Louisiana Highway 624
Encyclopedia
Louisiana Highway 624 is a state highway
in Louisiana
that serves St. Bernard Parish
. It spans 5.96 miles (9.6 km) in a west to east direction and is known locally as Hopedale Highway.
in Yscloskey. It runs eastward along the north banks of Bayou La Loutre. After about four miles (6 km), the bayou and road turn north-northeastward. Both end about a mile later at a U.S. Coast Guard Station near the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.
LA 624 is an undivided, two lane highway 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. Bernard Parish
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
St. Bernard Parish is a parish located southeast of New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Chalmette, the largest city in the parish. As of 2000, its population was 67,229. It has been ranked the fastest-growing county in the United States from 2007 to 2008 by the U.S....
. It spans 5.96 miles (9.6 km) in a west to east direction and is known locally as Hopedale Highway.
Route description
From the west, LA 624 travels east-southeasterly from intersection with LA 46Louisiana Highway 46
Louisiana Highway 46 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes. It runs a west to east direction for a total length of . It is demarcated as Elysian Fields Avenue and St. Claude Avenue in the city of New Orleans and as St. Bernard Highway, Bayou Road, East Judge...
in Yscloskey. It runs eastward along the north banks of Bayou La Loutre. After about four miles (6 km), the bayou and road turn north-northeastward. Both end about a mile later at a U.S. Coast Guard Station near the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.
LA 624 is an undivided, two lane highway for its entire length.
Junction list
| Parish | Location | Mile | Junction | Notes | |
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| St. Bernard St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana St. Bernard Parish is a parish located southeast of New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Chalmette, the largest city in the parish. As of 2000, its population was 67,229. It has been ranked the fastest-growing county in the United States from 2007 to 2008 by the U.S.... |
Yscloskey | Western terminus of  LA 624 |
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| 0.00 |  LA 46Louisiana Highway 46 Louisiana Highway 46 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes. It runs a west to east direction for a total length of . It is demarcated as Elysian Fields Avenue and St. Claude Avenue in the city of New Orleans and as St. Bernard Highway, Bayou Road, East Judge... (LA 46 westbound becomes Florissant Highway) (LA 46 eastbound becomes Hopedale Highway) |
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| Hopedale Hopedale, Louisiana Hopedale is an unincorporated community in Louisiana. It is located in Saint Bernard Parish, in the metropolitan New Orleans.The latitude of Hopedale is 29.820N. The longitude is-89.656W. It is in the Central Standard time zone. The elevation is 3 feet.... |
5.96 | Dead End at U.S. Coast Guard Station near the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet | |||
| Eastern terminus of LA 624 |
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