Louisiana Highway 48

Infobox LA Highway
type=State
route=48
length_mi=22.62
length_round=2
formed=
dir1=West
dir2=East
from=
junction=
to=
previous_type=State
previous_route=47
next_type=State
next_route=49

Louisiana Highway 48 (LA 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 22.62 miles. Throughout its run, LA 48 is known as Apple Street, River Road, Jefferson Highway, and Central Avenue.

Route description

From the west, LA 48 begins at an intersection US 61 (Airline Highway) in Norco. Then known as Apple Street, it runs southward. When it reaches the Mississippi River, it turns eastward to follow and run parallel to it as River Road. It intersects LA 627, Interstate 310, LA 626, and LA 50 as it continues downriver through the St. Charles Parish communities of Destrehan, St. Rose, and Almedia. As it enters Jefferson Parish and Kenner, it becomes known as Jefferson Highway. After passing through Harahan, LA 48 shortly merges with US 90 at the east bank base of the Huey P. Long Bridge and Clearview Parkway. At Central Avenue, LA 48 turns northward and ends at an intersection with US 61.

LA 48 is an undivided, two-lane highway from US 61 to just west of Interstate 310, where it briefly divides and expands to four-lanes. The highway again becomes an undivided, two-lane route just east of Interstate 310 and continues in said configuration to near Williams Boulevard in Kenner. Here, the road divides and expands to four lanes once more unitl Central Avenue in Jefferson, where it reverts back to an undivided, two-lane roadway from Jefferson Highway to US 61.

Junction list

References

* [http://www.dotd.louisiana.gov/planning/maps_classification/Statewide_FunClass2002.pdf/ LADOTD Map of Numbered Highways]
* [http://www.southeastroads.com/la_state_highways.html Louisiana State Highway Log]
* [http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth]