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|direction_a=Southeast |
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=LA|US|61}} in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] |
|terminus_a={{jct|state=LA|US|61}} in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] |
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|junction={{jct|state=LA|I|10}} in New Orleans |
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*{{jct|state=LA|I|10}} in New Orleans |
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{{jct|state=LA|I|310}} in [[St. Rose, Louisiana|St. Rose]] |
*{{jct|state=LA|I|310}} in [[St. Rose, Louisiana|St. Rose]] |
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{{jct|state=LA|US|51}} in [[LaPlace, Louisiana|LaPlace]] |
*{{jct|state=LA|US|51}} in [[LaPlace, Louisiana|LaPlace]] |
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{{jct|state=LA|I|10}} southeast of [[Sorrento, Louisiana|Sorrento]] |
*{{jct|state=LA|I|10}} southeast of [[Sorrento, Louisiana|Sorrento]] |
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{{jct|state=LA|I|12|US|190|I|110|US|61}} in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] |
*{{jct|state=LA|I|12|US|190|I|110|US|61}} in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] |
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|direction_b=Northwest |
|direction_b=Northwest |
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=LA|US|190}} east of [[Krotz Springs, Louisiana|Krotz Springs]] |
|terminus_b={{jct|state=LA|US|190}} east of [[Krotz Springs, Louisiana|Krotz Springs]] |
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|parishes=[[Orleans Parish, Louisiana|Orleans]], [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson]], [[St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|St. Charles]], [[St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana|St. John the Baptist]], [[St. James Parish, Louisiana|St. James]], [[Ascension Parish, Louisiana|Ascension]], [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]], [[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]], [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|Pointe Coupee]] |
|parishes=[[Orleans Parish, Louisiana|Orleans]], [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson]], [[St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|St. Charles]], [[St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana|St. John the Baptist]], [[St. James Parish, Louisiana|St. James]], [[Ascension Parish, Louisiana|Ascension]], [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]], [[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]], [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|Pointe Coupee]] |
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'''Airline Highway''' is a [[divided highway]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]], built in stages between 1925 and 1953 to bypass the older [[Jefferson Highway]]. It runs {{convert|115.6|mi|km}},<ref name="GMaps">{{Google maps |url= |
'''Airline Highway''' is a [[divided highway]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]], built in stages between 1925 and 1953 to bypass the older [[Jefferson Highway]]. It runs {{convert|115.6|mi|km}},<ref name="GMaps">{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Airline+Highway+(Southeastern+Terminus)&daddr=30.159431,-90.8133883+to:Airline+Highway+(Northwestern+Terminus)&hl=en&ll=30.270928,-90.804749&spn=1.306987,2.705383&sll=30.145869,-90.814877&sspn=0.081793,0.169086&geocode=FVxMyQEdkRGh-g%3BFUcyzAEdNEyW-inP-FNmtMwmhjEd7C-1tiiRtA%3BFcoh0gEdgxaI-g&oq=krotz&dirflg=h&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&t=m&z=9 |title=Overview Map of Airline Highway |access-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> carrying [[U.S. Highway 61 (Louisiana)|U.S. Highway 61]] from [[New Orleans (LA)|New Orleans]] northwest to [[Baton Rouge (LA)|Baton Rouge]] and [[U.S. Highway 190 (Louisiana)|U.S. Highway 190]] from Baton Rouge west over the [[Mississippi River]] on the [[Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)|Huey P. Long Bridge]]. US 190 continues west towards [[Opelousas (LA)|Opelousas]] on an extension built at roughly the same time. |
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The highway was named because it runs relatively straight on a new alignment, rather than alongside the winding [[Mississippi River]]. The name became |
The highway was named "Airline" because it runs relatively straight on a new alignment, rather than alongside the winding [[Mississippi River]]. (Compare with the similar term ''[[air-line railroad]]''.) The name later became even more fitting, as both [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport]] and [[Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport]] were built along the highway. Airline Highway also runs close to the site of the old Baton Rouge airfield (near the intersection of Airline and Florida Boulevard, now a park and government office complex), which brings it within blocks of the similarly named Airport Avenue and Airway Drive. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The highway's origin is famously identified with Governor [[Huey P. Long]], who advocated for a modern highway system in Louisiana. Though the project was underway when Long took office, most of its initial construction was completed during his administration. The Airline Highway was considered a pet project of Long's as it reduced the length of his journey between the capitol building in Baton Rouge and the bars and establishments in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mahne|first=Theodore P.|title=Huey Long just one chapter of storied history of New Orleans' Roosevelt Hotel, which reopens Wednesday|work=The Times-Picayune|location=New Orleans, LA|date=June 30, 2009|url=http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2009/06/huey_long_just_one_chapter_of.html| |
The highway's origin is famously identified with Governor [[Huey P. Long]], who advocated for a modern highway system in Louisiana. Though the project was underway when Long took office, most of its initial construction was completed during his administration. The Airline Highway was considered a pet project of Long's as it reduced the length of his journey between the capitol building in Baton Rouge and the bars and establishments in New Orleans, namely [[The Roosevelt New Orleans|The Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mahne|first=Theodore P.|title=Huey Long just one chapter of storied history of New Orleans' Roosevelt Hotel, which reopens Wednesday|work=The Times-Picayune|location=New Orleans, LA|date=June 30, 2009|url=http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2009/06/huey_long_just_one_chapter_of.html|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> Originally, Airline Highway was a two-lane road that ran from [[Prairieville, Louisiana|Prairieville]] to [[Shrewsbury, Louisiana|Shrewsbury]]. The first section, running between Williams Boulevard in [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]] and Shrewsbury Road, opened in June 1927.<ref name="T-P 6-1-27">{{cite news |title=News of Metairie and the highway |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=June 1, 1927 |page=36}}</ref> It was begun by the Jefferson Parish Police Jury as a local road and incorporated into the plan for Airline Highway during construction.<ref name="T-P 7-19-25">{{cite news |title=Airline route to state capital is feasible project |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=July 19, 1925 |page=4–1}}</ref> The remainder of the highway was built between 1928 and 1933 by the Louisiana Highway Commission with federal aid, as the road would carry US 61 upon completion. |
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The section north of the spillway was officially opened on July 4, 1933,<ref name="T-P 7-4-33">{{cite news |title=Opening of airline route announced |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=July 4, 1933 |page=1}}</ref> and the section on the south side followed three weeks later.<ref name="T-P 7-29-33">{{cite news |title=Road to capital cut by opening of new section |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=July 29, 1933 |pages=2–11}}</ref> (Various sections had been temporarily opened to traffic beginning in October 1931.) Completion of the bridge over the [[Bonnet Carre Spillway|Bonnet Carré Spillway]] was delayed until 1935, necessitating a detour over the Jefferson Highway (River Road) via temporary gravel roads along the spillway guide levees.<ref name="T-P 5-1-35">{{cite news |title=Driving distance to Baton Rouge will be reduced |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=May 1, 1935 |page=1}}</ref> The spillway bridge was opened to traffic on September 28, 1935<ref name="T-P 9-24-35">{{cite news |title=Spillway bridge may be ready for use on Saturday |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=September 24, 1935 |page=1}}</ref> and dedicated on December 13.<ref name="T-P 12-13-35">{{cite news |title=Throng to rally at Bonnet Carre Spillway today |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=December 13, 1935 |page=1}}</ref> |
