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U.S. Highway 165 (Arkansas)
U.S. Route 165 is a north–south United States highway spur of U.S. Highway 65. It currently runs for 412 miles (663 km) from U.S. Route 90 in Iowa, Louisiana north to U.S. Highway 70 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route passes through the states of Arkansas and Louisiana. It passes through the cities of Monroe, Louisiana, Monroe and Alexandria, Louisiana, Alexandria in Louisiana. A segment of US 165 serves as a routing of the Great River Road within Arkansas. Route description , - , U.S. Route 165 in Louisiana, LA , 229 , 369 , - , U.S. Route 165 in Arkansas, AR , 183 , 295 , - , Total , 412 , 663 Louisiana From its southern terminus in Iowa, Louisiana, Iowa at US 90 (near Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lake Charles), US 165 follows a diagonal north south route, passing through the casino town of Kinder, Louisiana, Kinder, where it intersects US 190. Just south of Alexandria, Louisiana, Alexandria it merges with US 71 and they join through the west side of the city, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa, Louisiana
Iowa () is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,436 in 2020. It is part of the Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lake Charles Lake Charles metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. History The history of this region is filled with stories of the early Midwestern settlers from Kansas, Illinois and Iowa, of the Acadians (Cajuns), and of Jean Lafitte's pirates. The community of Iowa was developed in the mid-19th century. The railroad that cut through this country brought settlers who were lured to the prairie land for rice farming, cattle raising and later oil fields. Much of southwest Louisiana was developed by the North American Land and Timber Co. Seaman A. Knapp, president of the Iowa State College of Agriculture, was engaged in 1885 to demonstrate the suitability of the region for rice production. Knapp attracted a number of Iowans to settle the area. The settlers were lured to this area by advertisements publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
