U.S. Route 190 Business (Covington, Louisiana)
U.S. Highway 190 Business (BUS US 190, officially 190-X) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Tammany Parish. It spans 2.94 miles (4.73 km) in a southeast to northwest direction. It is known locally as 21st Avenue and Boston Street. It is also the route used to access LA 21 South.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
Length | 2.94 mi (4.73 km) | |||
Existed | 1971–present | |||
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East end | ||||
Location | ||||
Parishes | St. Tammany | |||
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Route description
From the west, Business US 190 begins travelling eastward into downtown Covington. The older alignment of US 190, it meets LA 21 at a signalled intersection, and LA 21 is combined with Business US 190 until the Business 190 designation is dropped at the current US 190. Going through downtown, the now-combined Business US 190/LA 21 intersect LA 437. After under a mile, the Business US 190 designation is dropped, leaving US 21 to continue in an easterly direction.
Business US 190 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.
Junction list
The entire highway is in Covington, St. Tammany Parish.
mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
1.75 | 2.82 | West end of LA 21 overlap | |||
2.52 | 4.06 | ||||
2.94 | 4.73 | East end of LA 21 overlap | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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