Louisiana Highway 55

Louisiana Highway 55
Montegut Road
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	14.09 mi (22.68 km)
Existed:	1955 renumbering – present
Major junctions
South end:	Dead end south of Montegut
North end:	LA 24 in Klondyke
Location
Parishes:	Terrebonne
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State Scenic ← I-55 LA 56 → ← SR 80 81 SR 82 →

State Route 81
Location:	Terrebonne Parish
Length:	7.1 mi (11.4 km)
Existed:	1921–1955

Louisiana Highway 55 (LA 55) is a state highway located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It runs 14.09 miles (22.68 km) in a north–south direction from a dead end south of Montegut to a junction with LA 24 in Klondyke.

The route travels alongside Bayou Terrebonne, connecting Montegut with the community of Bourg, which is located just beyond Klondyke. LA 24 continues the route into Houma, the parish seat and nearest city. It also connects LA 55 to LA 1 at Larose, located on Bayou Lafourche. LA 55 is known locally as Montegut Road.

From the south, LA 55 begins at a dead end on the east bank of Bayou Terrebonne at a point 5.6 miles (9.0 km) south of Montegut. It heads northward along the bayou on a narrow strip of land within the marshes of lower Terrebonne Parish, passing a series of elevated boat houses. After 4.8 miles (7.7 km), LA 55 passes through Point Barre as more traditional residences begin to line the roadway. Soon afterward, LA 55 crosses a vertical lift bridge over the Humble Canal and enters the community of Montegut.

2.2 miles (3.5 km) later, the area transitions to a closely built residential neighborhood. LA 55 continues northward through town and intersects LA 58 (Sarah Road), which heads west across Bayou Terrebonne and connects to LA 56 north of Chauvin. At the northern limit of Montegut is an area known as Pointe-Aux-Chenes. Here, LA 55 intersects LA 665, which heads to the southeast along Bayou Pointe-Aux-Chenes.

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