Louisiana Highway 3154
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Louisiana Highway 3154 is a state highway
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 Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....

. LA 3154 spans 3.13 miles (5 km) in a south to north direction and is known locally as Hickory Avenue, Gardner Street, Robert Street, and Dickory Avenue.

Route description

From the south, LA 3154 begins at an intersection with LA 48
Louisiana Highway 48
Louisiana Highway 48 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Charles and Jefferson Parishes. It runs from west to east, parallel to the east bank of the Mississippi River, from Norco to Metairie. It spans a total of...

 (Jefferson Highway) in Harahan
Harahan, Louisiana
Harahan is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 9,885 at the 2000 census.Harahan was named in honor of James Theodore Harahan, president of the Illinois Central Railroad from 1906-1911...

. Travelling northward along Hickory Avenue, it heads through downtown until Robert Street. At that point, the northbound traffic shifts east onto Dickory Avenue (which is a divided, four lane neighboring highway that will eventually be extended southward to Jefferson Highway). The southbound traffic makes the shift from Dickory Avenue onto Hickory Avenue further north via Gardner Street.

Continuing northbound, LA 3154 intersects the current western terminus of the Earhart Expressway
Earhart Expressway
The Earhart Expressway, named for Frederick Earhart, is a state highway located in both Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish, Louisiana. It is also designated as Louisiana Highway 3139 or LA 3139...

 (LA 3139) at an incomplete interchange. After crossing a series of railroad tracks via an overpass, LA 3154 again becomes Hickory Avenue just before coming to an end at US 61
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to 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...

 (Airline Drive) in Metairie
Metairie, Louisiana
Metairie is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States and is a major part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish. It is an unincorporated area that would be larger than most of the state's cities if it were...

.

LA 3154 is an undivided, two lane highway from LA 48
Louisiana Highway 48
Louisiana Highway 48 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Charles and Jefferson Parishes. It runs from west to east, parallel to the east bank of the Mississippi River, from Norco to Metairie. It spans a total of...

 (Jefferson Highway) until the point it shifts onto Dickory Avenue. From that point until its northern terminus at US 61
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to 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...

, it is a divided, four lane highway.

Junction list

Parish Location Mile Junction Notes
Jefferson
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....

Harahan
Harahan, Louisiana
Harahan is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 9,885 at the 2000 census.Harahan was named in honor of James Theodore Harahan, president of the Illinois Central Railroad from 1906-1911...

Southern terminus of LA 3154
0.00 LA 48
Louisiana Highway 48
Louisiana Highway 48 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Charles and Jefferson Parishes. It runs from west to east, parallel to the east bank of the Mississippi River, from Norco to Metairie. It spans a total of...


(Jefferson Highway)
2.4 LA 3139
(Earhart Expressway
Earhart Expressway
The Earhart Expressway, named for Frederick Earhart, is a state highway located in both Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish, Louisiana. It is also designated as Louisiana Highway 3139 or LA 3139...

)
Current northern (western) terminus of LA 3139/Earhart Expressway via incomplete interchange
Metairie
Metairie, Louisiana
Metairie is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States and is a major part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish. It is an unincorporated area that would be larger than most of the state's cities if it were...

3.13 US 61
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to 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...

 (Airline Drive)
Northern terminus of LA 3154
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