Interstate 12 East - Hammond to Covington

The unincorporated community of Baptist lies along U.S. 190 east of Bankston Street. Bankston Street extends north from LA 1040 adjacent to Pumpkin Center Road.
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I-12 converges with Interstate 55 along the west side of Hammond in one mile.
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Interstate 55 travels south from Hammond between Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain to I-10 at Laplace.
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The city of Ponchatoula lies south of Hammond along Interstate 55 and parallel U.S. 51 Business.
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Joining the Greater New Orleans area with Jackson, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee, Interstate 55 travels 66.09 miles in Louisiana.
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A cloverleaf interchange joins I-12 with Interstate 55 at Exit 38. Interstate 55 parallels U.S. 51 to McComb and Brookhaven, Mississippi. Jackson is 131 miles to the north.
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U.S. 51 (Morrison Boulevard) spans I-12 just east of I-55 without direct access. The succeeding exit is for U.S. 51 Business (Railroad Avenue).
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Construction in 2015 converted the exchange at Exit 40 into a dumbell interchange.
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U.S. 51 Business leads south into Ponchatoula and north to U.S. 190 at Downtown Hammond.
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Railroad Avenue extends north from U.S. 51 Business and Downtown Hammond to Southeastern Louisiana University.
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Interstate 12 spans Ponchatoula Creek one mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 42) with LA 3158 (Airport Road).
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LA 3158 (Airport Road) travels 2.47 miles north from just south of Exit 42 to U.S. 190 by Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (HDC).
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Chappapeela Sports Park lies northeast of Exit 42 along HiPark Boulevard off LA 3158.
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Previous guide signs for Exit 42 displayed Airport for LA 3158.
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The folded diamond interchange at Exit 47 links Interstate 12 with LA 445 south of unincorporated Robert.
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A 9.3 mile long exit less stretch ensues east from the exchange with LA 445.
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Interstate 12 spans the Tangipahoa River just ahead of Exit 47.
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LA 445 travels 24.59 miles overall south to LA 22 and north to LA 16 at Holton.
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LA 445 previously continued south from LA 22 to Lees Landing along the Tangipahoa River.
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Curving south by Blue Swamp, Interstate 12 east continues into St. Tammany Parish.
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LA 1077 angles southeast from U.S. 190 and the unincorporated community of Goodbee 3.3 miles to the diamond interchange at Exit 57.
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LA 1077 continues south from Exit 57 to combine with LA 21 into the town of Madisonville.
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LA 1077 south to LA 22 east leads to Fairview Riverside State Park along the Tchefuncte River. The 1982 Louisiana Official Highway Map showed Exit 57 as Exit 56.
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LA 21 branches 2.3 miles northeast from LA 1077 outside Madisonville to the diamond interchange at Exit 59.
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LA 21 leads northeast from a commercial strip at Interstate 12 onto Tyler Street in the Covington street grid. LA 21 combines with U.S. 190 Business east to Downtown.
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Beyond Covington, LA 21 travels northeast to LA 41 at Bush, where it expands to a four lane highway en route to Bogalusa.
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Having paralleled I-12 since Baton Route, U.S. 190 turns south to meet the freeway at a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 63) in two miles.
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Interstate 12 crosses the Tchefuncte River between Pinnacle Parkway and Three Rivers Road.
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U.S. 190 comprises a six lane commercial arterial north into Covington.
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U.S. 190 is a limited access expressway from the exchange with Interstate 12 south 2.97 miles to LA 22 (Emerald Road) at the city of Mandeville.
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Causeway Boulevard extends south from U.S. 190/LA 22 to Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The toll bridge travels 24.16 miles across Lake Pontchartrain to Metairie west of New Orleans.
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U.S. 190 continues east from Mandeville to Slidell.
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Traffic to U.S. 190 departs from Interstate 12 east in unison at Exit 63.
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