Louisiana Highway 142

Louisiana Highway 142 marker
Louisiana Highway 142
Crossett Road
Route of LA 142 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length8.747 mi[1] (14.077 km)
Existed1955 renumbering–present
Major junctions
South end US 425 north of Bastrop
North end AR 133 at Arkansas state line northwest of Beekman
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishesMorehouse
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System
LA 141 LA 143
SR C-1489C-1490 SR C-1491

Louisiana Highway 142 (LA 142) is a state highway located in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It runs 8.75 miles (14.08 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.

  1. ^ "La DOTD GIS Data". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. September 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2017.