Louisiana Highway 62

Route information

Maintained by Louisiana DOTD

Length:

11.88 mi (19.12 km)

Existed:

1955 renumbering – present

Major junctions

South end:

LA 10 in Sheridan

North end:

Local road at Mississippi state line north of State Line

Location

Parishes:

Washington

Highway system

Louisiana Highway System

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US 61

US 63

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Louisiana Highway 62 (LA 62) is a state highway located in Washington Parish, Louisiana. It runs 11.88 miles (19.12 km) in a north–south direction from LA 10 in Sheridan to the Mississippi state line north of State Line.

The route connects the small rural communities of Pine and State Line with LA 10, the main east–west route through Washington Parish. LA 10 leads to Bogalusa, the parish's largest city, as well as Franklinton, the parish seat. LA 62 follows a slightly winding route from southwest to northeast, but it serves a generally north–south function and is bannered accordingly.

From the south, LA 62 begins at an intersection with LA 10 at a point known as Sheridan. LA 10 connects to Franklinton on the west and Bogalusa on the southeast. LA 62 proceeds north through a sparsely populated pine forest for 2.9 miles (4.7 km) before intersecting LA 436 in the small community of Pine. LA 436 parallels the route of LA 10 between Franklinton and a point north of Bogalusa. 0.6 miles (0.97 km) later, LA 62 curves to the northeast while LA 424 continues the route northward toward Thomas.

Over the next 5.1 miles (8.2 km), LA 62 makes a long northeastern curve through an area of mixed pine forest and horse farms before intersecting LA 438, another route connecting to Thomas on the west. LA 62 and LA 438 run concurrently for the next 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to an area known as State Line, where LA 438 turns east toward Angie. 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of this junction is a second intersection with LA 424, at which LA 62 briefly curves to the east. Shortly after resuming its northeastern course, LA 62 reaches the Louisiana–Mississippi state line. The highway continues into Walthall County, Mississippi as a local road known as Old State Line Road, which leads toward Mississippi Highway 48 (MS 48) southeast of Tylertown.

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