U.S. Route 167 in Louisiana

U.S. Highway 167
Route of US 167 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	241.046 mi[1] (387.926 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Tourist routes:	Louisiana Scenic Byways: Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end:	LA 14 Bus. in Abbeville
	I-10 / I-49 / US 90 in Lafayette US 190 in Opelousas I-49 north of Opelousas I-49 west of Cheneyville US 71 southeast of Lecompte I-49 / US 71 in Alexandria US 165 in Pineville US 71 south of Creola US 84 in Winnfield I-20 / US 63 / US 80 in Ruston
North end:	US 63 / US 167 at Arkansas state line in Junction City
Location
Parishes:	Vermilion, Lafayette, St. Landry, Evangeline, Rapides, Grant, Winn, Jackson, Lincoln, Union
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State ← LA 166 LA 168 →

U.S. Highway 167 (US 167) in Louisiana runs 241.05 miles (387.93 km) in a north–south direction from the national southern terminus at Louisiana Highway 14 Business (LA 14 Bus.) in Abbeville to the Arkansas state line at Junction City.

The route cuts through the center of Louisiana for roughly its entire length and passes through two of the state's metropolitan areas, Lafayette and Alexandria. Between those cities, US 167 ranges in character from an urban freeway to a lightly traveled two-lane collector. During this stretch, it overlaps the southern 23 miles (37 km) of Interstate 49 (I-49) from Lafayette through Opelousas before making a diversion through rural Evangeline Parish to serve the small city of Ville Platte.

US 167 follows a combination of I-49 and the Pineville Expressway through Alexandria and Pineville, crossing the Red River via the twin-span Purple Heart Memorial Bridge. US 167 remains a surface four-lane highway through northern Louisiana and is the primary north–south route through Winnfield, Jonesboro, and Ruston. The northern portion of the route, beginning at the I-20 interchange in Ruston, also carries the first 35 miles (56 km) of US 63.

On its southern end, US 167 began near Colfax, Louisiana when designated as one of the original numbered U.S. Highways in 1926. However, the route was extended to Abbeville in 1949 over a number of existing state highways, more than doubling its length within Louisiana. Since that time, US 167 has experienced several alignment shifts as freeways were constructed in its two urban areas. More recently, all but approximately 40 miles (64 km) of the route was widened to four lanes as part of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD) TIMED program.

Route description

Abbeville to Lafayette

From the south, US 167 begins at an intersection with LA 14 Bus. (Port Street) in the Vermilion Parish city of Abbeville, located in southern Louisiana. The route heads north on Park Avenue, an undivided four-lane thoroughfare, and crosses mainline LA 14 (West Summers Drive). US 167 travels due north from Abbeville and becomes a divided four-lane highway on a wide right-of-way upon entering rural surroundings. The highway will repeat this pattern throughout the majority of its distance in Louisiana. Passing through Maurice, US 167 has a brief concurrency with LA 92. The highway then curves to the northeast and crosses into Lafayette Parish.^[2][3][4]

US 167 enters the suburban outgrowth of Lafayette and crosses the city limits just beyond a junction with LA 733 (East Broussard Road). The highway, locally known as Johnston Street, becomes a busy commercial corridor near the Acadiana Mall and intersects several major thoroughfares on the southwest side of town, including LA 3073 (Ambassador Caffery Parkway) and LA 3025 (College Road). Nearing the downtown area, US 167 passes the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, located at a junction with US 90 Bus./LA 182 (University Avenue). The route turns northwest onto the Evangeline Thruway, a one-way pair, and overlaps US 90 for about ten blocks. This short stretch represents the only non-freeway six-lane portion of US 167 in Louisiana. On the north side of town, the highway passes through a cloverleaf interchange with I-10 at exit 103, connecting with Baton Rouge to the east and Lake Charles to the west. This interchange also marks the southern terminus of I-49.^[2][4][5]

I-49 concurrency and rural two-lane

US 167 utilizes the alignment of I-49 for the next 23 miles (37 km). The freeway initially carries six lanes of traffic but quickly narrows to four through lanes. The highway crosses from Lafayette into Carencro at exit 2, which connects to LA 98 (Gloria Switch Road). Carencro proper is served by exit 4, connecting with LA 726. North of Carencro, I-49/US 167 intersects the parallel LA 182 before crossing into St. Landry Parish.^[2][4][5]

