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|direction_a=Southeast
|direction_a=Southeast
|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]]
|junction={{jct|state=LA|I|10}} in New Orleans<br/>
|junction=
*{{jct|state=LA|I|10}} in New Orleans
{{jct|state=LA|I|310}} in [[St. Rose, Louisiana|St. Rose]]<br/>
*{{jct|state=LA|I|310}} in [[St. Rose, Louisiana|St. Rose]]
{{jct|state=LA|US|51}} in [[LaPlace, Louisiana|LaPlace]]<br/>
*{{jct|state=LA|US|51}} in [[LaPlace, Louisiana|LaPlace]]
{{jct|state=LA|I|10}} southeast of [[Sorrento, Louisiana|Sorrento]]<br/>
*{{jct|state=LA|I|10}} southeast of [[Sorrento, Louisiana|Sorrento]]
{{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]]
|direction_b=Northwest
|direction_b=Northwest
|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]]
|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=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 |accessdate=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.
'''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.


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.
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==
==History==
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|accessdate=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.
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.


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>


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=2-2}}</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>
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>


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.'''


==Baton Rouge Bypass==
==Baton Rouge bypass==
[[File:Airline HighwayLaPLaceLousiana.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sign showing the intersection of [[U.S. Highway 61]] (Airline Highway) at [[U.S. Highway 51]] in [[LaPlace, Louisiana]]]]
[[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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.us-highways.com/bypus.htm|title=U.S. Highways: Bypass U.S. Highways|publisher=|accessdate=5 October 2014}}</ref> 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&nbsp;61 Business]]/[[U.S. Route 190 Business (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)|US&nbsp;190 Business]]. The bypass and business routes originally intersected in a [[traffic circle]], which was replaced in 1963 by a [[cloverleaf interchange]].

[[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 (and the number was later reused for another [[Interstate 410 (Louisiana 1969)|Interstate 410]]).


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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&nbsp;61 Business]]/[[U.S. Route 190 Business (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)|US&nbsp;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).


