U.S. Route 51 in Louisiana
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U.S. Highway 51 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that spans 1,277 miles from LaPlace, Louisiana to a point north of Hurley, Wisconsin. Within the state of Louisiana, the highway
1941 aerial photo showing Old Hammond Highway running along the Lake Pontchartrain shore west from West End, New Orleans
Interstate 12
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Interstate 12 is an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Louisiana. It spans a total of 85.59 miles in an east–west direction from I-10 in Baton Rouge to an interchang
U.S. Route 51 in Louisiana
…to its original capacity, an undivided four-lane highway with center turning lane. Almost immediately, the highway crosses over without intersecting I-12, a northern bypass of the New Orleans metropolitan area, just east of its interchange with I-55. For the remainder of its journey in Louisiana, US 51…
Western terminus in Baton Rouge
I-12's eastbound exit to LA 1249, which leads to the communities of Baptist and Pumpkin Center
At the bottom of I-12's eastbound ramp to LA 59, travelers also find a shield for the unrelated I-59, some 20 miles (32 km) farther east