The section north of the spillway was officially opened on July 4, 1933,<ref name="T-P 7-4-33">{{cite news |title=Opening of airline route announced |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=July 4, 1933 |page=1}}</ref> and the section on the south side followed three weeks later.<ref name="T-P 7-29-33">{{cite news |title=Road to capital cut by opening of new section |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=July 29, 1933 |pages=2–11}}</ref> (Various sections had been temporarily opened to traffic beginning in October 1931.) Completion of the bridge over the [[Bonnet Carre Spillway|Bonnet Carré Spillway]] was delayed until 1935, necessitating a detour over the Jefferson Highway (River Road) via temporary gravel roads along the spillway guide levees.<ref name="T-P 5-1-35">{{cite news |title=Driving distance to Baton Rouge will be reduced |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=May 1, 1935 |page=1}}</ref> The spillway bridge was opened to traffic on September 28, 1935<ref name="T-P 9-24-35">{{cite news |title=Spillway bridge may be ready for use on Saturday |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=September 24, 1935 |page=1}}</ref> and dedicated on December 13.<ref name="T-P 12-13-35">{{cite news |title=Throng to rally at Bonnet Carre Spillway today |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=December 13, 1935 |page=1}}</ref> |
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The first improvements to the Airline Highway began in 1935 and consisted of widening and re-surfacing the Kenner-Shrewsbury link built a decade earlier. The new four-lane section from Williams Boulevard to Haring Road opened in October 1937.<ref name="T-P 10-30-37">{{cite news |title=Shrewsbury-Kenner Air Line Highway link open to traffic |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=October 30, 1937 |page=1}}</ref> The new four- and six-lane section from Haring Road to Labarre Road opened in December 1938.<ref name="T-P 12-20-38">{{cite news |title=Short-cut road on Baton Rouge route is opened |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=December 20, 1938 |page=3}}</ref> The latter project included a slight re-alignment and extension on the Shrewsbury end. (Present-day Robertson Street is a remnant of the old alignment.) The eight-lane extension into Tulane Avenue (reached by a now-demolished six-lane bridge over the former [[New Basin Canal]]) was officially opened on August 26, 1940.<ref name="T-P 8-25-40">{{cite news |title=Air-Line Highway bridge ceremony slated Monday |newspaper=The Times-Picayune New Orleans States |location=New Orleans |date=August 25, 1940 |page=1}}</ref> |
The first improvements to the Airline Highway began in 1935 and consisted of widening and re-surfacing the Kenner-Shrewsbury link built a decade earlier. The new four-lane section from Williams Boulevard to Haring Road opened in October 1937.<ref name="T-P 10-30-37">{{cite news |title=Shrewsbury-Kenner Air Line Highway link open to traffic |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=October 30, 1937 |page=1}}</ref> The new four- and six-lane section from Haring Road to Labarre Road opened in December 1938.<ref name="T-P 12-20-38">{{cite news |title=Short-cut road on Baton Rouge route is opened |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=December 20, 1938 |page=3}}</ref> The latter project included a slight re-alignment and extension on the Shrewsbury end. (Present-day Robertson Street is a remnant of the old alignment.) The eight-lane extension into Tulane Avenue (reached by a now-demolished six-lane bridge over the former [[New Basin Canal]]) was officially opened on August 26, 1940.<ref name="T-P 8-25-40">{{cite news |title=Air-Line Highway bridge ceremony slated Monday |newspaper=The Times-Picayune New Orleans States |location=New Orleans |date=August 25, 1940 |page=1}}</ref> |
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Also in 1940, the [[Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)|Old Mississippi River Bridge]] opened in Baton Rouge. With this occurrence, a 7.9 mile bypass was built around the city that went to the Nesser Overpass, opening to traffic in July 1941—this bypass was part of Airline Highway, but it was not connected to the rest of the highway until 1953. A further extension continued west to the Atchafalaya Bridge at Krotz Springs. The remainder of the highway was multilaned in sections during the 1940s and the 1950s. For a short time in that decade, it was the longest toll-free four-lane highway in the nation, as the multilaned portion ran 124 miles from the [[Atchafalaya River]] to New Orleans.<ref name="T-P 8-17-52">{{cite news |title=Nation's longest toll-free four-lane highway nearing finish |newspaper=The Times-Picayune New Orleans States |location=New Orleans |date=August 17, 1952 |page= |
Also in 1940, the [[Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)|Old Mississippi River Bridge]] opened in Baton Rouge. With this occurrence, a 7.9 mile bypass was built around the city that went to the Nesser Overpass, opening to traffic in July 1941—this bypass was part of Airline Highway, but it was not connected to the rest of the highway until 1953. A further extension continued west to the Atchafalaya Bridge at Krotz Springs. The remainder of the highway was multilaned in sections during the 1940s and the 1950s. For a short time in that decade, it was the longest toll-free four-lane highway in the nation, as the multilaned portion ran 124 miles from the [[Atchafalaya River]] to New Orleans.<ref name="T-P 8-17-52">{{cite news |title=Nation's longest toll-free four-lane highway nearing finish |newspaper=The Times-Picayune New Orleans States |location=New Orleans |date=August 17, 1952 |page=2}}</ref> The spillway bridge carried four very narrow lanes of traffic (often resulting in accidents) until 1984 when a parallel bridge was constructed.<ref name="T-P 3-30-84">{{cite news |title=New bridge over spillway opens quietly |newspaper=The Times-Picayune/The States-Item |location=New Orleans |date=March 30, 1984 |pages=1–26}}</ref> |
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The majority of the New Orleans-Baton Rouge section was built parallel to the [[Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company]], which was itself built later than the slightly longer [[Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad]]. The former Louisiana Railway, now part of the [[Kansas City Southern Railway]], crosses the Huey Long Bridge with the highway and splits to the northwest towards [[Shreveport (LA)|Shreveport]]; the extension to [[Opelousas (LA)|Opelousas]] parallels the [[New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway]] (later part of the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]]). |
The majority of the New Orleans-Baton Rouge section was built parallel to the [[Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company]], which was itself built later than the slightly longer [[Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad]]. The former Louisiana Railway, now part of the [[Kansas City Southern Railway]], crosses the Huey Long Bridge with the highway and splits to the northwest towards [[Shreveport (LA)|Shreveport]]; the extension to [[Opelousas (LA)|Opelousas]] parallels the [[New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway]] (later part of the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]]). |
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In an effort to clean up the highway's notorious history due to the seedy hotels and motels that once lined it, the portion in Jefferson Parish has been renamed '''Airline Drive.''' |
In an effort to clean up the highway's notorious history due to the seedy hotels and motels that once lined it, the portion in Jefferson Parish has been renamed '''Airline Drive.''' |
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==Baton Rouge |
==Baton Rouge bypass== |
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[[File:Airline HighwayLaPLaceLousiana.jpg|thumb |
[[File:Airline HighwayLaPLaceLousiana.jpg|thumb|200px|Sign showing the intersection of [[U.S. Highway 61]] (Airline Highway) at [[U.S. Highway 51]] in [[LaPlace, Louisiana]]]] |