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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|mile=115.0
|road={{jct|state=LA|US|61|dir1=south|name1=Tulane Avenue}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|US|61|dir1=south|name1=Tulane Avenue}}
|notes=Southeastern terminus; south end of US 61 concurrency
|notes=Southeastern terminus; south end of US 61 concurrency
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|mile=0.1
|mile=114.6
|mile2=0.4
|mile2=114.5
|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/>
{{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
|lspan=6
|lspan=6
|mile=2.7
|mile=113.7
|mile2=3.2
|mile2=113.5
|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]]}}
|notes=Interchange; northern terminus of LA 3046 (not signed)
|notes=Interchange; northern terminus of LA 3046 (not signed)
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}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=3.2
|mile=112.7
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|611-9|name1=Severn Avenue}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|611-9|name1=Severn Avenue}}
|Western terminus of LA 611-9; to Metairie Road
|notes=Western terminus of LA 611-9; to Metairie Road
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}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=3.7
|mile=112.5
|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]]}}
|notes=At Cleary Avenue
|notes=At Cleary Avenue
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}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=4.3
|mile=112.2
|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]]}}
|notes=
|notes=
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{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=6.2
|mile=112.0
|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}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3154
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3154
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{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=6.4
|mile=111.5
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3155|name1=Little Farms Avenue}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3155|name1=Little Farms Avenue}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3155 (not signed)
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3155 (not signed)
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{{LAint
|location=Kenner
|location=Kenner
|mile=8.3
|mile=110.8
|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}}
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 49
|notes=Southern terminus of LA 49
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|location=St. Rose
|location=St. Rose
|lspan=2
|lspan=2
|mile=12.1
|mile=109.3
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|50|name1=Almedia Road|city1=Almedia}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|50|name1=Almedia Road|city1=Almedia}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 50
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 50
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}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=12.2
|mile=108.4
|mile2=13.5
|mile2=108.2
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|310|city1=Boutte|city2=Baton Rouge}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|I|310|city1=Boutte|city2=Baton Rouge}}
|notes=Exit 2 on I-310
|notes=Exit 2 on I-310
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{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Destrehan
|location=Destrehan
|mile=13.8
|mile=107.0
|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}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 626
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 626
Line 137: Line 137:
|location=Norco
|location=Norco
|lspan=2
|lspan=2
|mile=17.8
|mile=105.4
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|627|name1=Prospect Avenue}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|627|name1=Prospect Avenue}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 627
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 627
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=18.9
|mile=104.0
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|48|dir1=east|name1=Apple Street}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|48|dir1=east|name1=Apple Street}}
|notes=Western terminus of LA 48
|notes=Western terminus of LA 48
Line 148: Line 148:
{{jctbridge
{{jctbridge
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=19.6
|mile=101.4
|mile2=20.8
|mile2=101.2
|bridge=[[U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge]]
|bridge=[[U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge]]
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Montz
|location=Montz
|mile=21.2
|mile=100.5
|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}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 628
|notes=Eastern terminus of LA 628
Line 163: Line 163:
|location=LaPlace
|location=LaPlace
|lspan=5
|lspan=5
|mile=22.1
|mile=99.2
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3217|dir1=south}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|3217|dir1=south}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3217
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 3217
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=23.2
|mile=98.2
|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
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=24.6
|mile=96.2
|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
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=24.7
|mile=96.1
|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
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=25.9
|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
Line 190: Line 190:
|location=Reserve
|location=Reserve
|lspan=3
|lspan=3
|mile=28.3
|mile=94.8
|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
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=29.0
|mile=93.0
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|53|dir1=south|name1=Central Avenue|location1=[[Reserve&ndash;Edgard Ferry]]}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|53|dir1=south|name1=Central Avenue|location1=[[Reserve&ndash;Edgard Ferry]]}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 53
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 53
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=29.8
|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}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 637
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 637
Line 206: Line 206:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Garyville
|location=Garyville
|mile=33.4
|mile=86.2
|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
Line 214: Line 214:
|cspan=2
|cspan=2
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=36.9
|mile=84.5
|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)
Line 220: Line 220:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Gramercy
|location=Gramercy
|mile=38.2
|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
Line 228: Line 228:
|cspan=14
|cspan=14
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=45.7
|mile=81.5
|mile2=46.4
|mile2=81.2
|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
Line 235: Line 235:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=46.5
|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
Line 241: Line 241:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Sorrento
|location=Sorrento
|mile=50.1
|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]]}}
|notes=
|notes=
Line 247: Line 247:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Brittany
|location=Brittany
|mile=52.3
|mile=74.2
|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
Line 254: Line 254:
|location=Gonzales
|location=Gonzales
|lspan=4
|lspan=4
|mile=54.1
|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
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=54.5
|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
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=54.8
|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=55.7
|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=
Line 275: Line 275:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=56.6
|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
Line 281: Line 281:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=57.7
|mile=66.2
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|621}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|621}}
|notes=
|notes=
Line 289: Line 289:
|lspan=4
|lspan=4
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=60.6
|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
Line 295: Line 295:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=60.7
|mile=61.2
|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
Line 301: Line 301:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=61.9
|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=62.9
|mile=57.9
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|427|name1=Perkins Road}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|427|name1=Perkins Road}}
|notes=
|notes=
Line 315: Line 315:
|location=none
|location=none
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=65.2
|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 323: Line 323:
|lspan=2
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=68.9
|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=69.2
|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 335: Line 335:
|location=none
|location=none
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=69.7
|mile=45.8
|mile2=69.9
|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 343: Line 343:
|location=Baton Rouge
|location=Baton Rouge
|lspan=7
|lspan=7
|mile=71.0
|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 349: Line 349:
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=71.9
|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 355: Line 355:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|type=incomplete
|type=incomplete
|mile=73.5
|mile=41.0
|mile2=73.8
|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=75.4
|mile=38.2
|mile2=75.7
|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=78.7
|mile=36.4
|mile2=79.4
|mile2=36.2
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|67|name1=Plank Road|location1=[[Baker, Louisiana|Baker]]&ndash;[[Zachary, Louisiana|Zachary]]|city2=Clinton}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|67|name1=Plank Road|location1=[[Baker, Louisiana|Baker]]&ndash;[[Zachary, Louisiana|Zachary]]|city2=Clinton}}
|Interchange
|notes=Interchange; no access to and from I-110.
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=79.1
|mile=34.3
|mile2=79.8
|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)
Line 380: Line 380:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|type=incomplete
|type=incomplete
|mile=80.1
|mile=31.8
|mile2=80.4
|mile2=31.4
|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}}
|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; northwestern terminus of US 61/190 Business; to [[Southern University]]
|notes=Interchange; north end of US 61 concurrency; northwestern terminus of US 61/190 Business; to [[Southern University]]
Line 389: Line 389:
|parish_special=[[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]]&ndash;<br/>[[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]] line
|parish_special=[[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]]&ndash;<br/>[[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]] line
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=81.3
|mile=30.2
|mile2=82.5
|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]]
}}
}}
Line 398: Line 398:
|location=none
|location=none
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=82.5
|mile=28.2
|mile2=82.7
|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
Line 406: Line 406:
|location=Lobdell
|location=Lobdell
|lspan=2
|lspan=2
|mile=85.2
|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 412: Line 412:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|type=incomplete
|type=incomplete
|mile=85.8
|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
Line 418: Line 418:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Westover
|location=Westover
|mile=86.6
|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
Line 424: Line 424:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=90.5
|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
Line 430: Line 430:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Erwinville
|location=Erwinville
|mile=95.2
|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=
Line 439: Line 439:
|location=none
|location=none
|type=concur
|type=concur
|mile=97.2
|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
Line 445: Line 445:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Torbert
|location=Torbert
|mile=100.4
|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 452: Line 452:
|location=Livonia
|location=Livonia
|lspan=2
|lspan=2
|mile=104.4
|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
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|mile=104.5
|mile=12.6
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|77|name1=Fordoche Road, Maringouin Road West|to2=to|I|10|city1=Maringouin|city2=Fordoche}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|77|name1=Fordoche Road, Maringouin Road West|to2=to|I|10|city1=Maringouin|city2=Fordoche}}
|notes=
|notes=
Line 463: Line 463:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Blanks
|location=Blanks
|mile=106.9
|mile=10.0
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|976}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|976}}
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 976
|notes=Northern terminus of LA 976
Line 469: Line 469:
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=Lottie
|location=Lottie
|mile=109.4
|mile=7.8
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|81|name1=Charles Road|city1=Fordoche|city2=Morganza}}
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|81|name1=Charles Road|city1=Fordoche|city2=Morganza}}
|notes=
|notes=
Line 475: Line 475:
{{jctbridge
{{jctbridge
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=110.8
|mile=4.9
|mile2=114.4
|mile2=4.5
|bridge=Bridge over [[Morganza Spillway]]
|bridge=Bridge over [[Morganza Spillway]]
}}
}}
{{LAint
{{LAint
|location=none
|location=none
|mile=115.4
|mile=0.2
|road={{jct|state=LA|LA|975|city1=Sherburne|location2=[[Sherburne Wildlife Management Area]]}}
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 16 January 2024