In St. Landry Parish, the freeway cuts through the adjacent communities of Sunset and Grand Coteau, served by exit 11 to LA 93. Further north, the route skirts the eastern edge of the city of Opelousas, which is accessed by exit 18 to LA 31 (Creswell Lane) and exit 19 to US 190. US 167 departs from the alignment of I-49 at the next exit and heads west through a point known as Nuba and a junction with LA 10 and LA 182.^[2][4][6]

Narrowing to an undivided two-lane highway, US 167 travels northwest, overlapping LA 10 into Evangeline Parish. Here, the highway enters the city of Ville Platte and diverges onto the one-way pair of LaSalle and Main Streets through the center of town. During this stretch, US 167 intersects and briefly overlaps LA 29. After narrowing to two lanes again, US 167 turns due north at the western edge of Ville Platte and separates from LA 10. The highway passes to the east of Millers Lake and through an area known as Bayou Chicot, where it intersects LA 106. A few miles later, US 167 reaches a T-intersection with LA 13 in Turkey Creek. US 167 turns north to continue the path of LA 13 and travels several miles through a very sparsely populated area.^[2][4][7]

Alexandria metropolitan area

US 167 crosses into Rapides Parish just north of Clearwater and crosses under I-49 at exit 61. Soon afterward, it reaches a T-intersection with US 71 near Meeker and departs from the last stretch of two-lane pavement along its route. US 167 turns northwest and follows the alignment of US 71 alongside the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) line for the next 13 miles (21 km) through Lecompte, Lamourie, and Chambers. In Chambers, the highway passes the Louisiana State University at Alexandria, located about four miles (6.4 km) south of the Alexandria city limits.^[2][8][9]

Upon entering Alexandria, the principal city of central Louisiana, US 71 and US 167 engage into an interchange with I-49 at exit 80. (This interchange is also exit 63 on US 71.) US 167 takes the entrance ramp to begin another concurrency with I-49, while US 71 proceeds straight ahead onto MacArthur Drive co-signed as US 167 Bus.. This time, the freeway begins with four through lanes and widens to six lanes further into town. On the edge of the business district, US 167 departs from I-49 a final time via exit 84 and transitions onto the Pineville Expressway joined with LA 28. As the highway elevates to begin the approach onto the Red River bridge, ramps connect to LA 1 and LA 28 Bus. via the grade-level one-way pair of Casson and Fulton Streets. This interchange also reconnects US 167 Bus. to the parent route, though it is not signed here. US 167 proceeds over the six-lane twin-span Purple Heart Memorial Bridge and crosses from Alexandria into the smaller adjacent city of Pineville.^[2][8][9]

US 167 is predominantly a grade-level four-lane freeway through the Pineville area with exits that do not utilize a numbering scheme. Tight diamond interchanges connect with LA 1250 (Shamrock Street) to Downtown Pineville and LA 107 toward Marksville. LA 28 departs to the east toward Jonesville at the next exit. US 167 curves northwest on the Pineville Expressway through Kingsville and intersects US 165, the main route connecting Alexandria with Monroe. Shortly afterward, in the community of Tioga, US 167 joins US 71 again briefly until the latter splits off toward Shreveport. Just before crossing into Grant Parish, the freeway ends as US 167 intersects LA 3225 at Creola.^[2][8][9]

North Louisiana

US 167 enters the Kisatchie National Forest at Prospect and remains within its boundaries throughout Grant Parish and into Winn Parish. Notable junctions along this stretch include LA 8 at Bentley, LA 123 in Dry Prong, and LA 500 at Packton. About nine miles (14 km) north of Packton, US 167 curves due west onto East Lafayette Street in the city of Winnfield. The route overlaps US 84 and LA 34 through the center of town, where it crosses over the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) line and transitions onto West Court Street. With the other highways departing to the south and west, US 167 resumes its northerly course out of Winnfield, passing through Dodson and into Jackson Parish.^{[2][9][10][11]}