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⚫ | The portion of the Airline Highway north and east of downtown [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] carries [[U.S. Highway 61 (Louisiana)|U.S. Highway 61]] and [[U.S. Highway 190 (Louisiana)|U.S. Highway 190]] around downtown, and includes several [[interchange (road)|interchange]]s. The bypass was designated '''U.S. Highway 61/190 Bypass''' from 1957 to 1963, |
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[[Image:Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1955 Yellow Book.jpg|thumb|200px|1955 [[Interstate Highway]] plans, showing the Baton Rouge bypass on the Airline Highway as an urban route (numbered I-410 by 1959)]] |
[[Image:Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1955 Yellow Book.jpg|thumb|200px|1955 [[Interstate Highway]] plans, showing the Baton Rouge bypass on the Airline Highway as an urban route (numbered I-410 by 1959)]] |
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⚫ | In the original 1955 plan for [[urban area|urban]] [[Interstate Highway]]s, numbered by 1959, the Baton Rouge bypass was designated '''Interstate 410'''; it would have connected to [[Interstate 10 (Louisiana)|Interstate 10]] on both ends (as I-10 would have used the US 190 corridor immediately west of Baton Rouge, still crossing the [[Atchafalaya Swamp]] in its present location). The route was cancelled by the end of the 1960s |
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⚫ | The portion of the Airline Highway north and east of downtown [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] carries [[U.S. Highway 61 (Louisiana)|U.S. Highway 61]] and [[U.S. Highway 190 (Louisiana)|U.S. Highway 190]] around downtown, and includes several [[interchange (road)|interchange]]s. The bypass was designated '''U.S. Highway 61/190 Bypass''' from 1957 to 1963,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} after which US 61 and US 190 were moved onto it, and their old routes through downtown became [[U.S. Route 61 Business (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)|US 61 Business]]/[[U.S. Route 190 Business (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)|US 190 Business]]. The bypass and business routes originally intersected in a [[traffic circle]], which was replaced in 1963 by a [[cloverleaf interchange]]. |
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⚫ | In the original 1955 plan for [[urban area|urban]] [[Interstate Highway]]s, numbered by 1959, the Baton Rouge bypass was designated '''Interstate 410'''; it would have connected to [[Interstate 10 (Louisiana)|Interstate 10]] on both ends (as I-10 would have used the US 190 corridor immediately west of Baton Rouge, still crossing the [[Atchafalaya Swamp]] in its present location). The route was cancelled by the end of the 1960s, and the number was later reused for another [[Interstate 410 (Louisiana 1969)|I-410]] (which itself was cancelled in 1977). |
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==Major intersections== |
==Major intersections== |
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|mile=115.0 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|US|61|dir1=south|name1=Tulane Avenue}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|US|61|dir1=south|name1=Tulane Avenue}} |
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|notes=Southeastern terminus; south end of US 61 concurrency |
|notes=Southeastern terminus; south end of US 61 concurrency |
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{{LAint |
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|mile=114.6 |
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|mile2=114.5 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|I|10|dir1=west|location1=[[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|N.O. Int'l Airport]]|city2=Baton Rouge}} (northbound)<br/> |
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|10|dir1=west|location1=[[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|N.O. Int'l Airport]]|city2=Baton Rouge}} (northbound)<br/> |
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{{jct|state=LA|I|10|dir1=east|to2=to|US-Bus|90|dab2=New Orleans|location1=Westbank}} (southbound) |
{{jct|state=LA|I|10|dir1=east|to2=to|US-Bus|90|dab2=New Orleans|location1=Westbank}} (southbound) |
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|location=Metairie |
|location=Metairie |
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|lspan=6 |
|lspan=6 |
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|mile= |
|mile=113.7 |
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|mile2= |
|mile2=113.5 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3046|dir1=south|name1=Causeway Boulevard|to2=to|US|90|name2=[[Jefferson Highway]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3046|dir1=south|name1=Causeway Boulevard|to2=to|US|90|name2=[[Jefferson Highway]]}} |
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|notes=Interchange; northern terminus of LA 3046 (not signed) |
|notes=Interchange; northern terminus of LA 3046 (not signed) |
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{{LAint |
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|mile= |
|mile=112.7 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|611-9|name1=Severn Avenue}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|611-9|name1=Severn Avenue}} |
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|Western terminus of LA 611-9; to Metairie Road |
|notes=Western terminus of LA 611-9; to Metairie Road |
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{{LAint |
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|mile= |
|mile=112.5 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|to1=to|LA|3139|dir1=south|name1=[[Earhart Expressway]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|to1=to|LA|3139|dir1=south|name1=[[Earhart Expressway]]}} |
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|notes=At Cleary Avenue |
|notes=At Cleary Avenue |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|mile=112.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3152|dir1=north|name1=Clearview Parkway}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|LA|3152|dir1=south|name1=South Clearview Parkway|to2=to|LA|3139|name2=[[Earhart Expressway]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3152|dir1=north|name1=Clearview Parkway}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|LA|3152|dir1=south|name1=South Clearview Parkway|to2=to|LA|3139|name2=[[Earhart Expressway]]}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|mile= |
|mile=112.0 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3154|dir1=south|name1=Hickory Avenue|city1=Harahan}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3154|dir1=south|name1=Hickory Avenue|city1=Harahan}} |
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|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3154 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3154 |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|mile= |
|mile=111.5 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3155|name1=Little Farms Avenue}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3155|name1=Little Farms Avenue}} |
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|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3155 (not signed) |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3155 (not signed) |
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|location=Kenner |
|location=Kenner |
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|mile= |
|mile=110.8 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|49|dir1=north|name1=Williams Boulevard|to2=to|I|10}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|49|dir1=north|name1=Williams Boulevard|to2=to|I|10}} |
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|notes=Southern terminus of LA 49 |
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 49 |
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|location=St. Rose |
|location=St. Rose |
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|lspan=2 |
|lspan=2 |
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|mile= |
|mile=109.3 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|50|name1=Almedia Road|city1=Almedia}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|50|name1=Almedia Road|city1=Almedia}} |
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|notes=Northern terminus of LA 50 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 50 |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|mile= |
|mile=108.4 |
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|mile2= |
|mile2=108.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|I|310|city1=Boutte|city2=Baton Rouge}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|310|city1=Boutte|city2=Baton Rouge}} |
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|notes=Exit 2 on I-310 |
|notes=Exit 2 on I-310 |
