Route of US 65 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
Length | 100.770 mi[1] (162.174 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Louisiana | |||
Parishes | Concordia, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll | |||
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U.S. Highway 65 (US 65) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that spans 966 miles (1,555 km)[2] from Clayton, Louisiana to Albert Lea, Minnesota. Within the state of Louisiana, the highway travels 100.77 miles (162.17 km)[1] from the national southern terminus at US 425/LA 15 in Clayton to the Arkansas state line north of Lake Providence.
US 65 parallels the west bank of the Mississippi River through the northeastern portion of Louisiana. It traverses four parishes. Newellton, Tallulah, and Lake Providence, which constitute the largest towns along the route. In Tallulah, US 65 has a junction with Interstate 20, the principal highway across northern Louisiana. I-20 connects to a bridge across the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, which is the only automobile crossing between Greenville and Natchez.
The Natchez–Vidalia Bridge was part of US 65 prior to 2005 when the designation was replaced by that of US 425 between Clayton and Natchez. During the years 1936 to 1951, US 65 was more than double its present length as it overlapped US 61 from Natchez south to New Orleans.