Louisiana Highway 1067
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Louisiana Highway 1067 is a state highway
in Louisiana
that serves Tangipahoa Parish
. It spans 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in a southwest to northeast direction. It is known locally as Old Covington Highway, a designation which includes both the state-maintained LA 1067 and the locally maintained and unnumbered stretch on the same trajectory between LA 3158 (Airport Road) and US 51 Business
in Hammond
. The length of all of Old Covington Highway (both the unnumbered stretch and LA 1067 continuously) is exactly 6 miles (9.7 km).
(Airport Road/Booker Road), where it assumes the trajectory of Old Covington Highway and heads easterly before turning north to end at US 190
west of Robert
. Between LA 1067's northward turn and its T-intersection on US 190, LA 1067 passes (and provides egress for) the Louisiana State University Agricultural Experiment Station at Hammond.
In years past, LA 1067 actually began at US 51 Business
in Hammond, meaning that all of Old Covington Highway was cosigned as LA 1067. This signage was removed when LA 3158 was constructed and provided a southwest terminus for LA 1067 the portion of Old Covington Highway west of its intersection with LA 3158 was then assigned to local control and maintenance.
In 2010 the four-way stop intersection of LA 1067 and LA 3158 was rebuilt as a roundabout
without stop sign
s. All of Old Covington Highway is otherwise a two-lane undivided road.
As a largely west-east road in Louisiana, LA 1067 is an anomaly. Since the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering
, Louisiana highways with cardinal west-east direction have been designated by even numbers; an odd number such as "1067" should be on a road with cardinal direction south-north. Additionally, LA 1067 intersects LA 3158 at a right angle, the cardinal direction of 3158 being south-north, which should bear an odd number. The roundabout occurs at what may be the state's sole example of the meeting of two diametrically misnumbered roads.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
that serves Tangipahoa Parish
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. The parish seat is Amite City, but the major city is Hammond. As of 2006, the population was 113,137...
. It spans 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in a southwest to northeast direction. It is known locally as Old Covington Highway, a designation which includes both the state-maintained LA 1067 and the locally maintained and unnumbered stretch on the same trajectory between LA 3158 (Airport Road) and US 51 Business
Business route
A business route in the United States and Canada is a short special route connected to a parent numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or town, and finally reconnecting with the same parent numbered highway again at its...
in Hammond
Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,049 at the 2009 census. It is home to Southeastern Louisiana University...
. The length of all of Old Covington Highway (both the unnumbered stretch and LA 1067 continuously) is exactly 6 miles (9.7 km).
Route description
From the southwest, LA 1067 begins at an intersection with LA 3158Louisiana Highway 3158
Louisiana Highway 3158 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Tangipahoa Parish. It spans in a south to north direction...
(Airport Road/Booker Road), where it assumes the trajectory of Old Covington Highway and heads easterly before turning north to end at US 190
U.S. Route 190
U.S. Route 190, also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, is an east–west United States highway in Louisiana and Texas. It evolved from the shortest of intrastate routes in 1926 to a length comparable to a main Interstate Highway route, leading from the swamps and pine forests of...
west of Robert
Robert, Louisiana
Robert is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies east of Hammond, at the intersection of US 190 and LA 445, from which it has a signed exit on Interstate 12...
. Between LA 1067's northward turn and its T-intersection on US 190, LA 1067 passes (and provides egress for) the Louisiana State University Agricultural Experiment Station at Hammond.
In years past, LA 1067 actually began at US 51 Business
Business route
A business route in the United States and Canada is a short special route connected to a parent numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or town, and finally reconnecting with the same parent numbered highway again at its...
in Hammond, meaning that all of Old Covington Highway was cosigned as LA 1067. This signage was removed when LA 3158 was constructed and provided a southwest terminus for LA 1067 the portion of Old Covington Highway west of its intersection with LA 3158 was then assigned to local control and maintenance.
In 2010 the four-way stop intersection of LA 1067 and LA 3158 was rebuilt as a roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...
without stop sign
Stop sign
A Stop sign is a traffic sign to notify drivers that they must stop before proceeding.-Specifications:The Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals proposed standard stop sign diameters of 0.6, 0.9 or 1.2 metres. UK and New Zealand stop signs are 750, 900 or 1200 mm, according to sign...
s. All of Old Covington Highway is otherwise a two-lane undivided road.
As a largely west-east road in Louisiana, LA 1067 is an anomaly. Since the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering
1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering
The 1955 renumbering was a renumbering of state highways which took place in Louisiana in 1955.- History :Highway numbers in Louisiana first appeared in 1921, per Act 21 of the 1921 Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Routes 1 through 98 were defined that year. These first 98 routes...
, Louisiana highways with cardinal west-east direction have been designated by even numbers; an odd number such as "1067" should be on a road with cardinal direction south-north. Additionally, LA 1067 intersects LA 3158 at a right angle, the cardinal direction of 3158 being south-north, which should bear an odd number. The roundabout occurs at what may be the state's sole example of the meeting of two diametrically misnumbered roads.