Louisiana Highway 3246 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 East Baton Rouge Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is the most populous parish in the state...

. It spans 3.85 miles (6.2 km) in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Siegen Lane.

Route description

From the south, LA 3246 begins at a junction with LA 42

Louisiana Highway 42

Louisiana Highway 42 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves East Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish and Tangipahoa Parish. It spans in roughly a East North East direction.-Route description:...

 in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...

 where LA 42 turns east from Burbank Drive onto Highland Road. Burbank Drive becomes Siegen Lane north of this intersection. LA 3246 then crosses LA 427 (Perkins Road). Shortly thereafter, LA 3246 intersects I-10

Interstate 10 in Louisiana

Interstate 10, a major transcontinental Interstate Highway in the Southern U.S., runs across the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It passes through Lake Charles, Lafayette and Baton Rouge before dipping south of Lake Pontchartrain to serve the New Orleans area and then passing through...

 at a diamond interchange (Exit 163). It continues northward to a terminus 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...

 and LA 73

Louisiana Highway 73

Highway 73 is a highway stretching from Geismar, Louisiana, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hwy. 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...

 (Airline Highway

Airline Highway

Airline Highway is a divided highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana, built in the 1930s and 1940s to bypass the older Jefferson Highway. It carries 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...

). At the opposite side of the intersection, Siegen Lane becomes South Sherwood Forest Boulevard.

LA 3246 is an undivided, two lane highway from LA 42

Louisiana Highway 42

Louisiana Highway 42 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves East Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish and Tangipahoa Parish. It spans in roughly a East North East direction.-Route description:...

 where LA 42 turns east from Burbank Drive onto Highland Road to just south of LA 427 (Perkins Road). At that point, it widens to an undivided, five lane highway (with a middle turning lane). The middle turning lane ends just before an overpass over North Ward Creek, a railline, and an interchange at South Mall Drive. It then briefly becomes a divided, six lane highway until just past the interchange at I-10

Interstate 10 in Louisiana

Interstate 10, a major transcontinental Interstate Highway in the Southern U.S., runs across the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It passes through Lake Charles, Lafayette and Baton Rouge before dipping south of Lake Pontchartrain to serve the New Orleans area and then passing through...

. For the final stretch, it is an undivided, seven lane highway (with a middle turning lane).

Junction list

Parish	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
East Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is the most populous parish in the state...	Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...	Southern terminus of LA 3246
		0.00	LA 42 Louisiana Highway 42 Louisiana Highway 42 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves East Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish and Tangipahoa Parish. It spans in roughly a East North East direction.-Route description:... (Burbank Drive to the south) (Highland Road to the east and west)
		1.3	LA 427 (Perkins Road)
		2.4	I-10 Interstate 10 in Louisiana Interstate 10, a major transcontinental Interstate Highway in the Southern U.S., runs across the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It passes through Lake Charles, Lafayette and Baton Rouge before dipping south of Lake Pontchartrain to serve the New Orleans area and then passing through...	Exit 163/Diamond Interchange
		3.85	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... LA 73 Louisiana Highway 73 Highway 73 is a highway stretching from Geismar, Louisiana, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hwy. 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... (Airline Highway Airline Highway Airline Highway is a divided highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana, built in the 1930s and 1940s to bypass the older Jefferson Highway. It carries 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... )	South Sherwood Forest Boulevard to the north
		Northern terminus of LA 3246