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{{LAint |
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|location=Destrehan |
|location=Destrehan |
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|mile= |
|mile=107.0 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|626|name1=St. Rose Avenue|city1=Destrehan|city2=St. Rose}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|626|name1=St. Rose Avenue|city1=Destrehan|city2=St. Rose}} |
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|notes=Northern terminus of LA 626 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 626 |
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|location=Norco |
|location=Norco |
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|lspan=2 |
|lspan=2 |
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|mile= |
|mile=105.4 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|627|name1=Prospect Avenue}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|627|name1=Prospect Avenue}} |
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|notes=Northern terminus of LA 627 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 627 |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|mile= |
|mile=104.0 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|48|dir1=east|name1=Apple Street}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|48|dir1=east|name1=Apple Street}} |
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|notes=Western terminus of LA 48 |
|notes=Western terminus of LA 48 |
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|location=none |
|location=none |
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|mile= |
|mile=101.4 |
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|mile2= |
|mile2=101.2 |
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|bridge=[[U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge]] |
|bridge=[[U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge]] |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|location=Montz |
|location=Montz |
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|mile= |
|mile=100.5 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|628|dir1=west|name1=CC Road|city1=Montz}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|628|dir1=west|name1=CC Road|city1=Montz}} |
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|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 628 |
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 628 |
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Line 162: | Line 163: | ||
|location=LaPlace |
|location=LaPlace |
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|lspan=5 |
|lspan=5 |
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|mile= |
|mile=99.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3217|dir1=south}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3217|dir1=south}} |
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|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3217 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3217 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|mile= |
|mile=98.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|636-1|dir1=south|name1=McReine Road}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|636-1|dir1=south|name1=McReine Road}} |
||
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 636-1 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 636-1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=96.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|44|dir1=west|name1=Main Street}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|44|dir1=west|name1=Main Street}} |
||
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 44 |
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 44 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=96.1 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|US|51|dir1=north|to2=to|I|10|I|55}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|US|51|dir1=north|to2=to|I|10|I|55}} |
||
|notes=Southern terminus of US 51 |
|notes=Southern terminus of US 51 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=96.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3188|dir1=north|name1=Belle Terre Boulevard|to2=to|I|10}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3188|dir1=north|name1=Belle Terre Boulevard|to2=to|I|10}} |
||
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 3188 |
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 3188 |
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Line 189: | Line 190: | ||
|location=Reserve |
|location=Reserve |
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|lspan=3 |
|lspan=3 |
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|mile= |
|mile=94.8 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3179|dir1=south|name1=East 22nd Street}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3179|dir1=south|name1=East 22nd Street}} |
||
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3179 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3179 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=93.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|53|dir1=south|name1=Central Avenue|location1=[[Reserve–Edgard Ferry]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|53|dir1=south|name1=Central Avenue|location1=[[Reserve–Edgard Ferry]]}} |
||
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 53 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 53 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=90.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|637|dir1=south|name1=West 10th Street}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|637|dir1=south|name1=West 10th Street}} |
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|notes=Northern terminus of LA 637 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 637 |
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Line 205: | Line 206: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|location=Garyville |
|location=Garyville |
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|mile= |
|mile=86.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|54|dir1=south|city1=Garyville|city2=Mt. Airy}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|54|dir1=south|city1=Garyville|city2=Mt. Airy}} |
||
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 54 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 54 |
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Line 213: | Line 214: | ||
|cspan=2 |
|cspan=2 |
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|location=none |
|location=none |
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|mile= |
|mile=84.5 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|641|dir1=north|to2=to|I|10}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|LA|641|dir1=south|to2=to|LA|3213|city1=Gramercy|city2=Lutcher|city3=Convent}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|641|dir1=north|to2=to|I|10}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|LA|641|dir1=south|to2=to|LA|3213|city1=Gramercy|city2=Lutcher|city3=Convent}} |
||
|notes=LA 3213 southbound leads to [[Gramercy Bridge]] (not signed) |
|notes=LA 3213 southbound leads to [[Gramercy Bridge]] (not signed) |
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Line 219: | Line 220: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|location=Gramercy |
|location=Gramercy |
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|mile= |
|mile=82.2 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3274|name1=North Airline Avenue}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3274|name1=North Airline Avenue}} |
||
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3274 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3274 |
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Line 227: | Line 228: | ||
|cspan=14 |
|cspan=14 |
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|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|mile= |
|mile=81.5 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=81.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|I|10|dir1=west|city1=Baton Rouge}} (northbound)<br/>{{jct|state=LA|I|10|dir1=east|city1=New Orleans}} (southbound) |
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|10|dir1=west|city1=Baton Rouge}} (northbound)<br/>{{jct|state=LA|I|10|dir1=east|city1=New Orleans}} (southbound) |
||
|notes=Exit 187 on I-10 |
|notes=Exit 187 on I-10 |
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Line 234: | Line 235: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|mile= |
|mile=80.2 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3140}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3140}} |
||
|notes=Western terminus of LA 3140 |
|notes=Western terminus of LA 3140 |
