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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.
The highway's practical need was questioned as construction progressed on the more important Airline Highway, a streamlined route between New Orleans and Baton Rouge that would parallel the lakeshore route through the area. [22] The death knell, however, was the construction of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in 1933 that bisected the route.
Louisiana Highway 73 (LA 73) is a state highway in Louisiana stretching from Geismar to Baton Rouge. LA 73 was built as a bypass to the backbends of River Road. It was soon after bypassed itself in a more complete way with U.S. Route 61 (Airline Highway). [citation needed]
William Nicholas Abraham was found dead along a highway near Tangipahoa Village. He died from blunt force trauma from homicide, officials said. Body of Baton Rouge therapist found wrapped in tarp ...
) runs 10.80 miles (17.38 km) through Baton Rouge, the capital city of Louisiana. [2] The route is entirely concurrent with US 190 Bus., forming a loop off of mainline US 61/US 190 (Airline Highway) through the downtown area. The business route was first put into effect in 1954 and assumed its current alignment in 1960.
It is a four-lane divided highway for 7.6 miles (12.2 km) from LA 30 eastward to an intersection with Highland Road and Siegen Lane in southeastern Baton Rouge. This section is named Burbank Drive. [1] From this intersection, LA 42 turns east and follows Highland Road to US 61 (Airline Highway). In this segment, it passes the Highland Road Park ...
Louisiana Highway 74 (LA 74) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 10.67 miles (17.17 km) in an east–west direction from LA 75 in St. Gabriel to U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) north of Gonzales. Much of LA 74 traverses a string of newer residential subdivisions growing out of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area.
Map of area around Airline Highway near I-12. Hammond Aire Plaza, where Long began the shooting sometime before 8:40 a.m. The area around B-Quik convenience store and Hair Crown Beauty Supply where Long shot six police officers, killing three, until he was shot and killed by SWAT at 8:48 a.m.