The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-07-26
STATE ROAD SYSTEM. PLANS BY
ENGINEERS.

N. O. Picayune:
The proposed highways in the State
of Louisiana as adopted by the High.
way Department of the State Engl-
neers will provide connecting roads
from every parish seat to every other
parish seat. Also cross-country road
ways are expected to be built to facili
tate overland commerce.
The entire proposed state road sys.
tenn is approximately $500 miles In
length and will make perfect web
work over the state. This survey,
which has been completed, has adher-
ed as nearly as possible to the govern.
ment for mattress work of national,
highways. The national highways as
proposed in Louisiana will consist of
1850 miles, ITO miles of which are not
included in the state survey.
The national highways, which are
becoming very live topic throughout
the country, will be prominent in LOU
isiana if the system is carried out as
exploited. There are six divisions Of
the national highways in Louisiana,
They are:
New Orleans.Shreveport Road
About 400 miles in length coming into
the state in the northwestern section,
running through Shreveport and down
to Alexandria. Thence the road will be
continued to Baton Rouge on the east
side of the river, and, crossing the
river at the capital, will come to New
Orleans.
New Orleans to Little Rock Road
This road will be about 800 miles In
length, coming down through Arkansas
and cutting the northern line of Louisi-
ana, passing through Ruston, Jones.
boro, Winfield and thence into Alex
andria; going from there through Ope.
lousas and Lafayette. From Lafayette
it will be continued through New
Iberia, Jeanerette and Franklin. From
Franklin it will follow the direction of
the Southern Pacific railroad into New
Orleans.
Vicksburg to Shreveport-This road
will be a cross-state road in the north
ern portion of the state, entering at
Delta and passing through Tallulah
and Rayville, running into Monroe.
Thence it will continue through Ruston
and Arcadia into Shreveport, continu-
ing to the state line.
Baton Rouge to Austin-The from
capital-to-capital road will be about
210 miles long in Louisiana, going
from Jacksonville on the west, through
Lake Charles, Jennings, Crowley and
thence into Baton Rouge. From the
capital it will continue to Springville
and thence to Hammond, where 1t will
connect with the New Orleans-to-Jack-
son highway.
New Orleans to Jackson-This ma
tional highway will be the shortest of
all of the national highways in Louisi-
ana, only consisting of about eighty
miles within the border of the state 1t
will have it's beginning at Labranch,
on the New Orleans-to-Shreveport road,
running thence north between Lake
Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas to
Hammond. Thence it will go through
Amite and north to the state line.
Shreveport to Gulf-This highway
will be about 200 miles in length, run
ming from Shreveport to Mansfield,
thence through Many, Leesyille and
De Rider 1t will then 60 hTough
Lake Charles and meet the gulM at
Cameron.
The state roads will not be as wide
and high as the national roads, which
will probably be about fifty feet in
width. But along the line of the pro-
posed national highways the state
roads will be graded up to meet the re-
quirements of the national government.