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The Horace Wilkinson Bridge (locally known as the New Bridge) is a cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 10 in Louisiana across the Mississippi River from Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish to Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish. Around the Baton Rouge metropolitan area, the bridge is more commonly known as the "New Bridge" because it is ...
A Louisiana Highway Department gravel truck driver pauses in front of his orange-colored vehicle (1972). The new Louisiana Constitution of 1976 (adopted in 1974) and Act 83 of 1977 abolished the Departments of Highways and Public Works and restructured them into the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), thereby encompassing related activities such as highways, public works ...
Louisiana Highway 948 (LA 948) runs 0.35 miles (0.56 km) in an east–west direction along Highland Road from the junction of US 61 and LA 42 to a junction with LA 73 southeast of Baton Rouge. [42] The route's mileposts increase from the eastern end contrary to common practice.
I-10 in Baton Rouge: US 61 in Baton Rouge: 1964 [10] current Baton Rouge spur; formerly designated as I-410 I-210: 12.40: 19.96 I-10 west of Lake Charles: I-10 east of Lake Charles: 1964 [11] current Lake Charles downtown bypass I-220: 17.62: 28.36 I-20/LA 3132 in Shreveport: I-20 in Bossier City: 1977 [12] current
Louisiana Highway 30 (LA 30) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana.It runs 28.10 miles (45.22 km) in a northwest to southeast direction from LA 73 in Baton Rouge to the junction of U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) and LA 431 east of Gonzales.
Daily traffic volume in 2013 peaked at 11,700 vehicles in Folsom and 8,200 vehicles between I-55 and Independence. The lowest figure was reported near the eastern terminus in Bush with an average of 1,460 vehicles daily. [9] The posted speed limit is generally 55 mph (90 km/h) in rural areas, reduced as low as 35 mph (55 km/h) through town. [2]
The highway terminates as traffic merges onto US 61 (Scenic Highway) in an area known as Scotlandville. I-110 began as a short section of independent freeway near the downtown area originally known as the Baton Rouge Expressway. It opened to traffic in 1957 and served as part of US 61/190 Bus. until 1960.
Louisiana Highway 22 (LA 22) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana.It runs 71.15 miles (114.50 km) in a general east–west direction from the junction of LA 75 and LA 942 in Darrow to U.S. Highway 190 (US 190) in Mandeville.