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Louisiana Highway 39 marker
Louisiana Highway 39
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length54.3 mi[1] (87.4 km)
Existed1955 renumbering–present
Major junctions
South endParish Route 15 near Pointe à la Hache
Major intersections LA 46 in Poydras

LA 300 in Sebastopol

LA 47 in Chalmette
North end I-10 in New Orleans
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishesPlaquemines, St. Bernard, Orleans
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System
LA 38 LA 40

Louisiana Highway 39 (LA 39) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. In New Orleans, LA 39 is referred to as North Claiborne Avenue, while in St. Bernard Parish, it is known as Judge Perez Drive. It spans 54.08 miles (87.03 km)[1] and is bannered north/south.

Route description

From the north, LA 39 begins at an exit ramp from Interstate 10 onto North Claiborne Avenue. In New Orleans, Highway 39 is a four lane, divided road that runs through the city's 9th Ward. LA 39 crosses over the Industrial Canal via the Claiborne Avenue Bridge and enters the Lower 9th Ward, where it becomes the neighborhood's primary road. At the parish line, LA 39 becomes West Judge Perez Drive and passes through the towns of Arabi, Chalmette, Meraux and Violet. When LA 39 intersects with LA 47, it becomes East Judge Perez Drive. After exiting Meraux, LA 39 continues parallel to the Mississippi River and shortly merges with LA 46 near Poydras. At the two highways' merging, LA 39 becomes a two lane, undivided road. It runs due west and then southward along the east bank of the Mississippi River into Plaquemines Parish and passes through Pointe à la Hache before reaching a dead end at the Bohemia Spillway Levee.

History

Early Louisiana maps show that the road continued beyond its current southern terminus to Fort St. Philip, yet it is unsure if this road were built and of what quality. Between Braithewaite and Scarsdale, LA 39 bypassed English Turn, and the original route is now LA 3137.

Major intersections

ParishLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PlaqueminesBohemia0.00.0Parish Road 15Southern terminus
Scarsdale31.350.4 LA 3137 (English Turn Road)Southern terminus of LA 3137;
Unsigned junction
Braithwaite34.054.7 LA 3137 (English Turn Road)Northern terminus of LA 3137
St. BernardPoydras37.860.8
LA 46 west (East St. Bernard Highway) – Chalmette
South end of LA 46 concurrency
Sebastopol39.062.8 LA 300 (Bayou Road) – DelacroixWestern terminus of LA 300
39.463.4
LA 46 east – Shell Beach
North end of LA 46 concurrency
Violet41.967.4Bridge over Lake Borgne Canal
Chalmette46.875.3 LA 3238 (Palmisano Boulevard)Northern terminus of LA 3238;
Unsigned junction
47.676.6
LA 47 north (Paris Road)
OrleansNew Orleans51.883.4Claiborne Avenue Bridge over Industrial Canal
53.185.5Norfolk Southern Railway overpass
53.886.6

LA 46 east / LA 3021 north (Elysian Fields Avenue)
Western terminus of LA 46;
Southern terminus of LA 3021
54.387.4 I-10 – New Orleans, Slidell
St. Bernard Avenue
Northern terminus;
Interchange; Exit 236 B-C (I-10);
Partially unsigned junction
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia. "Map of LA 39" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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