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Line 240: | Line 241: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|location=Sorrento |
|location=Sorrento |
||
|mile= |
|mile=78.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|22|city1=Burnside|city2=Donaldsonville|location1=[[Sunshine Bridge]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|22|city1=Burnside|city2=Donaldsonville|location1=[[Sunshine Bridge]]}} |
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|notes= |
|notes= |
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Line 246: | Line 247: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|location=Brittany |
|location=Brittany |
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|mile= |
|mile=74.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|30|location1=[[Louisiana State University|LSU]]}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|LA|431|city1=Port Vincent|city2=Denham Springs}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|30|location1=[[Louisiana State University|LSU]]}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|LA|431|city1=Port Vincent|city2=Denham Springs}} |
||
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 30; southern terminus of LA 431 |
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 30; southern terminus of LA 431 |
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Line 253: | Line 254: | ||
|location=Gonzales |
|location=Gonzales |
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|lspan=4 |
|lspan=4 |
||
|mile= |
|mile=72.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|939|name1=South Purpera Avenue}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|939|name1=South Purpera Avenue}} |
||
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 939 |
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 939 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=71.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3038|name1=East Cornerview Street}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3038|name1=East Cornerview Street}} |
||
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 3038 |
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 3038 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=69.200 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|429|name1=Weber City Road, East Ascension Street}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|429|name1=Weber City Road, East Ascension Street}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes= |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=68.2 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|44|name1=North Burnside Avenue}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|44|name1=North Burnside Avenue}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes= |
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Line 274: | Line 275: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|mile= |
|mile=67.4 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|74|dir1=west}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|74|dir1=west}} |
||
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 74 |
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 74 |
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Line 280: | Line 281: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|mile= |
|mile=66.2 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|621}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|621}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes= |
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Line 288: | Line 289: | ||
|lspan=4 |
|lspan=4 |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
|mile= |
|mile=64.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|73|dir1=south|name1=[[Jefferson Highway|Old Jefferson Highway]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|73|dir1=south|name1=[[Jefferson Highway|Old Jefferson Highway]]}} |
||
|notes=South end of LA 73 concurrency |
|notes=South end of LA 73 concurrency |
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Line 294: | Line 295: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
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|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
|mile= |
|mile=61.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|73|dir1=north|name1=[[Jefferson Highway|Old Jefferson Highway]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|73|dir1=north|name1=[[Jefferson Highway|Old Jefferson Highway]]}} |
||
|notes=North end of LA 73 concurrency |
|notes=North end of LA 73 concurrency |
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Line 300: | Line 301: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
|mile= |
|mile=60.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|42|dir1=east}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|42|dir1=east}} |
||
|notes=South end of LA 42 concurrency |
|notes=South end of LA 42 concurrency |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=57.9 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|427|name1=Perkins Road}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|427|name1=Perkins Road}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes= |
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Line 314: | Line 315: | ||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
|mile= |
|mile=54.2 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|42|dir1=west|LA|948|name2=Highland Road}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|42|dir1=west|LA|948|name2=Highland Road}} |
||
|notes=North end of LA 42 concurrency; western terminus of LA 948 |
|notes=North end of LA 42 concurrency; western terminus of LA 948 |
||
Line 322: | Line 323: | ||
|lspan=2 |
|lspan=2 |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
|mile= |
|mile=51.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|73|dir1=south|name1=[[Jefferson Highway]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|73|dir1=south|name1=[[Jefferson Highway]]}} |
||
|notes=South end of LA 73 concurrency |
|notes=South end of LA 73 concurrency |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=47.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3246|dir1=west|name1=Siegen Lane}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3246|dir1=west|name1=Siegen Lane}} |
||
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 3246 |
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 3246 |
||
Line 334: | Line 335: | ||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
|mile= |
|mile=45.8 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=45.6 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|73|dir1=north|name1=[[Jefferson Highway]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|73|dir1=north|name1=[[Jefferson Highway]]}} |
||
|notes=Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance;<br/>North end of LA 73 concurrency |
|notes=Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance;<br/>North end of LA 73 concurrency |
||
Line 342: | Line 343: | ||
|location=Baton Rouge |
|location=Baton Rouge |
||
|lspan=7 |
|lspan=7 |
||
|mile= |
|mile=44.2 |
||
|mile2=71.6 |
|mile2=71.6 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|12|city1=Baton Rouge|city2=Hammond}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|12|city1=Baton Rouge|city2=Hammond}} |
||
Line 348: | Line 349: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=43.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|426|name1=[[Louisiana Highway 426|Old Hammond Highway]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|426|name1=[[Louisiana Highway 426|Old Hammond Highway]]}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes= |
||
Line 354: | Line 355: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|type=incomplete |
|type=incomplete |
||
|mile= |
|mile=41.0 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=40.50 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|US|190|dir1=east|name1=Florida Boulevard|city1=Hammond}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|US-Bus|61|dab1=Baton Rouge|US-Bus|190|dab2=Baton Rouge|name2=Florida Boulevard}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|US|190|dir1=east|name1=Florida Boulevard|city1=Hammond}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|US-Bus|61|dab1=Baton Rouge|US-Bus|190|dab2=Baton Rouge|name2=Florida Boulevard}} |
||
|notes=Interchange; east end of US 190 concurrency;<br/>Southeastern terminus of US 61/190 Business |
|notes=Interchange; east end of US 190 concurrency;<br/>Southeastern terminus of US 61/190 Business |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=38.2 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=38.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|37|name1=Greenwell Springs Road|city1=Baton Rouge|city2=Greenwell Springs}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|37|name1=Greenwell Springs Road|city1=Baton Rouge|city2=Greenwell Springs}} |