US 167 follows the KCS Railway into the town of Jonesboro, where it travels along Old Winnsboro Road. After beginning a concurrency with LA 147, US 167 intersects LA 4 (East Main Street) in the center of town. Just north of Jonesboro, US 167 passes through the adjacent communities of Hodge and North Hodge, where LA 147 turns off to the northwest. US 167 winds its way through Quitman and Clay before crossing into Lincoln Parish.^[2][12][13]

In Lincoln Parish, US 167 proceeds north into the city of Ruston and diverges onto the one-way pair of Vienna and Trenton Streets. The route overlaps US 80 for nine blocks and also begins a longer concurrency with LA 146 at California Avenue. Heading out of the business district, US 167 passes through an interchange with I-20, connecting with Shreveport to the west and Monroe to the east. This interchange also marks the southern terminus of US 63, and the two highways will remain paired throughout the remainder of their distance in Louisiana. North of Ruston, the rural surroundings return once again. While passing through Vienna, LA 146 departs to the west. US 167 proceeds through Unionville and Dubach before crossing into Union Parish.^[2][13][14]

In Union Parish, the highway enters Bernice, where it follows another one-way pair (Cherry and Plum Streets). In this small town, LA 2 Alt. utilizes the alignment of US 167 to reconnect to its parent route, LA 2. In Lillie, US 167 intersects the northern terminus of LA 15 just west of Spearsville. The route then curves northwest toward Junction City, located on the Arkansas state line. US 167 follows Main Street through town and intersects LA 9 (West Fifth Street). At 3rd Street, the highway crosses the state line into Junction City, Arkansas and proceeds northward co-signed with US 63 toward El Dorado.^[2][13][15]

Route classification and data

US 167 has several different functional classifications over the course of its route, as determined by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD). The route is classified as an urban principal arterial through most of the cities it serves. Outside of town, the majority of the route serves as a rural minor arterial south of Alexandria and as a rural principal arterial northward. Two notable exceptions are the portions running concurrent with I-49, which are classified as urban and rural interstates, and the portion between Ville Platte and Turkey Creek, which is a rural major collector. Daily traffic volume in 2013 peaked at 53,500 vehicles in Lafayette and 56,100 in Alexandria, both along concurrencies with I-49. The lowest count reported was 1,110 vehicles north of Turkey Creek.^[16]

Several pieces of the southern half of US 167 are included in the state-designated system of tourist routes known as the Louisiana Scenic Byways. The portion between Abbeville and Lafayette is part of the Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway,^[17] and much of the route through Evangeline Parish is part of the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway.^[18]

History

Original southern terminus and extensions

US 167 was designated in November 1926 as one of the original routes of the numbered U.S. Highway system.^[19] At that time, it was a much shorter route with a southern terminus at US 71 between Aloha and Colfax, northwest of Alexandria. The entire route within Louisiana followed an auto trail organized in 1919 known as the Pershing Way.^[20][21] Like the more well-known and established Jefferson Highway, the Pershing Way was promoted as an international highway stretching from New Orleans to Winnipeg, Canada. However, the two followed entirely different routes through Louisiana that intersected in Alexandria. While the Jefferson Highway traveled diagonally across the state, the Pershing Way made an "L" by heading west from New Orleans to Lafayette via the Old Spanish Trail (another auto trail and the predecessor of US 90) before turning north and cutting through the center of the state.^[21][22] When Louisiana implemented a numbering system for its state highways in 1921, the Pershing Way was designated as State Route 5.^[21][23] Once the state began signposting its U.S. Highways in 1928,^[24] they remained co-signed with their respective state designations until a renumbering of the system in 1955 eliminated such concurrencies.^[25]

Since its creation in 1926, the southern terminus of US 167 has been moved twice. In 1932, the highway was shifted south of Winnfield to follow State Route 99, an early addition to the state highway system that had recently been paved.^[26][27] This change took the highway through Dry Prong to a different junction with US 71 near Creola, slightly extending the route and allowing a more direct connection with Alexandria. The original alignment was a gravel route that followed what is now LA 471 through Verda to Atlanta and LA 34 from Atlanta to Winnfield.^[9][26]

US 167 assumed its full length in Louisiana in 1949, when the designation was extended over existing highways southward to Abbeville.^[28][29] State Route 43 carried the highway from Abbeville to Lafayette with the old Pershing Way (Route 5) taking it from there as far as Nuba, a point between Opelousas and Washington. The remainder of the distance to Alexandria was primarily composed of State Route 22 to Ville Platte, State Route 23 to Bayou Chicot, State Route 218 to Turkey Creek, State Route 26 to Meeker, and the concurrent US 71/State Route 1 into the city.

