List of state highways in Louisiana (500–549)
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The following is a list of state highways in the U.S. state of Louisiana designated in the 500-549 range.
Louisiana Highway 500
Louisiana Highway 500 (LA 500) runs 24.59 miles (39.57 km) in an east–west direction from US 167 at Packton, Grant Parish to US 84 west of Jena, LaSalle Parish.
LA 500 initially travels due east from US 167 along the Grant–Winn parish line. It then curves southeast through the Kisatchie National Forest and proceeds into the village of Georgetown. Here, the highway crosses the four-lane US 165 and zigzags north and east through the center of town. Heading southeast from Georgetown, LA 500 crosses the Little River in LaSalle Parish. The route continues through the tiny rural communities of Zenoria, Little Creek, and Searcy until reaching its eastern terminus at a T-intersection with US 84 west of Trout, an unincorporated community outside Jena. LA 500 is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire route.
Louisiana Highway 501
Louisiana Highway 501 (LA 501) runs 30.75 miles (49.49 km) from Winnfield to Friendship.
Louisiana Highway 502
Louisiana Highway 502 (LA 502) runs 1.52 miles (2.45 km) in a north–south direction from US 165 to LA 500 in Georgetown, Grant Parish.
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