||
|notes=Interchange |
|notes=Interchange |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=36.4 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=36.2 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|67|name1=Plank Road|location1=[[Baker, Louisiana|Baker]]–[[Zachary, Louisiana|Zachary]]|city2=Clinton}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|67|name1=Plank Road|location1=[[Baker, Louisiana|Baker]]–[[Zachary, Louisiana|Zachary]]|city2=Clinton}} |
||
|Interchange |
|notes=Interchange; no access to and from I-110. |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=34.3 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=34.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|110|city1=Baton Rouge|location2=[[Natchez, Mississippi|Natchez]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|110|city1=Baton Rouge|location2=[[Natchez, Mississippi|Natchez]]}} |
||
|notes=Exit 5B on I-110; to [[Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport|Metro Airport]] and [[St. Francisville, Louisiana|St. Francisville]] (secondary signage) |
|notes=Exit 5B on I-110; to [[Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport|Metro Airport]] and [[St. Francisville, Louisiana|St. Francisville]] (secondary signage) |
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Line 379: | Line 380: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|type=incomplete |
|type=incomplete |
||
|mile= |
|mile=31.8 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=31.4 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|US|61|dir1=north|name1=Scenic Highway|city1=Scotlandville |
|road={{jct|state=LA|US|61|dir1=north|name1=Scenic Highway|city1=Scotlandville}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|US-Bus|61|dab1=Baton Rouge|US-Bus|190|dab2=Baton Rouge|name2=Scenic Highway}} |
||
|notes=Interchange; north end of US 61 concurrency; |
|notes=Interchange; north end of US 61 concurrency; northwestern terminus of US 61/190 Business; to [[Southern University]] |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{jctbridge |
{{jctbridge |
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Line 388: | Line 389: | ||
|parish_special=[[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]]–<br/>[[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]] line |
|parish_special=[[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]]–<br/>[[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]] line |
||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|mile= |
|mile=30.2 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=30.0 |
||
|bridge=[[Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)|Huey P. Long Bridge]] over [[Mississippi River]] |
|bridge=[[Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)|Huey P. Long Bridge]] over [[Mississippi River]] |
||
}} |
}} |
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Line 397: | Line 398: | ||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
|mile= |
|mile=28.2 |
||
|mile2= |
|mile2=28.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|1|dir1=south|to2=to|I|10|city1=Port Allen|city2=Plaquemine}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|1|dir1=south|to2=to|I|10|city1=Port Allen|city2=Plaquemine}} |
||
|notes=Interchange; east end of LA 1 concurrency |
|notes=Interchange; east end of LA 1 concurrency |
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Line 405: | Line 406: | ||
|location=Lobdell |
|location=Lobdell |
||
|lspan=2 |
|lspan=2 |
||
|mile= |
|mile=26.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|415|name1=Plantation Avenue|to2=to|I|10}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|415|name1=Plantation Avenue|to2=to|I|10}} |
||
|notes=Interchange |
|notes=Interchange |
||
Line 411: | Line 412: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|type=incomplete |
|type=incomplete |
||
|mile= |
|mile=25.2 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA-Spur|415|dir1=south|name1=North Lobdell Highway|to2=to|I|10|I|12|I|110}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA-Spur|415|dir1=south|name1=North Lobdell Highway|to2=to|I|10|I|12|I|110}} |
||
|notes=Westbound entrance and eastbound exit;<br/>Northern terminus of LA 415 Spur |
|notes=Westbound entrance and eastbound exit;<br/>Northern terminus of LA 415 Spur |
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Line 417: | Line 418: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|location=Westover |
|location=Westover |
||
|mile= |
|mile=24.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|1145|dir1=south|name1=Calumet Road}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|1145|dir1=south|name1=Calumet Road}} |
||
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 1145 |
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 1145 |
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Line 423: | Line 424: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|mile= |
|mile=21.5 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|983|dir1=north|name1=Bueche Road}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|983|dir1=north|name1=Bueche Road}} |
||
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 983 |
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 983 |
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Line 429: | Line 430: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|location=Erwinville |
|location=Erwinville |
||
|mile= |
|mile=21.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|413|name1=Poydras Bayou Road|to2=to|I|10|city1=Rosedale|city2=Lakeland}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|413|name1=Poydras Bayou Road|to2=to|I|10|city1=Rosedale|city2=Lakeland}} |
||
|notes= |
|notes= |
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Line 438: | Line 439: | ||
|location=none |
|location=none |
||
|type=concur |
|type=concur |
||
|mile= |
|mile=19.8 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|1|dir1=north|name1=Wye Road|city1=New Roads|city2=Marksville}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|1|dir1=north|name1=Wye Road|city1=New Roads|city2=Marksville}} |
||
|notes=West end of LA 1 concurrency |
|notes=West end of LA 1 concurrency |
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Line 444: | Line 445: | ||
{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|location=Torbert |
|location=Torbert |
||
|mile= |
|mile=17.0 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|978|dir1=north|name1=Bigman Lane}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|978|dir1=north|name1=Bigman Lane}} |
||
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 978 |
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 978 |
||
Line 451: | Line 452: | ||
|location=Livonia |
|location=Livonia |
||
|lspan=2 |
|lspan=2 |
||
|mile= |
|mile=15.8 |
||
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|78|name1=Mississippi River Trail|city1=False River|city2=New Roads|city3=St. Francisville}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|LA|411|name1=Maringouin Road East|city1=Maringouin|city2=Rosedale|city3=Ramah}} |
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|78|name1=Mississippi River Trail|city1=False River|city2=New Roads|city3=St. Francisville}}<br/>{{jct|state=LA|LA|411|name1=Maringouin Road East|city1=Maringouin|city2=Rosedale|city3=Ramah}} |
||
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 78; northern terminus of LA 411 |
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 78; northern terminus of LA 411 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{LAint |
{{LAint |
||
|mile= |
|mile=12.6 |
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 16 January 2024
Route of the Airline Highway highlighted in red | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | |
Length | 115.6 mi[1] (186.0 km) |
Existed | 1925 (planned); 1927 (first section opened); 1953 (last section opened)–present |
Component highways | |
Major junctions | |
Southeast end | |
Northwest end | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parishes | Orleans, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. James, Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee |
Highway system | |
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Airline Highway is a divided highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana, built in stages between 1925 and 1953 to bypass the older Jefferson Highway. It runs 115.6 miles (186.0 km),[1] carrying U.S. Highway 61 from New Orleans northwest to Baton Rouge and U.S. Highway 190 from Baton Rouge west over the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long Bridge. US 190 continues west towards Opelousas on an extension built at roughly the same time.
