
U.S. 84 stretches 182.91 miles across north central Louisiana from Logansport to Vidalia. Also known as the El Camino Corridor, U.S. 84 generally follows a rural route across the Pelican State.
U.S. 84 Louisiana Guides
- U.S. 84/425 East - Ferriday to Vidalia
- U.S. 84/425 West - Vidalia to Ferriday
- U.S. 71/84 West - Clarence to Coushatta
U.S. 84 joins the DeSoto Parish seat of Mansfield with the Red River Parish seat of Coushatta. Southeast from there, U.S. 84 overlaps with U.S. 71 for 23.59 miles to the village of Clarence in Natchitoches Parish. Turning east northeast across Kisatchie National Forest, U.S. 84 continues to the Winn Parish seat of Winnfield. Following a 1.76 mile concurrency with U.S. 167 at Winnfield, U.S. 84 travels 21.3 miles to U.S. 165 at the town of Tullos.
Angling southeast across LaSalle Parish, U.S. 84 passes Mountain Hill en route to LA 500. Turning eastward, U.S. 84 advances into the parish seat of Jena. Southeast from Whitehall, U.S. 84 leaves hilly terrain for flat agricultural areas in Catahoula Parish. The route parallels the Little River east to Jonesville, where it spans the Black River into Concordia Parish.
South from the town of Ferriday, U.S. 84 combines with U.S. 425 for 10.22 miles to Vidalia and the Mississippi state line. U.S. 84/425 span the Mississippi River over the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge. The eastbound cantilever bridge joining Vidalia with Natchez, Mississippi took four years to build at a cost of $47 million. The 1.6 mile long span was dedicated on June 21, 1988.1 Following the opening, the existing two lane bridge to the north was closed for rehabilitation work to eventually carry westbound traffic along U.S. 84 and then U.S. 65.2
- "New bridge links Natchez, Vidalia." State Times (Baton Rouge, LA), June 21, 1988.
- "Bridge dedication set." Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA), June 9, 1988.
Connect with:
Interstate 49
U.S. 71
U.S. 425
Page Updated 06-26-2023.