| Interstate 310 begins with LA 3127 at a half diamond interchange with U.S. 90 near Boutte. The exchange has provisions for the eventual southward extension of I-310 to future I-49. 11/20/08 |
| A large diagrammatic sign advises motorists of the forthcoming split of LA 3127 (River Parishes Highway) north for Donaldsonville from Interstate 310 north. The Exit 10 directional interchange lies 1.5 miles north of U.S. 90. 11/20/08 |
| Left Exit 10 parts ways with two lanes for LA 3217 north. LA 3127 (River Parishes Highway) constitutes a divided highway northwest eight miles to LA 3141 (Mary Plantation Road) at Killona. Beyond there the state highway turns westward toward Edgard, St. James and Donaldsonville. 11/20/08 |
| LA 3127 departs Interstate 310 northbound at Exit 10. Donaldsonville lies to the northwest along the Mississippi River in Ascension Parish. LA 3127 totals 44.33 miles between the Ascension Parish line (LA 70) and Interstate 310. 11/20/08 |
| Exit 10 covers quite a bit of ground east of Eighty Arpent Canal as Interstate 310 turns easterly from LA 3217 toward Luling. This stretch of freeway opened in 1988. 11/20/08 |
| The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge comes into view on the northbound approach to the Exit 7 directional stack interchange with LA 18. The interchange joins Interstate 310 with an access road to LA 18 (River Road). 11/20/08 |
| LA 18 (River Road) connects Interstate 310 with the nearby community of Luling. LA 18 follows the south banks of the Mississippi River westward from Avondale to Montz. 11/20/08 |
| The first northbound reassurance marker, posted ahead of the Hale Boggs Bridge. In 2002 agricultural fields fronted the freeway here. Now Ashton Plantation occupies land to the east and R.K. Smith Middle School, among other buildings, resides to the west. 11/20/08 |
| One half mile south of the Exit 7 ramp departure for LA 18 (River Road) on Interstate 310 north. LA 18 travels east into the industrial towns of Luling, Lone Star, and Ama. Westward, River Road straddles the Mississippi to the St. Charles Parish seat of Hahnville, Killona, and the St. John the Baptist seat of Edgard. 11/20/08 |
| Nearing Exit 7 and the Hale Boggs Bridge along Interstate 310 north. 06/10/06 |
| Exit 7 leaves Interstate 310 north for LA 18 (River Road). LA 18 stretches 79.46 miles from LA 1 at Donaldsonville southeastward to the Westbank Expressway (U.S. 90 Business) at Gretna. 11/20/08 |
| Ascending on the Hale Boggs Mississippi River Bridge of Interstate 310 northbound. The span was the first high-level, long-span, cable stayed bridge in the world. The bridge was designed to withstand hurricane force winds up to 200 MPH and travels 1,222 feet from start to finish.1 The concrete roadway of the bridge was refurbished during a construction project in late 1999. 11/20/08 |
| Interchanges exist on both approaches of the cable-stayed Mississippi River bridge. Exit 6, at the north end of the span, joins LA 48 with Interstate 310. LA 48 is also known as River Road as it straddles the north banks of the Mississippi between Jefferson Parish and Norco. 06/10/06 |
| Approaching the south tower of the bridge on Interstate 310 northbound. The Hale Boggs Bridge opened to traffic in 1983 and received the 1984 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award by the American Society of Engineers. The bridge replaced a ferry service and is located 121.7 miles upstream from the mouth of the Mississippi River.1 11/20/08 |
| Looking at the north tower of the Interstate 310 bridge. The span was the first element of the I-310 freeway to open to traffic in 1983. 11/20/08 |
| Directional ramps link Interstate 310 with LA 48 (River Road) on the northbound descent. River Road straddles the Mississippi River between the communities of Norco and Kenner. 11/20/08 |
| Exit 6 departs Interstate 310 north for LA 48 (River Road) at Destrehan. Saint Rose resides just east of the bridge at the junction of LA 626 (St. Rose Avenue). Overall LA 48 travels 22.62 miles between U.S. 61 (Airline Highway) at Norco and U.S. 61 near Jefferson. 11/20/08 |
| Before touching town from the Boggs Bridge, Interstate 310 passes over a Canadian National Railroad line. A reassurance marker follows. 11/20/08 |
| Interstate 310 enters a long viaduct section over the Labranche Wetlands, two miles south of U.S. 61 (Exit 2). Speed limits drop to 60 miles per hour on the viaduct northward to Interstate 10. 11/20/08 |
| U.S. 61 (Airline Highway) intersects Interstate 310 southwest of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) at Kenner. The east-west highway transitions into a busy surface arterial from the freeway east through Jefferson Parish to New Orleans. Westward the US highway skims northern reaches of New Sarpy to the Shell Oil Corporation Refinery, Norco and LaPlace. 11/20/08 |
| U.S. 61 (Airline Highway) southbound heads east to New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in Kenner and the community of St. Rose via LA 50 south. 11/20/08 |
| I-310 advances a half mile south to the ramps for U.S. 61 (Airline Highway) at Exit 2D. U.S. 61 historically overlapped with U.S. 65 southward from Natchez, Mississippi to New Orleans. 11/20/08 |
| Traffic interests to U.S. 61 (Airline Highway) depart in unison as Interstate 310 prepares to meet its northern terminus with Interstate 10 in three miles. 11/20/08 |
| Looking at the high flyover ramps between I-310 and U.S. 61. The 2.25 mile freeway between Airline Highway and I-10 was the last section of Interstate 310 to open on May 7, 1993. 11/20/08 |
| The last reassurance shield for Interstate 310 on northbound, which was replaced between 2008 and 2012. The freeway travels 1.8 miles of viaduct between U.S. 61 (Exit 2) and Interstate 10 (Exits 1/1A). Constructed during 1992 at a cost of $26.2 million, the bridges travel over prime tupelo and cypress swamp and thus required sensitive construction techniques.1 11/20/08, 04/20/12 |
| One mile south of the directional T interchange (Exits 1/1A) with Interstate 10. The elevated highway of I-310 in conjunction with the next ten miles of I-10 west, and the first 23 miles of I-55, comprise the longest continuous elevated highway in the world at 38 miles. 04/20/12 |
| Since the majority of Interstate 310 traffic is headed for the airport and city, two lanes are allocated for the eastbound Interstate 10 ramp (Exit 1A). Drivers taking the westbound flyover (Exit 1) will not see another interchange for ten miles (Interstate 55 north). 04/20/12 |
| Interstate 10 westbound travels 61 miles to Baton Rouge and Interstate 12. Eastward Interstate 10 splits with Interstate 610 in ten miles. 04/20/12 |
| Walker Canal flows below I-10 east between the exchange with I-310 and the Jefferson Parish line. 04/20/12 |
| Travelers merging onto Interstate 10 east from Interstate 310 form an auxiliary lane east to Exit 221 and Loyola Drive. This is the first of two I-10 exits for Kenner. 04/20/12 |
| Exit 1 sweeps high above the Interstate 10 viaduct and Walker Canal. 10/23/03 |
Page Updated 09-07-2012.