The highway was named "Airline" because it runs relatively straight on a new alignment, rather than alongside the winding Mississippi River. (Compare with the similar term air-line railroad.) The name later became even more fitting, as both Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport were built along the highway. Airline Highway also runs close to the site of the old Baton Rouge airfield (near the intersection of Airline and Florida Boulevard, now a park and government office complex), which brings it within blocks of the similarly named Airport Avenue and Airway Drive.
History
[edit]The highway's origin is famously identified with Governor Huey P. Long, who advocated for a modern highway system in Louisiana. Though the project was underway when Long took office, most of its initial construction was completed during his administration. The Airline Highway was considered a pet project of Long's as it reduced the length of his journey between the capitol building in Baton Rouge and the bars and establishments in New Orleans, namely The Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel.[2] Originally, Airline Highway was a two-lane road that ran from Prairieville to Shrewsbury. The first section, running between Williams Boulevard in Kenner and Shrewsbury Road, opened in June 1927.[3] It was begun by the Jefferson Parish Police Jury as a local road and incorporated into the plan for Airline Highway during construction.[4] The remainder of the highway was built between 1928 and 1933 by the Louisiana Highway Commission with federal aid, as the road would carry US 61 upon completion.
The section north of the spillway was officially opened on July 4, 1933,[5] and the section on the south side followed three weeks later.[6] (Various sections had been temporarily opened to traffic beginning in October 1931.) Completion of the bridge over the Bonnet Carré Spillway was delayed until 1935, necessitating a detour over the Jefferson Highway (River Road) via temporary gravel roads along the spillway guide levees.[7] The spillway bridge was opened to traffic on September 28, 1935[8] and dedicated on December 13.[9]
At this time, traffic was routed from Prairieville into Baton Rouge over the Jefferson Highway (today's LA 73). On the New Orleans end, travelers had the option to continue on Airline Highway and follow Metairie Road (the original route of Jefferson Highway) into town or transfer to the Jefferson Highway (today's LA 48) at Kenner and follow the direct connection onto South Claiborne Avenue completed in 1928.
The first improvements to the Airline Highway began in 1935 and consisted of widening and re-surfacing the Kenner-Shrewsbury link built a decade earlier. The new four-lane section from Williams Boulevard to Haring Road opened in October 1937.[10] The new four- and six-lane section from Haring Road to Labarre Road opened in December 1938.[11] The latter project included a slight re-alignment and extension on the Shrewsbury end. (Present-day Robertson Street is a remnant of the old alignment.) The eight-lane extension into Tulane Avenue (reached by a now-demolished six-lane bridge over the former New Basin Canal) was officially opened on August 26, 1940.[12]
Also in 1940, the Old Mississippi River Bridge opened in Baton Rouge. With this occurrence, a 7.9 mile bypass was built around the city that went to the Nesser Overpass, opening to traffic in July 1941—this bypass was part of Airline Highway, but it was not connected to the rest of the highway until 1953. A further extension continued west to the Atchafalaya Bridge at Krotz Springs. The remainder of the highway was multilaned in sections during the 1940s and the 1950s. For a short time in that decade, it was the longest toll-free four-lane highway in the nation, as the multilaned portion ran 124 miles from the Atchafalaya River to New Orleans.[13] The spillway bridge carried four very narrow lanes of traffic (often resulting in accidents) until 1984 when a parallel bridge was constructed.[14]
The majority of the New Orleans-Baton Rouge section was built parallel to the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, which was itself built later than the slightly longer Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. The former Louisiana Railway, now part of the Kansas City Southern Railway, crosses the Huey Long Bridge with the highway and splits to the northwest towards Shreveport; the extension to Opelousas parallels the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway (later part of the Missouri Pacific Railroad).
Originally US Highways 65 and 51 were cosigned to Airline (65 the entire length, and 51 from LaPlace to New Orleans). In 1951, Louisiana truncated the route lengths, and the highway, with the exception of a portion in north Baton Rouge, is signed as US 61.
In an effort to clean up the highway's notorious history due to the seedy hotels and motels that once lined it, the portion in Jefferson Parish has been renamed Airline Drive.
Baton Rouge bypass
[edit]The portion of the Airline Highway north and east of downtown Baton Rouge carries U.S. Highway 61 and U.S. Highway 190 around downtown, and includes several interchanges. The bypass was designated U.S. Highway 61/190 Bypass from 1957 to 1963,[citation needed] after which US 61 and US 190 were moved onto it, and their old routes through downtown became US 61 Business/US 190 Business. The bypass and business routes originally intersected in a traffic circle, which was replaced in 1963 by a cloverleaf interchange.
In the original 1955 plan for urban Interstate Highways, numbered by 1959, the Baton Rouge bypass was designated Interstate 410; it would have connected to Interstate 10 on both ends (as I-10 would have used the US 190 corridor immediately west of Baton Rouge, still crossing the Atchafalaya Swamp in its present location). The route was cancelled by the end of the 1960s, and the number was later reused for another I-410 (which itself was cancelled in 1977).
