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Historic US 80 is a State Scenic Byway in Louisiana. Within Louisiana it covers roughly 110 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Historic US 80 with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Historic US 80 runs 105 miles across northern Louisiana from Ruston to the Mississippi state line. Ruston, the route's western anchor, is known for the peaches grown in orchards around town, best tasted fresh in late spring and summer. Near Epps and Delhi, the byway passes Poverty Point, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of massive earthen mounds built by hunter-gatherers roughly 3,400 years ago, older than the Egyptian pyramids. Farther east, Tallulah sits beside the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, a bottomland hardwood forest supporting a wide range of bird life. The route predates the interstate system entirely, once carrying the bulk of cross-state traffic before I-20 was built alongside it.
- 105 miles, Ruston to the Mississippi line
- Poverty Point UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Ruston's peach orchards
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
- predates the interstate highway system
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.
Where to Stay along Historic US 80
3 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Historic US 80.
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