U.S. Highway 90 Business (BUS US 90, officially 90-Y) is a
state highway
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in
Louisiana that serves
Lafayette Parish. It spans in a northwest to southeast direction and it is signed as Business 90, with no directional shields. It is known as University Avenue and Pinhook Road. Most of the route follows the previous alignment of
US 90 through downtown Lafayette.
Route description
From the northwest, Business US 90 begins south towards downtown
Lafayette, paired with
LA 182
Louisiana Highway 182 (LA 182) is a state highway located in central and southeastern Louisiana. It runs in a northwest to southeast direction from Louisiana Highway 29, LA 29 in Whiteville, Louisiana, Whiteville to U.S. Route 90 in Lo ...
, eventually bypassing downtown. The older alignment of US 90, it meets
U.S. 167 (Johnston St.), and passes next to the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. After passing the university, US 90 Business turns to the north, while
LA 182
Louisiana Highway 182 (LA 182) is a state highway located in central and southeastern Louisiana. It runs in a northwest to southeast direction from Louisiana Highway 29, LA 29 in Whiteville, Louisiana, Whiteville to U.S. Route 90 in Lo ...
turns to the south. US 90 Business then ends at an intersection with
US 90/Future I-49.
Business US 90 is an undivided, four-lane highway for its entire length.
History
The current US 90 Business is the second such route in Lafayette. The first existed in the 1940s and followed the original route of US 90 through the downtown area. At this time, US 90 had been shifted onto University Avenue, the current business route. By 1951, the original route of US 90 was restored, and the University Avenue route was designated as
US 90 Bypass. In 1956, the bypass designation was dropped, and US 90 followed the University Avenue route once again. The current business route came into existence almost a decade later when US 90 was re-routed onto the
Evangeline Thruway
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.
Major junctions
References
External links
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LADOTD Official Control Section Map - District 03Lafayette Parish Highway Map
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Transportation in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana