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California to Florida Bicycle Route ----SECTION 5 450 miles----(Eastbound)---- ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 64 NAVASOTA Texas XM 0 Section 5 begins in NAVASOTA (p7460) at the corner of La Salle/SR Bus 6 and Washington/SR 105. Ride NE on Washington/SR 105 1 Ride under SR 6 onto SR 90 X 10 Anderson TR onto Rd 149 X 20.5 Richards Follow SR 149 through town 27.5 MATCHLINE 1841 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 65 LAKE CONROE Texas 0 Continue on Rd 149 0.5 TL onto Rd 1375 9 ===Lake Conroe=== 15 Ride over I-45 X 15.5 New Waverley (p936) TL onto SR 75, then TR onto SR 150 X 24.5 MATCHLINE 1865 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 66 COLDSPRING Texas 0 Continue on SR 150 X 3 Pumpkin X 6 Evergreen 9 ===San Jacinto River=== X 13.5 Coldspring (p538) TR following SR 150 X 24.5 Shepherd (p1812) TL onto Byrd St/Rd 424 In 0.2 mi TR onto Church St/Rd 223 27 MATCHLINE 1892 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 67 TRINITY RIVER Texas 0 Continue on Rd 223 X 6 Dolen TL onto Rd 787 X 11 Romayor BR following Rd 787 X 16 Rye Cross SR 146 X 22 Votaw X 25 Thicket TL onto Rd 1293 31 MATCHLINE 1923 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 68 KOUNTZE Texas 0 Continue on Rd 1293 X 7 Honey Island XM 14 KOUNTZE (p2056) After Kountze high school TL onto unsigned Honey Island Rd which becomes Deer Ave 15 TL onto US 69/287 In 0.3 mi TR onto Rd 418 XM 24.5 Silsbee (p6368) Continue straight onto unsigned Old Hwy 418 At T TL onto Roosevelt Dr 26 TL onto 5th St which becomes Rd 92 X 29 TR onto unsigned Rd 2937 32 MATCHLINE 1955 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 69 BIG THICKET Texas 0 Continue on Rd 2937/Old Spurger Rd X 5 TR onto Rd 92 X 8.5 Fred X 17 Spurger TR onto Rd 1013 21.5 Cross Neches River 27 Mount Union 33 MATCHLINE 1988 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 70 SABINE RIVER Texas/Louisiana 0 Continue on Rd 1013 XM 2.5 KIRBYVILLE (p1871) TL onto US 96 In 0.8 mi TR onto Rd 363 X 8.5 Bleakwood 17 At Y BR 19.5 TR onto US 190 X 20.5 Bon Wier 22.5 Cross ===Sabine River===; enter Louisiana 26.5 MATCHLINE 2015 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 71 DE RIDDER Louisiana 0 Continue on US 190 1 T acute R onto SR 110 X 1.5 Merryville (p1286) X 12.5 Singer TL onto SR 27 XBM 28.5 DE RIDDER (p9868) TR onto US 171/190 32.5 TL onto SR 26 37 MATCHLINE 2052 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 72 CALCASIEU R. Louisiana X 0 Continue on SR 26 X 10 Cross SR 113 X 18 Mittie 25 MATCHLINE 2077 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 73 MAMOU Louisiana 0 Continue on SR 26 X 3 Oberlin (p1808) 10 TL onto SR 104 27 MATCHLINE 2104 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 74 OPELOUSAS Louisiana 0 Continue on SR 104 XM MAMOU (p3483) X 18 Prairie Ronde TL onto SR 3043 XM 24 Opelousas (p18151 Before crossing RR TL onto unsigned Martin Luther King Dr 26 TL onto N Main St/SR 182 29 SR 10 joins route XM 31 Washington (p1266) TR onto Dejean St/SR 103 34 MATCHLINE 2138 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 75 THISTLEWAITE Louisiana 0 Continue on SR 103 4 Continue straight onto SR 359 X 13 TR onto SR 10 X 15.5 TL onto US 71 In 0.4 mi TR onto SR 361 X 23 SR 107 joins route In 0.7 mi TR following SR 107 SR 361 leaves route X 33 Dupont 36 MATCHLINE 2174 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 76 ATCHAFALAYA R. Louisiana 0 Continue on SR 107 X 2 Plaucheville TR onto SR 1181 3.5 At Y BL onto SR 1182 4.5 TL onto unsigned road to Moreauville X 8 Moreauville (p919) At stop sign TR onto unsigned SR 114 10 Cross SR 1 onto SR 451 In 0.6 mi where SR 451 turns R, route turns L XM 19 SIMMESPORT (p2092) TR onto unsigned Laurel Rd In 0.4 mi TL onto SR 1 and cross Atchafalaya River X 20 After bridge TL onto SR 418 29 Cross SR 15 35 MATCHLINE 2209 ==================================================== SECTION 5 MAP 77 MISSISSIPPI R. Louisiana X 0 Continue on SR 418 2 SR 418 leaves route Continue straight on paved road 5 SR 419 joins route 7.5 Before the Lacour general store TR onto unsigned SR 972 10 At T TL onto SR 1 In 0.2 mi TL at Morganza Floodway Levee onto gravel road and BR down ramp [0.4 mi of gravel in next 4 mi] 14 At T TL onto SR 1 X 15.5 Morganza (p759) X 19.5 TL onto SR 420 X 27 TL onto SR 10 and follow signs to ferry and St Francisville 29 ===Mississippi River=== XM 31.5 ST FRANCISVILLE (p1700) Section 5 ends at the corner of Ferdinand St/SR 10 and Commerce St/SR 3057 31.5 MATCHLINE 2240 ==================================================== ---END of SECTION 5 ----------------------------- ====================================================

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