Louisiana Highway 98

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Louisiana Highway 98

Route of LA 98 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length47.756 mi[1] (76.856 km)
Existed1955 renumbering–present
Major junctions
West end LA 97 / LA 1123 west of Iota
Major intersections
East endLafayette–St. Martin parish line east of Carencro
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishesAcadia, Lafayette
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System
← LA 97→ LA 99

Louisiana Highway 98 (LA 98) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs 47.76 miles (76.86 km) in an east–west direction from the junction of LA 97 and LA 1123 west of Iota to the Lafayette–St. Martin parish line east of Carencro.

The route traverses the rural area north of and parallel to Interstate 10 (I-10) and U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) between Jennings and Lafayette. It briefly dips southward into the city of Rayne and intersects I-10 by way of a concurrency with LA 35. Otherwise, LA 98 largely passes through small rural communities, such as Iota, Maxie, Roberts Cove, and Mire. Near the east end of its route, LA 98 cuts between the adjacent cities of Lafayette and Carencro.

LA 98 was designated in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering from portions of ten former routes. It thus takes a segmented and serpentine path through much of Acadia Parish. In Lafayette Parish, however, the route was almost entirely relocated onto the straight alignment of Gloria Switch Road around 1990. Rather the terminating in the center of Carencro, the current route passes through an interchange with I-49/US 167 south of town and extends eastward to what was formerly LA 354. Most of LA 98 is planned to be eliminated from the state highway system as part of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development's (La DOTD) Road Transfer Program.

Route description

Iota to Rayne

From the west, LA 98 begins at a junction with LA 97 (Evangeline Highway) and LA 1123 (Des Cannes Highway) west of Iota, a small town in Acadia Parish. The route heads due east as an undivided two-lane highway on Des Cannes Highway through rural farmland, broken briefly by a wooded area on either side of Bayou des Cannes. LA 98 follows West Kennedy Avenue into Iota and intersects LA 91. The two highways zigzag through town concurrently, south onto Frey Street, southeast onto Duson Avenue (the main street), and southwest onto 5th Street. About 0.5 miles (0.80 km) beyond the local high school, LA 98 turns due east onto St. Joseph Avenue and heads out of town.[2][3][4]

LA 98 crosses the Acadiana Railway (AKDN) line at Maxie and zigzags briefly onto LA 13, connecting with Crowley to the south and Eunice to the north. For the next 11 miles (18 km), the highway takes a winding course southeastward through Roberts Cove and into the city of Rayne.[2][3][4]

Rayne to Carencro

In Rayne, LA 98 intersects LA 35 just north of that highway's interchange with I-10 (exit 87), connecting with Lafayette to the east and Lake Charles to the west. LA 98 turns south and overlaps LA 35 through the diamond interchange, where the roadway is briefly widened to a divided four-lane capacity. Once the highway leaves the commercial corridor situated near the exit, the median is discontinued as LA 35 and LA 98 proceed south along what is locally known as The Boulevard. After about six blocks, LA 98 turns east onto Jeff Davis Avenue and returns to two-lane capacity while LA 35 continues ahead toward the downtown area situated along US 90.[2][3][4]

Shortly after exiting the Rayne city limits, LA 98 turns north onto Grand Prairie Highway and crosses back over I-10 without intersecting it. After passing through Arceneaux, LA 98 resumes its eastward course at Castille and crosses LA 95 at Mire, north of Duson. The highway has a brief concurrency with LA 343 that ends at a T-intersection marking the boundary of three parishes: Acadia, Lafayette, and St. Landry.[2][3][4]

LA 98 continues due east into Lafayette Parish and intersects LA 93 at a roundabout located north of Scott. The route follows Gloria Switch Road into the sprawling, rural city of Carencro, located adjacent to the larger city of Lafayette. LA 98 intersects LA 182 (North University Avenue) then begins to straddle the line between the two cities. Shortly after making two 90° turns, LA 98 passes through a diamond interchange with the concurrent I-49/US 167 at exit 2. The highway continues east for another 4.4 miles (7.1 km) until reaching its terminus at a T-intersection with Sawmill Highway, a local road.[2][4][5]

