Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
U.S. Route 61 or U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a major United States highway that extends 1,400 miles (2,300 km) between New Orleans, Louisiana and the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River and is designated the Great River Road for much of its route. As of 2004, the highway's northern ...
Louisiana Highway 3246 (LA 3246) runs 3.80 miles (6.12 km) in a north–south direction along Siegen Lane from LA 42 south of Baton Rouge to the concurrent US 61 and LA 73 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. [39] The route begins at an intersection at which LA 42 turns east from Burbank Drive onto Highland Road.
Special routes of U.S. Route 61 Highway system United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Several special routes of U.S. Route 61 exist in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Iowa. Business routes Baton Rouge, Louisiana U.S. Highway 61 Business Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana Length 10.803 mi (17.386 km) Existed 1954–present U.S. Highway 61 Business (US 61 Bus ...
When the U.S. Highway System was designated in 1926, the Jefferson Highway was split into four U.S. Highways in Louisiana: US 61 from New Orleans to Baton Rouge (before it was re-routed onto the Airline Highway), US 71 from Baton Rouge to Clarence, US 171 from Mansfield to Shreveport, and US 80 from Shreveport west into Texas. The section ...
U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that spans 1,277 miles (2,055 km) [2] from LaPlace, Louisiana to a point north of Hurley, Wisconsin. Within the state of Louisiana, the highway travels 69.12 miles (111.24 km) [1] from the national southern terminus at US 61 in LaPlace to the Mississippi state line ...
Louisiana State Route 1 ( LA 1) was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1924. It was signed for the Jefferson Highway, an auto trail that ran from New Orleans to Winnipeg. LA 1 curved through the entire state, spanning from Shreveport through Alexandria and Baton Rouge to New Orleans, ending south of Pointe a la Hache ...
U.S. Highway 171 (US 171) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System and the only route within that system currently located entirely within the state of Louisiana. It spans 177.44 miles (285.56 km) [ 1 ] [ a ] in a north–south direction from the junction of US 90 and Louisiana Highway 14 (LA 14) in Lake Charles to the junction of ...