Louisiana Highway 110
Encyclopedia
Louisiana Highway 110 is a state highway
in Louisiana
. It spans 25.18 miles (40.5 km) and runs from west to east. LA 110 is a very rural and very short, two lane highway with a maximum speed limit of 55 miles (88.5 km) per hour but with many dangerous curves. The western terminus at an intersection with U.S. Route 190 in western Beauregard Parish and the eastern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 171/U.S. Route 190 in Beauregard Parish.
, travels south through the middle of downtown, also called main Street, making an east jag and becoming part of Obryan Street a short distance before turning south again. After passing the Merryville High School, and intersecting with an LA-110 west loop. LA 110 turns sharply east becoming the AC Schiro Memorial Highway. Continuing east LA 110 intersects and merges with LA 27 south in Singer, for a few feet before splitting east again, pass the Singer High School, intersecting with LA 489 pass Longville Lake and ending in Longville at the eastern terminus.
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. The town has historic roots back to the Atakapa
Indians and early settlers even before the area was part of the Neutral Strip (Louisiana). LA 110 was a trail and later a road leading to Singer and Longville. Singer was in contention to be the Beauregard Parish seat before losing out to DeRidder, and was a major player in the logging era of the 1920's and 30's. Longville, at the height of the logging boom, was the site of one of the largest sawmills in Louisiana founded by Robert A. Long
.
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...
. It spans 25.18 miles (40.5 km) and runs from west to east. LA 110 is a very rural and very short, two lane highway with a maximum speed limit of 55 miles (88.5 km) per hour but with many dangerous curves. The western terminus at an intersection with U.S. Route 190 in western Beauregard Parish and the eastern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 171/U.S. Route 190 in Beauregard Parish.
Route description
LA 110 begins at the western terminus in MerryvilleMerryville, Louisiana
Merryville is a town in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,126 at the 2000 census. It is part of the DeRidder Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Merryville is located at ....
, travels south through the middle of downtown, also called main Street, making an east jag and becoming part of Obryan Street a short distance before turning south again. After passing the Merryville High School, and intersecting with an LA-110 west loop. LA 110 turns sharply east becoming the AC Schiro Memorial Highway. Continuing east LA 110 intersects and merges with LA 27 south in Singer, for a few feet before splitting east again, pass the Singer High School, intersecting with LA 489 pass Longville Lake and ending in Longville at the eastern terminus.
History
Merryville is the site of an old log cabin known as the Burks HouseBurks House (Merryville, Louisiana)
Burks House, is a log cabin with a mud daub chimney built in 1883. The house is typical of those built in the 19th century when the area was officially open to homesteading....
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The town has historic roots back to the Atakapa
Atakapa
The Atakapan people are a Southeastern culture of Native American tribes who spoke Atakapa and historically lived along the Gulf of Mexico. They called themselves the Ishak, pronounced "ee-SHAK", which translates as "The People". Although the people were decimated by infectious disease after...
Indians and early settlers even before the area was part of the Neutral Strip (Louisiana). LA 110 was a trail and later a road leading to Singer and Longville. Singer was in contention to be the Beauregard Parish seat before losing out to DeRidder, and was a major player in the logging era of the 1920's and 30's. Longville, at the height of the logging boom, was the site of one of the largest sawmills in Louisiana founded by Robert A. Long
Robert A. Long
Robert Alexander Long was a lumber baron, developer, investor, newspaper owner, millionaire, and philanthropist. He lived most of his life in Kansas City, Missouri and founded the city of Longview, Washington and the town of Longville, Louisiana....
.
External links
- http://www.southeastroads.com/la_state_highways.html/ Louisiana State Highway Log
- LADOTD Map of Numbered Highways in Louisiana
- http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth