Louisiana Highway 306
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Louisiana Highway 306 is a state highway
in Louisiana
that serves St. Charles Parish
. It spans a total of 8.58 miles (13.8 km) in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Bayou Gauche Road.
. About four miles (6 km) to the north, it meets LA 632
(WPA Road) to the west. Continuing northward, the two highways multiplex for about 0.6 mile (0.965604 km) before LA 632
departs again to the east, this time as Grand Bayou Road. About four miles (6 km) further to the north, LA 306 intersects US 90 in Paradis
. Just past this intersection, the highway ends at an intersection with LA 631
(Old Spanish Trail
).
LA 306 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
that serves St. Charles Parish
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
St. Charles Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Hahnville. In 2010, its population was 52,780. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century, this was part of the German Coast, an area along the Mississippi River settled by numerous German pioneers in the...
. It spans a total of 8.58 miles (13.8 km) in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Bayou Gauche Road.
Route description
From the south, LA 306 begins at the Burchell Canal in Bayou GaucheBayou Gauche, Louisiana
Bayou Gauche is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,770 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bayou Gauche is located at ....
. About four miles (6 km) to the north, it meets LA 632
Louisiana Highway 632
Louisiana Highway 632 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Charles Parish. It spans a total of from west to east. It is known locally as Levee Road, WPA Road, Bayou Gauche Road, and Grand Bayou Road.-Route description:...
(WPA Road) to the west. Continuing northward, the two highways multiplex for about 0.6 mile (0.965604 km) before LA 632
Louisiana Highway 632
Louisiana Highway 632 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Charles Parish. It spans a total of from west to east. It is known locally as Levee Road, WPA Road, Bayou Gauche Road, and Grand Bayou Road.-Route description:...
departs again to the east, this time as Grand Bayou Road. About four miles (6 km) further to the north, LA 306 intersects US 90 in Paradis
Paradis, Louisiana
Paradis is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,252 at the 2000 census. Its name is French for "paradise."-Geography:Paradis is located at ....
. Just past this intersection, the highway ends at an intersection with LA 631
Louisiana Highway 631
Louisiana Highway 631 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Lafourche and St. Charles Parishes. It spans a total of from west to east. It is known locally as the Old Spanish Trail.-Route description:...
(Old Spanish Trail
Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)
The Old Spanish Trail auto highway once spanned the country with a full of roadway from ocean to ocean crossing 67 counties and eight states along the Southern border of the United States. Work on the auto highway began in 1915 and, by the 1920s, the trail linked St. Augustine, Florida, to San...
).
LA 306 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.