For the play, see Airline Highway (play). For "the airline" highway in Maine, see Maine State Route 9.

Airline Highway

Route of the Airline Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length115.6 mi[1] (186.0 km)
Existed1925 (planned);
1927 (first section opened);
1953 (last section opened)–present
Component
highways		 US 61 from New Orleans to Baton Rouge
US 190 from Baton Rouge to near Krotz Springs
Major junctions
Southeast end US 61 in New Orleans
Major intersections
Northwest end US 190 east of Krotz Springs
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishesOrleans, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. James, Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System

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

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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, 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

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Sign showing the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 (Airline Highway) at U.S. Highway 51 in LaPlace, Louisiana
1955 Interstate Highway plans, showing the Baton Rouge bypass on the Airline Highway as an urban route (numbered I-410 by 1959)

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

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ParishLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
OrleansNew Orleans115.0185.1
 US 61 south (Tulane Avenue)		Southeastern terminus; south end of US 61 concurrency
114.6–
114.5		184.4–
184.3
 I-10 west – N.O. Int'l Airport, Baton Rouge (northbound)



 I-10 east to US 90 Bus. – Westbank (southbound)		Exit 232 on I-10
JeffersonMetairie113.7–
113.5		183.0–
182.7

 LA 3046 south (Causeway Boulevard) to US 90 (Jefferson Highway)		Interchange; northern terminus of LA 3046 (not signed)
112.7181.4 LA 611-9 (Severn Avenue)Western terminus of LA 611-9; to Metairie Road
112.5181.1