Route classification and data

LA 98 has several functional classifications over the course of its route, as determined by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD). It is classified as an urban principal arterial in Carencro and an urban minor arterial in Rayne. Outside of these cities, the highway ranges from a rural major collector through the Iota area to a rural local road over the lightly traveled portions near Maxie and Mire. Daily traffic volume in 2013 peaked at 18,500 vehicles in Rayne and 7,000 through Carencro. The rural portions of the route generally averaged less than 3,000 vehicles daily with a low of 970 reported between Maxie and Roberts Cove.[6] The posted speed limit is generally 55 mph (90 km/h) in rural areas, reduced to between 30 mph (50 km/h) and 45 mph (70 km/h) through town.[2]

History

In the original Louisiana Highway system in use between 1921 and 1955, LA 98 was part of a number of different routes including: State Route 370 from the western terminus to Iota, State Route 1044 to Maxie, State Route 368 to Roberts Cove, State Route 365 to Rayne, State Route 363 to Castille, State Route 1021 to Mire, State Route 117 just east of Mire, State Route 989 into Lafayette Parish, State Route 161 to Vatican, and State Route 178 to Carencro.[7][8] These route segments were joined under the single designation of LA 98 when the Louisiana Department of Highways renumbered the state highway system in 1955.[9]

La 98—From a junction with La 97 west of Iota through or near Iota, Maxie, Rayne and Castille to a junction with La-US 167 at or near Carencro.

— 1955 legislative route description[9]

The two significant changes to the route since the 1955 renumbering have resulted from the nearby construction of interstate highways. In December 1966, I-10 was completed through the Rayne area with an interchange that disrupted the right-of-way of LA 98.[10][11][12] The highway was re-routed to make a longer loop through town that included a concurrency with LA 35. Three years earlier, US 167 was moved from what is now LA 182 onto a new four-lane alignment through Carencro with partial access control.[11][13][14] It included an interchange with Gloria Switch Road, a local road, located south of town. Between 1981 and 1983, the new alignment of US 167 was upgraded to interstate standards as part of I-49.[15][16] Around 1990, LA 98 was moved from its original serpentine route that terminated in the center of Carencro.[17][18] It was re-routed to follow Gloria Switch Road to the I-49/US 167 interchange, a more logical traffic pattern, and continue to the parish line at what was once LA 354 (Sawmill Highway, now a local road).[19]

Future

La DOTD is currently engaged in a program that aims to transfer about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of state-owned roadways to local governments over the next several years.[20] Under this plan of "right-sizing" the state highway system, most of LA 98 is proposed for deletion as it no longer meets a significant interurban travel function. The main exception is the portion of the route west of Maxie, which passes through the town of Iota. Two other short portions near Rayne and Mire are to be retained and will likely be incorporated into the routes of connecting highways.[21] As of 2017, the portion in Rayne from LA 35 to Llama Road is under agreement to be removed from the state highway system and transferred to local control.[22]

Major intersections

ParishLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Acadia​0.0000.000 LA 97 (Evangeline Highway) – Jennings, Basile

