Louisiana Highway 301
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Louisiana Highway 301 is a north–south state highway
in Louisiana
that serves Jefferson Parish
. It spans 3 miles (4.8 km) in a west to east direction and is known locally as Barataria Boulevard.
, although it is unclear whether both sections were ever connected. It runs in an easterly direction along the north bank of Bayou Barataria to a terminus with LA 45
near Crown Point. With the truncation of LA 301 at its current terminus, the highway runs more west to east than south to north, but because of its former length, it maintains a north/south banner.
LA 301 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 Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....
. It spans 3 miles (4.8 km) in a west to east direction and is known locally as Barataria Boulevard.
Route description
From the west, LA 301 begins at the north bank of Bayou Villars. A portion of LA 301 south of the bayou is now designated as LA 3257Louisiana Highway 3257
Louisiana Highway 3257 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Jefferson Parish. It spans in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Privateer Boulevard.-Route description:...
, although it is unclear whether both sections were ever connected. It runs in an easterly direction along the north bank of Bayou Barataria to a terminus with LA 45
Louisiana Highway 45
Louisiana Highway 45 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Jefferson Parish. It spans in a south to north direction. It begins in the south as Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Lafitte and ends in the north as Barataria Boulevard in Marrero....
near Crown Point. With the truncation of LA 301 at its current terminus, the highway runs more west to east than south to north, but because of its former length, it maintains a north/south banner.
LA 301 is an undivided, two-lane road for its entire length.