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155:US 425
151:US 165
121:Sterlington
117:LA 134
1504:Categories
1394:August 15,
1238:August 30,
1067:References
805:Collinston
768:Perryville
764:Collinston
695:Collinston
616:US 80
512:Alexandria
447:Perryville
443:Collinston
388:US 80
235:Interstate
96:US 80
918:LA 2
884:Oak Ridge
880:Mer Rouge
876:LA 2
809:Oak Ridge
741:Morehouse
731:Fairbanks
691:Oak Ridge
476:Mer Rouge
467:LA 2
420:Fairbanks
416:Oak Ridge
330:LA 2
310:Louisiana
210:Morehouse
196:Louisiana
159:LA 2
1467:KML file
1328:(1936).
1310:(1927).
1000:See also
989:terminus
624:Rayville
595:Ouachita
577:Location
548:system.
536:—
516:Arkansas
514:and the
206:Ouachita
202:Parishes
177:Location
161: /
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153: /
77:–present
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818:20.136–
777:Bastrop
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704:
553:Hamburg
502:In the
498:History
451:Bastrop
338:Bastrop
304:) is a
182:Country
167:Bastrop
71:Existed
1356:Texaco
1334:Conoco
926:Monroe
825:32.514
820:20.203
784:30.843
781:19.165
751:22.079
748:13.719
710:18.211
707:11.316
670:13.948
637:Swartz
630:Sicard
620:Monroe
600:Monroe
574:Parish
404:Swartz
392:Monroe
361:Swartz
332:, and
318:Monroe
250:Scenic
100:Monroe
63:Length
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1031:Notes
667:8.667
644:7.289
641:4.529
607:0.000
604:0.000
589:Notes
430:into
426:from
345:seats
245:State
192:State
1476:help
1472:edit
1448:2016
1396:2013
1240:2013
1214:2016
1186:2016
1155:2016
1127:2016
1095:2016
1055:and
663:Wham
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347:of
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