Early routings and bannered routes in Alexandria and Lafayette

In Alexandria, US 167 initially followed a path similar to its current business route and that of US 165. I-49 and the Pineville Expressway did not yet exist, and the primary through-town route followed MacArthur Drive, Lee Street, Bolton Avenue, and Murray Street into the downtown area. The highway crossed the Red River via the Murray Street Bridge, now demolished and replaced with the parallel Jackson Street Bridge. It continued through Pineville on Main Street, Military Highway, and Jefferson Highway to the modern junction of US 71 and US 165. The route then followed US 71 to Tioga and LA 3225 to Creola.^[9][29]

Shortly after its extension through Alexandria, a bypass route for US 167 was designated that followed MacArthur Drive (then known as the Alexandria Bypass) around the city and across the O.K. Allen Bridge upriver.^[29][30] Portions of this route were part of the existing US 71 Byp. and a new US 165 Byp. By 1953, mainline US 167 was routed over the O.K. Allen Bridge via Bolton Avenue, and the bypass was truncated to the intersection of Bolton Avenue and MacArthur Drive, which was a traffic circle at that time.^[30][31] This routing remained in effect until the early 1960s when US 167 was moved out of Downtown Alexandria altogether and absorbed the bypass route, which was then deleted.^[32][33]

In Lafayette, the route's other urbanized area, US 167 followed Johnston Street into town as it does today. However, it originally turned north onto University Avenue (then known as College Avenue) across US 90 and followed the present route of LA 182 through Carencro, Sunset, and Opelousas.^[29] The portion along University Avenue between Johnston and Cameron Streets in Lafayette was concurrent with US 90, as the Evangeline Thruway did not yet exist. Over the years, US 90 was shifted back-and-forth from its original routing through the courthouse square (with University Avenue signed as a bypass route) to the University Avenue alignment (with the courthouse alignment signed as a business route). During one short period in the mid-1950s when the former configuration was in effect, mainline US 167 was also routed through the courthouse square with a bypass route designated along University Avenue.^[31][34] The courthouse square route was as follows: Johnston Street, Jefferson Street, Main Street, St. John Street, and Cameron Street to University Avenue.

Major intersections

Note: Exit numbers reflect I-49 mileage only.

