U.S. 167 South - Pineville to Alexandria

U.S. 71/167 combine along a freeway 3.28 miles south from Timber Trails to Tioga ahead of the Pineville city limits.

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U.S. 71/167 curve southward ahead of the Hickory Hill Road overpass a half mile ahead of the diamond interchange with LA 3225 (Shreveport Highway). U.S. 71 lines Shreveport Highway south to U.S. 165 in Pineville.

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LA 3225 comprises a 4.48 mile long loop along old U.S. 71 (Shreveport) Highway) north through the unincorporated community of Tioga.

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Continuing southeast from Tioga, U.S. 71 next meets U.S. 165 (Monroe Highway) at a commercialized diamond interchange.

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U.S. 165 Business branches south from U.S. 165 (Monroe Highway) at Kingsville nearby along Military Highway to Main Street and Downtown Pineville.

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U.S. 165 combines with U.S. 71 south by Lake Buhlow in Pineville onto MacArthur Drive encircling Alexandria. U.S. 165 travels southwest to U.S. 90 at Iowa and northeast to Monroe and Bastrop.

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U.S. 165 Business (Military Highway) spans U.S. 167 (Pineville Expressway) just north of the diamond interchange with LA 3144 (Edgewood Drive).

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LA 3144 (Edgewood Drive) is a 1.93 mile long loop southeast from adjacent U.S. 165 Business (Military Highway) to LA 28 in Pineville.

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Forthcoming LA 28 travels west from the unincorporated community of Libuse into Pineville along a five lane, commercial boulevard.

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LA 28 joins U.S. 167 south along Pineville Expressway at a diamond interchange with LA 3100 (Griffith Street) west. LA 3100 is a 1.03 mile long connector between Pineville Expressway and U.S. 165 Business (Military Highway).

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LA 28 heads 32 miles east to U.S. 84 near Archie. U.S. 84 runs east from there to Jonesville, Ferriday and Natchez, Mississippi. LA 3100 along Griffith Street and Donahue Ferry Road is the pre-freeway alignment of LA 28.

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LA 28 overlaps with U.S. 167 (Pineville Expressway) southwest to Interstate 49 in Alexandria.

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The succeeding exit along Pineville Expressway south is for LA 107 (Melrose Street) south and Wildcat Boulevard into the campus of Louisiana Christian University.

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Measuring 64.65 miles in length, LA 107 loops south from Pineville to Marksville, Mansura, Cottonport and U.S. 71 at Morrow.

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A slip ramp joins U.S. 167/LA 28 south on Pineville Expressway with Melrose Street between LA 1250 Spur (Shamrock Street) and Jones Street east of the Pineville Business District.

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Ascending onto the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge, U.S. 167/LA 28 (Pineville Expressway) expand with an auxiliary lane south to the exit for LA 28 Business (Fulton Street) west to LA 1.

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Parallel U.S. 165 Business crosses the Red River over the William Long Memorial Bridge southwest into Downtown Alexandria. Opened in 1998, the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge along U.S. 167/LA 28 was constructed at a cost of $16.7 million.¹

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Two lanes depart U.S. 167/LA 28 south for LA 28 Business (Fulton Street) and LA 1 (Winn Street) south of Downtown Alexandria. LA 1/28 Business overlap northwest to U.S. 165 Business along Bolton Avenue.

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Westbound LA 28 combines with I-49 north to U.S. 71/165 (MacArthur Drive). LA 28 constitutes a four lane corridor leading west from Alexandria to U.S. 171 at the Vernon Parish seat of Leesville.

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U.S. 167 joins Interstate 49 south from Pineville Expressway to U.S. 71/167 Business at Willow Glen. Unmarked from U.S. 167, U.S. 167 Business parallels I-49 to the west along the couplet of Mason/Overton Streets and Lee Street to U.S. 71.

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