250.3
LA 1017 south (Woodward Lane)		Northern terminus of LA 1017
155.9250.9

US 425 south / LA 15 south (Chisum Street)		One-way pair
155.9250.9

US 425 north / LA 15 north (Chisum Street)		One-way pair
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur route

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Spur plate.svgLouisiana Highway 8 Spur markerLouisiana Highway 8 Spur
LocationFlatwoods
Length0.18 mi (290 m)

Louisiana Highway 8 Spur (LA 8 Spur) is a 0.18-mile (0.29 km) highway in Flatwoods, Louisiana. It runs from west to east. LA 8 Spur follows the original routing from I-49 to LA 1, connecting the two highways. It is unsigned for its entire route. It was created in 2002, to give numbering to the short section between LA 1 and I-49.

The entire highway is in Flatwoods, Rapides Parish.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 I-49 / LA 8
0.180.29 LA 1
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Louisiana Highway 8" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. LOUISIANA - Vernon Parish: National Register of Historic Places Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine-Burr's Ferry Earthworks
  3. Louisiana Department of Highways (July 1, 1955). Louisiana Highways: Interim Road Map (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  4. "Act No. 40, House Bill No. 311". State-Times. Baton Rouge. June 18, 1955. p. 3B.
  5. "Statutory Listing of Corridor Descriptions - High Priority Corridors - National Highway System - Planning - FHWA". Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  6. DeFazio, Peter A. (November 15, 2021). "Text: H.R.3684, 117th Congress (2021-2022): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act". United States Congress. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  7. "Congress designates Interstate 14 across five states with I-14 corridor through San Angelo". Standard-Times. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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