Louisiana Highway 1087
Encyclopedia
Louisiana Highway 1087 is a state highway
in Louisiana
that serves St. Tammany Parish
. It spans 2.31 miles (3.7 km) in a southwest to northeast direction. It is known locally as Monroe Street and Girod Street.
, just north of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
. As Monroe Street, LA 1087 heads eastward through downtown Mandeville
until it meets Girod Street. At that point, the highway turns northward until towards its terminus at the intersection of LA 1087, LA 59
(which is Girod Street north of US 190), and US 190
(Florida Street).
LA 1087 is an undivided, two-lane road for its entire length.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
that serves St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish seat is Covington....
. It spans 2.31 miles (3.7 km) in a southwest to northeast direction. It is known locally as Monroe Street and Girod Street.
Route description
From the southwest, LA 1087 begins at the East Causeway Approach in MandevilleMandeville, Louisiana
Mandeville is a city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,421 in 2008. Mandeville is located on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, south of Interstate 12. It is across the lake from the city of New Orleans and its southshore suburbs...
, just north of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, or the Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana, United States. The longer of the two bridges is long...
. As Monroe Street, LA 1087 heads eastward through downtown Mandeville
Mandeville, Louisiana
Mandeville is a city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,421 in 2008. Mandeville is located on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, south of Interstate 12. It is across the lake from the city of New Orleans and its southshore suburbs...
until it meets Girod Street. At that point, the highway turns northward until towards its terminus at the intersection of LA 1087, LA 59
Louisiana Highway 59
Louisiana Highway 59 is a north–south state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Tammany Parish. It spans in a south to north direction...
(which is Girod Street north of US 190), and US 190
U.S. Route 190
U.S. Route 190, also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, is an east–west United States highway in Louisiana and Texas. It evolved from the shortest of intrastate routes in 1926 to a length comparable to a main Interstate Highway route, leading from the swamps and pine forests of...
(Florida Street).
LA 1087 is an undivided, two-lane road for its entire length.