Louisiana Highway 136 Explained

State:LA
Type:LA
Route:136
Map:LA 136 map.svg
Map Notes:Route of LA 136 highlighted in red
Length Mi:3.499
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1955 renumbering
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Fairbanks
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Sterlington
Parishes:Ouachita
Previous Type:LA
Previous Route:135
Next Type:LA
Next Route:137

Louisiana Highway 136 (LA 136) is a state highway located in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana that runs 3.5miles in a north–south direction from LA 134 at Fairbanks to a junction with U.S. Highway 165 (US 165) and LA 2 at the eastern limit of Sterlington.

The route, along with the western end of LA 134, makes a loop off of US 165 that passes through the small community of Fairbanks, which is located between Monroe and Sterlington in northern Ouachita Parish.

Route description

From the south, LA 136 begins at an intersection with LA 134 in the small community of Fairbanks. At this intersection, LA 134 turns east away from Fairbanks while LA 136 proceeds straight ahead in a northerly direction and crosses the Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad (ALM) line at a point known as Fowler. LA 134 parallels Bayou De Siard along a sharp bend to the west at Guthrie. It reaches its eastern terminus soon afterward at an intersection with US 165 and LA 2 at the eastern edge of Sterlington. From this intersection, US 165 and LA 2 travel northeast in a concurrency to Bastrop. Just southwest of the intersection, the two highways split and head toward Monroe and Sterlington, respectively.[2] [3]

The route is classified as a rural local road by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD) with an average daily traffic volume of 700 vehicles.[4] LA 136 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length with a posted speed limit of 55abbr=onNaNabbr=on, reduced to 35abbr=onNaNabbr=on through Fairbanks.

History

Pre-1955 route numbering

State:LA
Type:LA 1924
Route:C-1604
Length Mi:3.5
Deleted:1955
Location:Ouachita Parish

In the original Louisiana Highway system in use between 1921 and 1955, the modern route of LA 136 was designated as State Route C-1604.[5] The route was added after 1937 and carried a "C-" prefix, having been numbered by the state highway department.[5] [6] (Routes ceased to be numbered by acts of the state legislature after 1930.)

In the pre-1955 system, Route C-1604 began at Route 1294 in Fairbanks and continued northward to US 165 and Route 11 east of Sterlington. The route remained the same until the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering.[5] [6]

Post-1955 route history

LA 136 was created in 1955 as direct renumbering of State Route C-1604.[7] Since the 1955 renumbering, the route of LA 136 has remained the same.[2] [8] In 1961, the community of Sterlington was incorporated, and the northern terminus of LA 136 now touches the southeastern town limit.[9]

Future

La DOTD is currently engaged in a program that aims to transfer about 5000miles of state-owned roadways to local governments over the next several years.[10] Under this plan of "right-sizing" the state highway system, the entire route of LA 136 is proposed for deletion as it does not meet a significant interurban travel function.[11]

Major intersections

Note: The mileposts for LA 136 increase from north to south contrary to common practice.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La DOTD GIS Data . September 2015 . . May 18, 2017.
  2. 2012P . Ouachita . July 21, 2013.
  3. 2012D . 05 . July 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: La DOTD GIS . 2013 . Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development . July 25, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016093226/http://gis.dotd.la.gov/DOTD_EIC/DOTDMapping/ . October 16, 2013 .
  5. 1955P . Ouachita . y.
  6. 1937S . Ouachita . y.
  7. News: Act No. 40, House Bill No. 311 . State-Times . Baton Rouge . June 18, 1955 . 3B.
  8. 1958P . Ouachita.
  9. Web site: Town of Sterlington - Our History . Town of Sterlington . August 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131208073819/http://townofsterlington.com/aboutus.htm . December 8, 2013 . dead .
  10. Web site: Right-Sizing the State Highway System . April 2013 . Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development . 3 . July 25, 2013.
  11. 2017RS . Ouachita . June 23, 2017.