 LA 1123 north (Des Cannes Highway)		Western terminus of LA 98; southern terminus of LA 1123
Iota5.2608.465
 LA 91 north – Eunice, Basile		West end of LA 91 concurrency
5.8689.444
 LA 370 east (Duson Avenue)		Western terminus of LA 370
6.61010.638
 LA 91 south (South 5th Street) – Egan		East end of LA 91 concurrency
​7.93512.770 LA 1120 (Gravot Road)Northern terminus of LA 1120
​10.45216.821 LA 3070 (McCain Road)
Maxie12.82320.637
 LA 13 north (Crowley-Eunice Highway) – Eunice		West end of LA 13 concurrency
12.91320.781
 LA 13 south (Crowley-Eunice Highway) – Crowley		East end of LA 13 concurrency
​13.90222.373 LA 1109 (Schule Road)Southern terminus of LA 1109
​15.62225.141 LA 1110 (Providence Highway)Western terminus of LA 1110
​18.44629.686 LA 1111 (Bayou Plaquemine Road) – CrowleyNorthern terminus of LA 1111
Roberts Cove20.74133.379
 LA 1113 Spur (Wabash Road)		Western terminus of LA 1113 Spur
21.13134.007 LA 1113 (Candy Lane)Southern terminus of LA 1113
​22.14935.645 LA 367 (White Oak Highway) – Church PointSouthern terminus of LA 367
Rayne24.069–
24.080		38.735–
38.753
 LA 35 north (Church Point Highway) – Church Point		West end of LA 35 concurrency
24.107–
24.239		38.796–
39.009		 I-10 – Lafayette, Lake CharlesExit 87 on I-10
24.89040.057
 LA 35 south (Clegg Street)		East end of LA 35 concurrency
Arceneaux30.25948.697 LA 1097 (Heritage Road)Western terminus of LA 1097
Castille31.33950.435
 LA 1101 north (Castille Highway)		Southern terminus of LA 1101
​32.07051.612 LA 1100 (Higginbotham Highway)Southern terminus of LA 1100
Mire33.11353.290 LA 95 (Mire Highway) – Duson, Church Point
​35.14856.565 LA 365 (Osage Trail)Eastern terminus of LA 365
​35.17556.609
 LA 343 south (Credeur Road)		West end of LA 343 concurrency
Acadia–Lafayette–
St. Landry parish tripoint		​36.18158.228
 LA 343 north (Bosco Highway)		East end of LA 343 concurrency
Lafayette​37.68860.653 LA 93 – Scott, CanktonRoundabout
Carencro41.70267.113 LA 182 (North University Avenue)
Carencro–Lafayette line43.237–
43.372		69.583–
69.800		 I-49 / US 167 – Lafayette, OpelousasExit 2 on I-49/US 167
44.37671.416 LA 176 (Moss Street)Northern terminus of LA 176
Lafayette–St. Martin
parish line		​47.75676.856Sawmill HighwayEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "La DOTD GIS Data". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. September 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Google (May 1, 2016). "Overview Map of LA 98" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Acadia Parish (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). District 03: Official Control Section Map, Construction and Maintenance (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  5. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Lafayette Parish (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "La DOTD GIS". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  7. ^ Louisiana Department of Highways, Traffic and Planning Section (1954). Acadia Parish (Map) (January 1, 1955 ed.). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  8. ^ Louisiana Department of Highways, Traffic and Planning Section (1953). Lafayette Parish (Map) (January 1, 1955 ed.). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  9. ^ a b "Act No. 40, House Bill No. 311". State-Times. Baton Rouge. June 18, 1955. p. 3B.
  10. ^ "Stewart Says '66 Was Best One for Roads". The State-Times. Baton Rouge. December 16, 1966. p. 1.
  11. ^ a b Louisiana Department of Highways (1966). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  12. ^ Louisiana Department of Highways (1968). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  13. ^ "Busy Year for Road Builders in Louisiana". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. January 26, 1964. p. 134.
  14. ^ Louisiana Department of Highways (June 1, 1963). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Highways.
  15. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (1981). Louisiana (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
  16. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (1983). Louisiana: A Dream State (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
  17. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (1988). Louisiana: Official Highway Map (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
  18. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (April 1991). Louisiana: Official Highway Map (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
  19. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Planning and Programming (1995). Lafayette Parish (Map) (1998 ed.). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
  20. ^ "Right-Sizing the State Highway System" (PDF). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. April 2013. p. 3. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  21. ^ Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Planning (March 2, 2017). Right-Size the State Highway System: Acadia Parish (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Baton Rouge: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  22. ^ (PDF) http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Multimodal/Road_Transfer/District%2003/Acadia_2019_RS.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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