Major intersections
[edit]Parish | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Orleans | New Orleans | 115.0 | 185.1 | Southeastern terminus; south end of US 61 concurrency | |
114.6– 114.5 | 184.4– 184.3 | Exit 232 on I-10 | |||
Jefferson | Metairie | 113.7– 113.5 | 183.0– 182.7 | Interchange; northern terminus of LA 3046 (not signed) | |
112.7 | 181.4 | Western terminus of LA 611-9; to Metairie Road | |||
112.5 | 181.1 | At Cleary Avenue | |||
112.2 | 180.6 | ||||
112.0 | 180.2 | Northern terminus of LA 3154 | |||
111.5 | 179.4 | Northern terminus of LA 3155 (not signed) | |||
Kenner | 110.8 | 178.3 | Southern terminus of LA 49 | ||
St. Charles | St. Rose | 109.3 | 175.9 | Northern terminus of LA 50 | |
108.4– 108.2 | 174.5– 174.1 | Exit 2 on I-310 | |||
Destrehan | 107.0 | 172.2 | Northern terminus of LA 626 | ||
Norco | 105.4 | 169.6 | Northern terminus of LA 627 | ||
104.0 | 167.4 | Western terminus of LA 48 | |||
| 101.4– 101.2 | 163.2– 162.9 | U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge | ||
Montz | 100.5 | 161.7 | Eastern terminus of LA 628 | ||
St. John the Baptist | LaPlace | 99.2 | 159.6 | Northern terminus of LA 3217 | |
98.2 | 158.0 | Northern terminus of LA 636-1 | |||
96.2 | 154.8 | Eastern terminus of LA 44 | |||
96.1 | 154.7 | Southern terminus of US 51 | |||
96.0 | 154.5 | Southern terminus of LA 3188 | |||
Reserve | 94.8 | 152.6 | Northern terminus of LA 3179 | ||
93.0 | 149.7 | Northern terminus of LA 53 | |||
90.0 | 144.8 | Northern terminus of LA 637 | |||
Garyville | 86.2 | 138.7 | Northern terminus of LA 54 | ||
St. James | | 84.5 | 136.0 | LA 3213 southbound leads to Gramercy Bridge (not signed) | |
Gramercy | 82.2 | 132.3 | Northern terminus of LA 3274 | ||
Ascension | | 81.5– 81.2 | 131.2– 130.7 | Exit 187 on I-10 | |
| 80.2 | 129.1 | Western terminus of LA 3140 | ||
Sorrento | 78.0 | 125.5 | |||
Brittany | 74.2 | 119.4 | Eastern terminus of LA 30; southern terminus of LA 431 | ||
Gonzales | 72.0 | 115.9 | Eastern terminus of LA 939 | ||
71.0 | 114.3 | Eastern terminus of LA 3038 | |||
69.200 | 111.367 | ||||
68.2 | 109.8 | ||||
| 67.4 | 108.5 | Eastern terminus of LA 74 | ||
| 66.2 | 106.5 | |||
Prairieville | 64.0 | 103.0 | South end of LA 73 concurrency | ||
61.2 | 98.5 | North end of LA 73 concurrency | |||
60.0 | 96.6 | South end of LA 42 concurrency | |||
57.9 | 93.2 | ||||
East Baton Rouge | | 54.2 | 87.2 | North end of LA 42 concurrency; western terminus of LA 948 | |
Baton Rouge | 51.0 | 82.1 | South end of LA 73 concurrency | ||
47.0 | 75.6 | Eastern terminus of LA 3246 | |||
| 45.8– 45.6 | 73.7– 73.4 | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; North end of LA 73 concurrency | ||
Baton Rouge | 44.2– 71.6 | 71.1– 115.2 | Exit 2A–B on I-12 | ||
43.0 | 69.2 | ||||
41.0– 40.50 | 66.0– 65.18 | Interchange; east end of US 190 concurrency; Southeastern terminus of US 61/190 Business | |||
38.2– 38.0 | 61.5– 61.2 | Interchange | |||
36.4– 36.2 | 58.6– 58.3 | Interchange; no access to and from I-110. | |||
34.3– 34.0 | 55.2– 54.7 | Exit 5B on I-110; to Metro Airport and St. Francisville (secondary signage) | |||
31.8– 31.4 | 51.2– 50.5 | Interchange; north end of US 61 concurrency; northwestern terminus of US 61/190 Business; to Southern University | |||
East Baton Rouge– West Baton Rouge line | | 30.2– 30.0 | 48.6– 48.3 | Huey P. Long Bridge over Mississippi River | |
West Baton Rouge | | 28.2– 28.0 | 45.4– 45.1 | Interchange; east end of LA 1 concurrency | |
Lobdell | 26.0 | 41.8 | Interchange | ||
25.2 | 40.6 | Westbound entrance and eastbound exit; Northern terminus of LA 415 Spur | |||
Westover | 24.0 | 38.6 | Northern terminus of LA 1145 | ||
| 21.5 | 34.6 | Southern terminus of LA 983 | ||
Erwinville | 21.0 | 33.8 | |||
Pointe Coupee | | 19.8 | 31.9 | West end of LA 1 concurrency | |
Torbert | 17.0 | 27.4 | Southern terminus of LA 978 | ||
Livonia | 15.8 | 25.4 | Southern terminus of LA 78; northern terminus of LA 411 | ||
12.6 | 20.3 | ||||
Blanks | 10.0 | 16.1 | Northern terminus of LA 976 | ||
Lottie | 7.8 | 12.6 | |||
| 4.9– 4.5 | 7.9– 7.2 | Bridge over Morganza Spillway | ||
| 0.2 | 0.32 | Interchange; northern terminus of LA 975 | ||
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Northwestern terminus; west end of US 190 conurrency; At Atchafalaya River Bridge | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Google (July 14, 2013). "Overview Map of Airline Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ Mahne, Theodore P. (June 30, 2009). "Huey Long just one chapter of storied history of New Orleans' Roosevelt Hotel, which reopens Wednesday". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, LA. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "News of Metairie and the highway". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. June 1, 1927. p. 36.
- ^ "Airline route to state capital is feasible project". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. July 19, 1925. p. 4–1.
- ^ "Opening of airline route announced". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. July 4, 1933. p. 1.
- ^ "Road to capital cut by opening of new section". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. July 29, 1933. pp. 2–11.
- ^ "Driving distance to Baton Rouge will be reduced". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. May 1, 1935. p. 1.
- ^ "Spillway bridge may be ready for use on Saturday". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. September 24, 1935. p. 1.
- ^ "Throng to rally at Bonnet Carre Spillway today". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. December 13, 1935. p. 1.
- ^ "Shrewsbury-Kenner Air Line Highway link open to traffic". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. October 30, 1937. p. 1.
- ^ "Short-cut road on Baton Rouge route is opened". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. December 20, 1938. p. 3.
- ^ "Air-Line Highway bridge ceremony slated Monday". The Times-Picayune New Orleans States. New Orleans. August 25, 1940. p. 1.
- ^ "Nation's longest toll-free four-lane highway nearing finish". The Times-Picayune New Orleans States. New Orleans. August 17, 1952. p. 2.
- ^ "New bridge over spillway opens quietly". The Times-Picayune/The States-Item. New Orleans. March 30, 1984. pp. 1–26.
External links
[edit]- Transportation in New Orleans
- Roads in Louisiana
- Transportation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- Transportation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Transportation in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Transportation in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
- Transportation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
- Transportation in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
- Transportation in St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Transportation in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
- Transportation in the New Orleans metropolitan area
- Transportation in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- U.S. Route 51
- U.S. Route 61
- U.S. Route 65