 To LA 3139 south (Earhart Expressway)		At Cleary Avenue
112.2180.6
 LA 3152 north (Clearview Parkway)


 LA 3152 south (South Clearview Parkway) to LA 3139 (Earhart Expressway)
112.0180.2
 LA 3154 south (Hickory Avenue) – Harahan		Northern terminus of LA 3154
111.5179.4 LA 3155 (Little Farms Avenue)Northern terminus of LA 3155 (not signed)
Kenner110.8178.3

 LA 49 north (Williams Boulevard) to I-10		Southern terminus of LA 49
St. CharlesSt. Rose109.3175.9 LA 50 (Almedia Road) – AlmediaNorthern terminus of LA 50
108.4–
108.2		174.5–
174.1		 I-310 – Boutte, Baton RougeExit 2 on I-310
Destrehan107.0172.2 LA 626 (St. Rose Avenue) – Destrehan, St. RoseNorthern terminus of LA 626
Norco105.4169.6 LA 627 (Prospect Avenue)Northern terminus of LA 627
104.0167.4
 LA 48 east (Apple Street)		Western terminus of LA 48
​101.4–
101.2		163.2–
162.9		U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge
Montz100.5161.7
 LA 628 west (CC Road) – Montz		Eastern terminus of LA 628
St. John the BaptistLaPlace99.2159.6
 LA 3217 south		Northern terminus of LA 3217
98.2158.0
 LA 636-1 south (McReine Road)		Northern terminus of LA 636-1
96.2154.8
 LA 44 west (Main Street)		Eastern terminus of LA 44
96.1154.7


 US 51 north to I-10 / I-55		Southern terminus of US 51
96.0154.5

 LA 3188 north (Belle Terre Boulevard) to I-10		Southern terminus of LA 3188
Reserve94.8152.6
 LA 3179 south (East 22nd Street)		Northern terminus of LA 3179
93.0149.7
 LA 53 south (Central Avenue) – Reserve–Edgard Ferry		Northern terminus of LA 53
90.0144.8
 LA 637 south (West 10th Street)		Northern terminus of LA 637
Garyville86.2138.7
 LA 54 south – Garyville, Mt. Airy		Northern terminus of LA 54
St. James​84.5136.0

 LA 641 north to I-10


 LA 641 south to LA 3213 – Gramercy, Lutcher, Convent		LA 3213 southbound leads to Gramercy Bridge (not signed)
Gramercy82.2132.3 LA 3274 (North Airline Avenue)Northern terminus of LA 3274
Ascension​81.5–
81.2		131.2–
130.7
 I-10 west – Baton Rouge (northbound)

 I-10 east – New Orleans (southbound)		Exit 187 on I-10
​80.2129.1 LA 3140Western terminus of LA 3140
Sorrento78.0125.5 LA 22 – Sunshine Bridge, Donaldsonville
Brittany74.2119.4 LA 30 – LSU
LA 431 – Port Vincent, Denham Springs		Eastern terminus of LA 30; southern terminus of LA 431
Gonzales72.0115.9 LA 939 (South Purpera Avenue)Eastern terminus of LA 939
71.0114.3 LA 3038 (East Cornerview Street)Eastern terminus of LA 3038
69.200111.367 LA 429 (Weber City Road, East Ascension Street)
68.2109.8 LA 44 (North Burnside Avenue)
​67.4108.5
 LA 74 west		Eastern terminus of LA 74
​66.2106.5 LA 621
Prairieville64.0103.0
 LA 73 south (Old Jefferson Highway)		South end of LA 73 concurrency
61.298.5
 LA 73 north (Old Jefferson Highway)		North end of LA 73 concurrency
60.096.6
 LA 42 east		South end of LA 42 concurrency
57.993.2 LA 427 (Perkins Road)
East Baton Rouge​54.287.2
 LA 42 west / LA 948 (Highland Road)		North end of LA 42 concurrency; western terminus of LA 948
Baton Rouge51.082.1
 LA 73 south (Jefferson Highway)		South end of LA 73 concurrency
47.075.6
 LA 3246 west (Siegen Lane)		Eastern terminus of LA 3246
​45.8–
45.6		73.7–
73.4
 LA 73 north (Jefferson Highway)		Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance;
North end of LA 73 concurrency
Baton Rouge44.2–
71.6		71.1–
115.2		 I-12 – Baton Rouge, HammondExit 2A–B on I-12
43.069.2 LA 426 (Old Hammond Highway)
41.0–
40.50		66.0–
65.18
 US 190 east (Florida Boulevard) – Hammond


