Louisiana Highway 30

Louisiana Highway 30
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	28.1 mi[1] (45.2 km)
Major junctions
East end:	US 61 / LA 431 south of Gonzales
	LA 44 in Gonzales I‑10 in Gonzales LA 73 in Geismar LA 42 in Baton Rouge I‑10 in Baton Rouge
North end:	LA 73 in Baton Rouge
Location
Parishes:	Ascension, Iberville, East Baton Rouge
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State ← LA 29 LA 31 →

Louisiana Highway 30 (LA 30) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves East Baton Rouge, Iberville, and Ascension Parishes. It spans 28.1 miles (45.2 km) in roughly a southeast/northwest direction.

Route description

From the southeast, LA 30 begins at an intersection with US 61 and LA 431 halfway between Gonzales and Sorrento. LA 30 then runs due west, intersecting LA 44 and I-10 in Gonzales. It passes the Tanger Factory Mall at its intersection with Interstate 10. LA 30 then turns northwestward and crosses LA 73. While passing various chemical enterprises, the highway enters Iberville Parish before crossing LA 74 at St. Gabriel. The highway then enters East Baton Rouge Parish and eventually the city of Baton Rouge proper, at which time it becomes Nicholson Drive. After passing LA 42 and LSU, it widens to four lanes and turns northward. In its final stretch, it moves into downtown Baton Rouge and crosses Interstate 10 one last time and ends at LA 73 (Government Street).

History

From 1955 until the 1960s, LA-30 took a much different route past LSU and ended at LA 22 near Darrow. At the southern end of LSU's campus, LA-30 followed present-day Nicholson Extension to then-LA-42 (Highland Road). The highway followed Highland until Gardere Lane (present-day LA-327 Spur). LA-30 went down Gardere to River Road where it followed the Mississippi River from south East Baton Rouge Parish to Ascension Parish. In the 1960s, the road took its present routing when Nicholson was extended from LSU to Gonzales.

Major intersections

Parish	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Ascension	Brittany			US 61 / LA 431 north
				LA 941 south
	Gonzales			LA 44 (South Burnside Avenue)
				I‑10 – New Orleans, Baton Rouge	I-10 exit 177
				LA 3251 south
				LA 73 – Dutchtown, Geismar, Carville
Iberville	St. Gabriel			LA 3115
				LA 74 – St. Gabriel, Dutchtown, Carville, Sunshine, St. Gabriel Historic Catholic Church
East Baton Rouge				LA 1248 north (Bluebonnet Boulevard)
	Gardere			LA 327 Spur (Gardere Lane)
	Baton Rouge			LA 42 east (Burbank Avenue)
				LA 327 south (Skip Bertman Drive)
				I‑10 west – Port Allen, Lafayette	I-10 exit 155A
				LA 73 south (Government Street) to I‑10
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Google (December 30, 2014). "Louisiana Highway 30" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

External links

• LADOTD map of Numbered Highways in Louisiana
• Louisiana State Highway Log