Louisiana Highway 3274
Encyclopedia
Louisiana Highway 3274 is a state highway
in Louisiana
that serves St. James Parish. It spans 2.59 miles (4.2 km) in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Airline Avenue.
. After intersecting LA 641 (Main Street), LA 3274 becomes North Airline Avenue. Continuing northward, crosses LA 3125 before ending at a junction with US 61
(Airline Highway
).
LA 3274 was formerly a portion of LA 20
(that crossed the Mississippi River
via the Vacherie-Lutcher ferry). The route numbers were redesignated and truncated respectively when the ferry was closed due to the opening of the Gramercy Bridge
(also known as the Veterans Memorial Bridge).
LA 3274 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entirety.
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. James Parish. It spans 2.59 miles (4.2 km) in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Airline Avenue.
Route description
From the south, LA 3274 begins as South Airline Avenue from an intersection LA 44 and heads north through downtown GramercyGramercy, Louisiana
Gramercy is a town in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,066 at the 2000 census.-History:Gramercy was originally an Indian and French settlement and trading post. In 1739, much of the area which is now known as Gramercy was sold to Joseph Delille Dupart, Commissioner...
. After intersecting LA 641 (Main Street), LA 3274 becomes North Airline Avenue. Continuing northward, crosses LA 3125 before ending at a junction with US 61
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River, and is designated the Great River Road for much of its route. As of 2004, the highway's...
(Airline Highway
Airline Highway
Airline Highway is a divided highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana, built in the 1930s and 1940s to bypass the older Jefferson Highway. It carries U.S. Highway 61 from New Orleans northwest to Baton Rouge, and U.S. Highway 190 from Baton Rouge west over the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long...
).
LA 3274 was formerly a portion of LA 20
Louisiana Highway 20
Louisiana Highway 20 is a state highway that serves Terrebonne Parish, Lafourche Parish, and St. James Parish. It spans a total of as a two lane, undivided road.-Route description:...
(that crossed the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
via the Vacherie-Lutcher ferry). The route numbers were redesignated and truncated respectively when the ferry was closed due to the opening of the Gramercy Bridge
Gramercy Bridge
The Gramercy Bridge , is a cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Gramercy, Louisiana in St. James Parish with St. John the Baptist Parish...
(also known as the Veterans Memorial Bridge).
LA 3274 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entirety.