 US 61 Bus. / US 190 Bus. (Florida Boulevard)		Interchange; east end of US 190 concurrency;
Southeastern terminus of US 61/190 Business
38.2–
38.0		61.5–
61.2		 LA 37 (Greenwell Springs Road) – Baton Rouge, Greenwell SpringsInterchange
36.4–
36.2		58.6–
58.3		 LA 67 (Plank Road) – Baker–Zachary, ClintonInterchange; no access to and from I-110.
34.3–
34.0		55.2–
54.7		 I-110 – Baton Rouge, NatchezExit 5B on I-110; to Metro Airport and St. Francisville (secondary signage)
31.8–
31.4		51.2–
50.5
 US 61 north (Scenic Highway) – Scotlandville


 US 61 Bus. / US 190 Bus. (Scenic Highway)		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

 LA 1 south to I-10 – Port Allen, Plaquemine		Interchange; east end of LA 1 concurrency
Lobdell26.041.8
 LA 415 (Plantation Avenue) to I-10		Interchange
25.240.6




 LA 415 Spur south (North Lobdell Highway) to I-10 / I-12 / I-110		Westbound entrance and eastbound exit;
Northern terminus of LA 415 Spur
Westover24.038.6
 LA 1145 south (Calumet Road)		Northern terminus of LA 1145
​21.534.6
 LA 983 north (Bueche Road)		Southern terminus of LA 983
Erwinville21.033.8
 LA 413 (Poydras Bayou Road) to I-10 – Rosedale, Lakeland
Pointe Coupee​19.831.9
 LA 1 north (Wye Road) – New Roads, Marksville		West end of LA 1 concurrency
Torbert17.027.4
 LA 978 north (Bigman Lane)		Southern terminus of LA 978
Livonia15.825.4 LA 78 (Mississippi River Trail) – False River, New Roads, St. Francisville
LA 411 (Maringouin Road East) – Maringouin, Rosedale, Ramah		Southern terminus of LA 78; northern terminus of LA 411
12.620.3
 LA 77 (Fordoche Road, Maringouin Road West) to I-10 – Maringouin, Fordoche
Blanks10.016.1 LA 976Northern terminus of LA 976
Lottie7.812.6 LA 81 (Charles Road) – Fordoche, Morganza
​4.9–
4.5		7.9–
7.2		Bridge over Morganza Spillway
​0.20.32 LA 975 – Sherburne, Sherburne Wildlife Management AreaInterchange; northern terminus of LA 975
​0.00.0
 US 190 west – Opelousas		Northwestern terminus; west end of US 190 conurrency;
At Atchafalaya River Bridge
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c Google (July 14, 2013). "Overview Map of Airline Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "News of Metairie and the highway". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. June 1, 1927. p. 36.
  4. ^ "Airline route to state capital is feasible project". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. July 19, 1925. p. 4–1.
  5. ^ "Opening of airline route announced". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. July 4, 1933. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Road to capital cut by opening of new section". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. July 29, 1933. pp. 2–11.
  7. ^ "Driving distance to Baton Rouge will be reduced". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. May 1, 1935. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Spillway bridge may be ready for use on Saturday". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. September 24, 1935. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Throng to rally at Bonnet Carre Spillway today". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. December 13, 1935. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Shrewsbury-Kenner Air Line Highway link open to traffic". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. October 30, 1937. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Short-cut road on Baton Rouge route is opened". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. December 20, 1938. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Air-Line Highway bridge ceremony slated Monday". The Times-Picayune New Orleans States. New Orleans. August 25, 1940. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Nation's longest toll-free four-lane highway nearing finish". The Times-Picayune New Orleans States. New Orleans. August 17, 1952. p. 2.
  14. ^ "New bridge over spillway opens quietly". The Times-Picayune/The States-Item. New Orleans. March 30, 1984. pp. 1–26.
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