The Earhart Expressway, named for former

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Commissioner of Public Utilities, Fred A. Earhart, is a state highway located in both Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish,

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. It is also designated as Louisiana Highway 3139 (LA 3139), spanning a total of . Although it is an odd-numbered highway and is bannered north/south, it travels in a more east-to-west direction.

Route description

From the south (east), LA 3139 begins at the intersection of Earhart Boulevard and Monroe Street in

. The expressway designation begins several blocks later as Earhart Boulevard transitions into a limited-access freeway after crossing Hamilton Street. Earhart Expressway proceeds westward and passes over Hoey's Canal and the

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(CN) as it crosses from Orleans Parish into Jefferson Parish. A partial interchange at Deckbar Avenue provides access to U.S. 90 ( Jefferson Highway). Continuing westward along the southern boundary of Metairie, the expressway passes underneath Causeway Boulevard ( LA 3046) and crosses over the

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(NS). A second partial interchange is encountered at Cleary Avenue, providing access to U.S. 61 ( Airline Drive), after which the expressway again crosses over the CN railroad tracks as well as Central Avenue. The only full interchange along the route occurs at (South) Clearview Parkway ( LA 3152), a north-south thoroughfare which connects the Huey P. Long Bridge with U.S. 61 and I-10. From this interchange, the expressway proceeds westward to a terminus at Dickory Avenue ( LA 3154) near Harahan. The majority of the expressway carries three lanes in each direction, narrowing to two lanes at either end. The posted speed limit is 50 mph (80 km/h), and there is no paved shoulder along the route. Excepting the full interchange at Clearview Parkway, exits only occur from the westbound lanes, and marked on-ramps only serve the eastbound direction. (An unmarked on-ramp enters the westbound lanes from L&A Road behind the Kansas City Southern railroad yard). Earhart Expressway is used as a relatively uncongested route for commuters, as well as an alternate to I-10 or Airline Drive to reach

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Earhart Boulevard

The Earhart Expressway is an extension of Earhart Boulevard, a divided four- and six-lane thoroughfare that begins at Loyola Avenue near the

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. It continues the route of Calliope Street alongside and underneath the

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( U.S. 90 Business), splitting off at South Claiborne Avenue and following an abandoned railroad right-of-way to the beginning of the expressway, about from the Orleans/Jefferson Parish line.

Major intersections

References

External links

La DOTD State, District, and Parish Maps

District 02

Orleans Parish

Jefferson Parish (North Section)
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