Parish	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Vermilion	Abbeville	0.000	0.000		LA 14 Bus. (West Port Street)	Southern end
		0.597	0.961		LA 14 (West Summers Drive) – Kaplan, New Iberia
	​	3.542	5.700		LA 696 west – Meaux	Eastern end of LA 696
	​	5.057	8.138		LA 697 west	Eastern end of LA 697
	​	7.566	12.176		LA 699 west – Leroy	Eastern end of LA 699
	Maurice	9.160	14.742		LA 92 east (Milton Road) – Milton	Southern end of LA 92 concurrency
		9.576	15.411		LA 92 west (West Lafayette Street) – Indian Bayou, Crowley	Northern end of LA 92 concurrency
Lafayette	​	13.085	21.058		LA 733 (East Broussard Road)	Western end of LA 733
	Lafayette	14.349– 14.360	23.092– 23.110		LA 724 (Duhon Road)	Southern end of LA 724
		15.279– 15.428	24.589– 24.829		LA 3073 (Ambassador Caffery Parkway)	Western end of LA 3073
		18.223	29.327		LA 3025 Spur (Bertrand Drive)	Southern end of LA 3025 Spur
		18.400	29.612		LA 3025 (College Road)
		19.773	31.822		US 90 Bus. / LA 182 (University Avenue) – Crowley
		20.594– 20.651	33.143– 33.235		US 90 east (Evangeline Thruway) – New Iberia LA 94 east (Louisiana Avenue) – Breaux Bridge	Western end of LA 94; southern end of US 90 concurrency
		21.397	34.435		LA 176 north (Jefferson Boulevard)	Southern end of LA 176
		21.721	34.957		US 90 west (Mudd Avenue) – Scott	Northern end of US 90 concurrency
		23.251– 23.927	37.419– 38.507	1	I-10 – Baton Rouge, Lake Charles I-49	Southern end of I-49; southern end of I-49 concurrency; signed as exit 1A to I-10 east and 1B to I-10 west; exit 103 on I-10
		24.176– 24.935	38.908– 40.129	1C	Pont Des Mouton Road
	Lafayette–Carencro line	25.771– 26.500	41.474– 42.648	2	LA 98 (Gloria Switch Road)
	Carencro	27.714– 28.359	44.601– 45.639	4	LA 726 – Carencro	Eastern end of LA 726
	​	30.620– 31.433	49.278– 50.587	7	LA 182 – Carencro
St. Landry	Grand Coteau	34.346– 35.104	55.275– 56.494	11	LA 93 – Grand Coteau, Sunset
	​	39.048– 39.657	62.842– 63.822	15	LA 3233 (Harry Guilbeau Road)
	Opelousas	40.567– 41.224	65.286– 66.344	17	Judson Walsh Drive
		41.870– 42.463	67.383– 68.338	18	LA 31 (Creswell Lane)
	​	42.704– 43.597	68.725– 70.163	19	US 190 – Opelousas, Baton Rouge	Signed northbound as exit 19A to US 190 east and 19B to US 190 west
	​	46.516– 46.988	74.860– 75.620	23	I-49 north – Alexandria LA 744 east	Western end of LA 744; northern end of I-49 concurrency
	Nuba	48.125– 48.197	77.450– 77.566		LA 10 east / LA 182 – Washington, Lebeau	Southern end of LA 10 concurrency
	​	49.652– 49.725	79.907– 80.025		LA 749	Northern end of LA 749
	​	54.750	88.112		LA 103 west (Prairie Ronde Highway) – Prairie Ronde, Lawtell	Southern end of LA 103 concurrency
	​	56.191	90.431		LA 103 east (Grand Prairie Highway) – Grand Prairie, Washington	Northern end of LA 103 concurrency
Evangeline	​	59.870– 59.917	96.351– 96.427		LA 748 (Grand Prairie Road) – Grand Prairie, Washington	Western end of LA 748
	Ville Platte	61.141	98.397		LA 1168 (Belaire Cove Road) – Belair Cove	Northern end of LA 1168
		62.247	100.177		LA 29 north (Tate Cove Road) – Bunkie	Southern end of LA 29 concurrency
		62.635	100.801		LA 29 south (South Chataignier Street) – Eunice	Northern end of LA 29 concurrency
		63.401	102.034		LA 3042 (North Dupre Street)	Southern end of LA 3042
		65.076	104.730		LA 3097 (Snooks Road)	Northern end of LA 3097
		65.176	104.891		LA 10 west (Vidrine Road) – Oakdale	Northern end of LA 10 concurrency
