Louisiana Highway 142

Louisiana Highway 142
Crossett Road
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	8.76 mi (14.10 km)
Existed:	1955 renumbering – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 425 north of Bastrop
North end:	AR 133 at Arkansas state line northwest of Beekman
Location
Parishes:	Morehouse
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State ← LA 141 LA 143 → ← SR C-1489 C-1490 SR C-1491 →

State Route C-1490
Location:	Morehouse Parish
Length:	8.9 mi (14.3 km)
Existed:	1930s–1955

Louisiana Highway 142 (LA 142) is a state highway located in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It runs 8.76 miles (14.10 km) in a north–south direction from U.S. Highway 425 (US 425) north of Bastrop through Beekman to the Arkansas state line.

LA 142 traverses a rural and thickly wooded area in the northeastern portion of the state. The route connects Bastrop, the parish seat and largest city in Morehouse Parish, with Crossett, a city in Ashley County, Arkansas. While LA 142 heads northwest toward Crossett, US 425 travels in a slightly northeastern trajectory to the smaller city of Hamburg. Though the route performs a north–south function, signage for LA 142 does not carry directional banners. LA 142 is known locally as Crossett Road.

From the south, LA 142 begins at an intersection with US 425 near Chemin-A-Haut State Park north of Bastrop. It proceeds northwest for just under 2.0 miles (3.2 km) before curving slightly to the west and passing through a sparsely populated area along the Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad known as Beekman. LA 142 crosses the AL&M line at grade then resumes a northwestern course. 3.8 miles (6.1 km) later, LA 142 intersects LA 543, which heads southwest through a point known as Vaughn. Shortly afterward, the highway curves more to the north and continues for 2.4 miles (3.9 km) before reaching the Arkansas state line. The route proceeds northward into Ashley County as Arkansas Highway 133 (AR 133) toward the city of Crossett.

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