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Louisiana Highway 94 (LA 94) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs in an east–west direction from a junction with U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) and U.S. Highway 167 (US 167) in Lafayette to LA 328 in Breaux Bridge. The highway connects Lafayette, the parish seat and largest city in Lafayette Parish, with the small city of Breaux Bridge in neighboring St. Martin Parish. The entire route parallels Interstate 10 (I-10), which is located an average of about to the north and continues eastward toward Baton Rouge, the state capital. LA 94 is also signed as an alternate route to I-10 when the interstate is closed due to traffic accidents or construction work. Though it is a distinct east–west route, the signage for LA 94 carries no directional banners. The portion of LA 94 within St. Martin Parish is part of the Promised Land Scenic Byway, one of the state-designated tourist routes known as the Louisiana Scenic Byways.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Promised Land Scenic Byway )〕 ==Route description== From the west, LA 94 begins at an intersection with the Evangeline Thruway, a couplet of one-way streets that carries both US 90 and US 167 in Lafayette. US 90 and US 167 travel north from this intersection toward an interchange with I-10 and I-49, the latter connecting to Opelousas. On the south side, US 90 heads alone on Evangeline Thruway toward New Iberia as US 167 turns southwest onto Johnston Street toward Abbeville. Directly opposite Johnston Street, LA 94 proceeds northeast on Louisiana Avenue as an undivided, four-lane highway. The route travels through a largely residential neighborhood, crossing East Simcoe Street and Mudd Avenue. Shortly afterward, LA 94 turns east onto Carmel Drive opposite the Lafayette City Park, becoming an undivided, two-lane highway. (Westbound traffic from Breaux Bridge following the I-10 alternate route is directed to turn north from Carmel Drive onto Louisiana Avenue to rejoin the interstate.) After crossing East Pinhook Road, the roadway widens to accommodate a center turning lane and crosses out of the Lafayette city limits. It then curves to the northeast and intersects LA 353 (Lake Martin Road), which heads southeast toward Lake Martin and Cypress Island. Narrowing again to two lanes, LA 94 continues northeast for where it crosses a bridge over Bayou Tortue and enters St. Martin Parish.〔〔〔 LA 94 heads northeast through rural St. Martin Parish for before entering the city of Breaux Bridge, where it becomes known as West Mills Avenue. The surroundings remain largely rural, transitioning to scattered light industrial and commercial services after the route crosses the Louisiana and Delta Railroad (LDRR) line. The center turning lane reappears, and the highway crosses a second railroad line at grade. LA 94 then intersects LA 31 (Berard Street), which parallels the west bank of Bayou Teche. LA 31 serves as the principal north–south highway of St. Martin Parish and connects to St. Martinville, the parish seat. LA 94 proceeds northeast, crossing a bridge over the bayou, and ends shortly afterward at an intersection with LA 328 (Rees Street). LA 328 parallels the east bank of Bayou Teche and connects to I-10 and the community of Cecilia to the north.〔〔 The route is classified as an urban principal arterial by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD). The average daily traffic volume in 2013 is reported as between 12,100 and 14,300 vehicles for the majority of the route. The section along Carmel Drive within the Lafayette city limits has a higher average of 19,700 while an adjoining section on Louisiana Avenue has an anomalously low count of 6,300.〔〔 The route has a posted speed limit of in Lafayette, increasing to at the city limits. The speed limit is through most of St. Martin Parish, decreasing to as it approaches LA 31.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louisiana Highway 94」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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