	​	66.690– 66.750	107.327– 107.424		LA 376 (Millers Lake Road)	Eastern end of LA 376
	Bayou Chicot	73.978	119.056		LA 106 (St. Landry Highway) – Pine Prairie	To Chicot State Park
	​	77.873	125.324		LA 3096 (Junction Road)	Northern end of LA 3096
	Turkey Creek	79.712– 79.737	128.284– 128.324		LA 13 south (Veterans Memorial Highway) – Eunice	Northern end of LA 13
Rapides	​	89.861– 90.074	144.617– 144.960		I-49 – Alexandria, Opelousas	Exit 61 on I-49
	​	92.446	148.777		LA 456
	​	92.699	149.185		US 71 south – Bunkie	Southern end of US 71 concurrency
	Lecompte	95.012	152.907		LA 457 east – Latanier	Western end of LA 457
		95.625	153.894		LA 112 west (Wall Street) to I-49 – Forest Hill, Leesville	Eastern end of LA 112
	Lamourie	98.662	158.781		LA 470	Southern end of LA 470
	Chambers	101.918	164.021		LA 470	Northern end of LA 470
		102.363	164.737		LA 3170	Western end of LA 3170
	​	105.608	169.960		To LA 1208-4 (Frontage Road)	Signed as LA 1208-1 (pre-2010 designation)
	Alexandria	105.808– 107.102	170.281– 172.364	80	I-49 south – Opelousas US 71 north / US 167 Bus. north (MacArthur Drive) US 71 Byp.	Southern end of US 167 Bus.; northern end of US 71 concurrency; southern end of I-49/US 71 Byp. concurrency
		107.800– 107.839	173.487– 173.550	81	LA 3250 (Sugarhouse Road) to US 71 north (MacArthur Drive)	Northbound entrance and southbound exit
		109.227– 110.053	175.784– 177.113	83	Broadway Avenue
		110.334– 111.292	177.565– 179.107	84	I-49 north / US 71 Byp. north / LA 28 west – Shreveport LA 1 (Casson Street) to LA 28 Bus. west	Northern end of I-49/US 71 Byp. concurrency; southern end of LA 28 concurrency
		111.492– 111.572	179.429– 179.558		US 167 Bus. south / LA 1 west / LA 28 Bus. – Downtown Alexandria	Northern end of US 167 Bus.; eastern end of LA 28 Bus.; northbound entrance and southbound exit
	Alexandria–Pineville line	111.604– 111.761	179.609– 179.862	Purple Heart Memorial Bridge over Red River
	Pineville	111.861– 112.388	180.023– 180.871		LA 1250 (Shamrock Street) – Downtown Pineville	Via LA 1250 Spur; southern end of LA 1250 Spur
		112.804– 113.005	181.540– 181.864		LA 107 – Marksville LA 1250 (Shamrock Street)	Northern end of LA 107; eastern end of LA 1250
		113.533– 114.049	182.714– 183.544		LA 28 east – Jonesville LA 3100 – Pineville	Northern end of LA 28 concurrency
		114.810– 115.380	184.769– 185.686		LA 3144 (Edgewood Drive)	Northern end of LA 3144
		115.445– 116.000	185.791– 186.684		US 165 – Alexandria, Monroe	Location also known as Kingsville
	Tioga	117.324– 117.786	188.815– 189.558		US 71 south – Alexandria LA 3225 north – Tioga	Southern end of LA 3225; southern end of US 71 concurrency
		120.443– 120.454	193.834– 193.852		US 71 north – Shreveport	Northern end of US 71 concurrency
	Creola	121.135– 121.214	194.948– 195.075		LA 3225	Northern end of freeway
Grant	Prospect	123.589	198.897		LA 1241 west	Eastern end of LA 1241
	Bentley	128.087	206.136		LA 8 – Pollock, Colfax
	Dry Prong	133.424	214.725		LA 123 – Breezy Hill, Colfax
	Williana	139.772	224.941		LA 472 east	Southern end of LA 472
	Packton	148.528	239.033		LA 500 east – Georgetown, Jena	Western end of LA 500
Winn	​	154.470	248.595		LA 472	Northern end of LA 472
	​	158.092	254.424		US 84 east / LA 34 east (East Boundary Avenue) – Tullos, Olla, Monroe	Southern end of US 84 and LA 34 concurrencies
	Winnfield	157.758	253.887		LA 1231-1 south / LA 1231-2 north (South Grove Street)	Northern end of LA 1231-1; southern end of LA 1231-2
		159.109	256.061		LA 34 west (South Jones Street) – Atlanta	Northern end of LA 34 concurrency
		159.786– 159.849	257.151– 257.252		US 84 west (Natchitoches Highway) – Clarence	Northern end of US 84 concurrency
		161.037	259.164		LA 501 north	Southern end of LA 501
	​	162.001	260.715		LA 156 west – Calvin, Goldonna	Eastern end of LA 156
	​	162.767	261.948		LA 1231-2 south	Northern end of LA 1231-2
	Tannehill	164.926	265.423		LA 505 north	Southern end of LA 505
	​	169.530	272.832		LA 1236	Western end of LA 1236
	Dodson	170.674	274.673		LA 126 (Stovall Street) – Sikes, Readhimer
Jackson	Wyatt	176.700	284.371		LA 505
	Jonesboro	181.606	292.267		LA 1255 (South Hudson Avenue)	Southern end of LA 1255
		182.105	293.070		LA 147 south (Walker Road)	Southern end of LA 147 concurrency
		182.633	293.919		LA 4 (East Main Street) – Caney Lake
		183.735	295.693		LA 542 east (Beech Springs Road)	Western end of LA 542
	Hodge	184.909	297.582		LA 813-3 (East Pine Street)	Western end of LA 813-3
	Hodge–North Hodge line	185.554	298.620		LA 147 north (Arcadia Highway) – Arcadia, Minden	Northern end of LA 147 concurrency
	North Hodge	186.616	300.329		LA 811 (Quitman Highway)	Western end of LA 811
	Quitman	190.626	306.783		LA 155 east (Quitman Highway)	Southern end of LA 155 concurrency
		190.941	307.290		LA 155 west (Quitman Highway)	Northern end of LA 155 concurrency
	Clay	197.443	317.754		LA 148 east / LA 818 north	Western end of LA 148; southern end of LA 818
Lincoln	Ruston	202.642	326.121		LA 3061 (Tennessee Avenue)
		204.534	329.166		US 80 west (West California Avenue) LA 146 east (East California Avenue)	Southern end of US 80 and LA 146 concurrencies; to Louisiana Tech University
		204.999	329.914		LA 150 west (West Alabama Avenue)	Eastern end of LA 150
		205.144	330.147		US 80 east (East Georgia Avenue)	Northern end of US 80 concurrency
		205.665– 205.834	330.986– 331.258		I-20 – Monroe, Shreveport US 63	Southern end of US 63; southern end of US 63 concurrency; exit 85 on I-20
	Vienna	209.376	336.958		LA 146 west – Homer LA 3072	Western end of LA 3072; northern end of LA 146 concurrency; to Lake Claiborne State Park
	​	214.158	344.654		LA 822 west	Southern end of LA 822 concurrency
	Unionville	215.160	346.266		LA 822 east	Northern end of LA 822 concurrency
	Dubach	217.368	349.820		LA 151 east (Annie Lee Street) – Farmerville, Downsville	Southern end of LA 151 concurrency
		217.515	350.056		LA 151 west (Hico Street) – Arcadia, Homer LA 824-3 (East Hico Street)	Western end of LA 824-3; northern end of LA 151 concurrency
		217.591	350.179		LA 824-2 (Wynn Street)	Western end of LA 824-2
	​	220.018	354.085		LA 545 – Hico, Downsville
Union	Bernice	225.829	363.437		LA 2 west (8th Street) – Homer	Southern end of LA 2 concurrency
		226.144	363.943		LA 2 east (East 4th Street) – Farmerville LA 2 Alt.	Eastern end of LA 2 Alt.; northern end of LA 2 concurrency; southern end of LA 2 Alt. concurrency; to Lake D'Arbonne State Park
		227.201	365.645		LA 2 Alt. west (Summerfield Highway) – Haynesville	Northern end of LA 2 Alt. concurrency
	Lillie	233.060	375.074		LA 15 – Spearsville, Farmerville	Northern end of LA 15
	Junction City	240.895	387.683		LA 9 south (West Fifth Street) – Homer, Shreveport	Northern end of LA 9
		241.046	387.926		US 63 north / US 167 north (North Main Street) – El Dorado	Continuation in Arkansas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Business route

U.S. Highway 167 Business
Location:	Alexandria
Length:	5.385 mi[1] (8.666 km)
Existed:	1994–present

U.S. Highway 167 Business (US 167 Bus.) runs 5.39 miles (8.67 km) in a north–south direction through the Rapides Parish city of Alexandria.^[1] It follows the former path of US 167 through town before it was shifted onto the newly completed I-49 in 1994.^[35]

From the south, US 167 Bus. begins at an interchange with I-49 (exit 80) and US 71 (exit 63) at the southern end of Alexandria. Mainline US 167 travels concurrently with I-49 to the north of the interchange and US 71 to the south. The business route heads northwest on MacArthur Drive, a divided four-lane highway with frontage roads, co-signed with US 71. It then turns northward onto Lee Street and becomes an undivided four-lane highway. After serving as a corridor for small commercial establishments for nearly two miles (3.2 km), US 167 Bus. cuts through a residential neighborhood via the one-way pair of Mason and Overton Streets. A dozen blocks later, the route reaches an intersection with Bringhurst Street. Here, US 167 Bus. proceeds straight ahead co-signed with LA 1 and LA 28 Bus.

The travel lanes converge as the highway immediately heads through an underpass of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) line and crosses under both the elevated I-49 and Pineville Expressway (US 167/LA 28). For the next four blocks, US 167 Bus. diverges again onto the one-way pair of Casson and Fulton Streets near the southeast corner of the downtown area, effectively serving as frontage roads of the Pineville Expressway. Ramps connect to southbound I-49/US 167 and to the Pineville Expressway (northbound US 167 and eastbound LA 28) as the latter increases in elevation to cross the Red River via the twin-span Purple Heart Memorial Bridge into Pineville.^[9][8][36]

US 167 Bus. is classified as an urban principal arterial by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD). The average daily traffic volume in 2013 ranged from 7,300 to 24,400 vehicles with the highest counts recorded near the I-49 and US 167 interchanges at either end of the route.^[16] The posted speed limit is 50 mph (80 km/h) along MacArthur Drive, reduced to 35 mph (55 km/h) otherwise.^[36]

Major intersections
The entire highway is in Alexandria, Rapides Parish.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000– 0.185	0.000– 0.298	I-49 south – Opelousas US 71 south / US 167 south (MacArthur Drive)	Southern terminus; south end of US 71 concurrency; exit 80 on I-49 and exit 63 on US 71
0.686	1.104	LA 3250 east (Sugar House Road) to I-49 north	Western terminus of LA 3250
1.545– 1.624	2.486– 2.614	US 71 north (MacArthur Drive) – Shreveport	North end of US 71 concurrency
4.578	7.368	LA 1 north / LA 28 Bus. west (Bringhurst Street) – Leesville	South end of LA 1/LA 28 Bus. concurrency
4.953– 4.967	7.971– 7.994	To I-49 south / US 167 south – Opelousas	Exit 84 on I-49; northbound exit and southbound entrance
5.080– 5.385	8.175– 8.666	US 167 north / LA 28 east (Pineville Expressway) LA 1 south (Casson Street, Fulton Street) LA 28 Bus.	Northern terminus of US 167 Bus.; eastern terminus of LA 28 Bus.; north end of LA 1/LA 28 Bus. concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

1. "La DOTD GIS Data". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. September 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
2. Google (June 24, 2016). "Overview Map of US 167 in Louisiana" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
3. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Vermilion Parish (Northeast Section) (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
4. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). District 03: Official Control Section Map / Construction and Maintenance (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
5. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Lafayette Parish (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
6. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). St. Landry Parish (East Section) (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
7. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Evangeline Parish (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
8. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Rapides Parish (East Section) (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
9. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). District 08: Official Control Section Map / Construction and Maintenance (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
10. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Grant Parish (East Section) (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
11. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Winn Parish (East Section) (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
12. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Jackson Parish (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
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15. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Union Parish (West Section) (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
16. "La DOTD GIS". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
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19. United States Numbered Highways, Selected by American Association of State Highway Officials, Approved by United States Department of Agriculture. American Association of State Highway Officials. 1927. p. 40.
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21. Clason Map Company (1927). Mileage Map of the Best Roads of Louisiana (Map). Clason Map Company.
22. "Pershing Highway to Get Attention". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. February 15, 1920. p. 2.
23. "Act No. 95, House Bill No. 206". State-Times. Baton Rouge. November 29, 1921. p. 9.
24. The Morning Advocate. May 2, 1928.
25. Louisiana Department of Highways (1955). Louisiana Highways: Interim Road Map (Map). Louisiana Department of Highways.
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35. Dull, Garth (November 12, 1994). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Albuquerque, NM: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
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External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• La DOTD State, District, and Parish Maps