U.S. Route 90 in Louisiana

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 90 in Louisiana. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 90.

U.S. Highway 90 marker

U.S. Highway 90
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length: 297.6 mi[1] (478.9 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-10 / US 90 at Texas state line east of Orange, TX
  I-10 / US 171 / I-210 in Lake Charles
US 165 in Iowa
US 167 in Lafayette
I-310 in Boutte

US 90 Bus. west of Westwego

I-10 / US 90 Bus. / US 61 in New Orleans
I-610 in New Orleans
US 11 in Eastern New Orleans
US 190 east of Slidell
East end: US 90 at Mississippi state line west of Pearlington, MS
Location
Parishes: Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Iberia, St. Mary, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany
Highway system
  • Louisiana Highway System
LA 89LA 91

U.S. Highway 90 in Louisiana (US 90), one of the major eastwest U.S. Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana for 297.6 miles (478.9 km), serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City, and New Orleans.[1] Much of it west of Lafayette and east of New Orleans has been supplanted by Interstate 10 (I-10) for all but local traffic, but the section between Lafayette and New Orleans runs a good deal south of I-10.

The stretch between Lafayette and New Orleans is planned as a southern extension of Interstate 49 and is signed as "future corridor I-49". This part of the highway is important to the offshore petroleum industry, as it connects the cities of Lafayette and New Orleans to the port cities along the coast. Most of U. S. 90 from New Iberia to New Orleans, that has not already been improved to interstate grade, is mainly an expressway, excepting the towns traversed through, that can be easily upgraded to freeway standards. The freeway east of Morgan City, bypassing Houma to the north, was originally built as Louisiana Highway 3052; US 90 was shifted to it from its former alignment (now Louisiana Highway 182) once it was completed.

US 90 replaced almost all of the Louisiana section of the San DiegoSt. Augustine Old Spanish Trail. It was also designated Louisiana Highway 2 until the 1955 renumbering. A long section of the old road, from Lafayette to northeast of Raceland, is now Louisiana Highway 182.

Route description

State line to Lafayette

U.S. Route 90 enters Louisiana at the Texas line over the Sabine River as part of Interstate 10 (I-10). Separating at exit 4 and running parallel on the north side of I-10 through Sulphur, before rejoining I-10 east of Westlake, crossing the Calcasieu River, and again splitting from I-10 at exit 31b (running on the south side of I- 10) going through Lake Charles as Fruge, West 4th, then East 4th, before leaving town. In Iowa U.S. 90 intersects with the southern terminus of U.S. Route 165 continuing east through Lacassine, Welsh, Roanoke, Jennings, and Mermentau.East of Mermentau U.S. 90 runs north of and parallel to a section of the Old Spanish Trail through Midland, Estherwood, and Crowley. In Crowley U.S. 90 makes a north then east jog, bringing it close and parallel to I-10, passing through Rayne, Duson, Scott, and then into Lafayette.

Lafayette to Raceland

From Lafayette, U.S. 90 traverses a south by southwest course to Patterson, where the highway takes a more easterly direction to New Orleans. The section east (south) of Broussard, beginning east of Captain Cade road[2] but west of Louisiana highway 88, to just west of Patterson, has been improved to interstate grade and completed in June 2011. These improvements include the completion of the overpasses at Coteau road (Louisiana Highway 88), Jefferson Island road (Louisiana highway 675), Center street (LA 14), Avery Island road (Louisiana highway 329), South Lewis street (Parish road 605), weeks Island road (Louisiana highway 83), Darnall road (Parish road 211), Patout road (Louisiana highway 85), and Canal street (Louisiana highway 671). This section ties into the already completed section that begins at Louisiana highway 318 and terminates at East Main street (Louisiana highway 182) just east of Calumet. West of Berwick U.S. 90 is listed as "interstate grade" with a 70 miles (110 km) per hour speed limit from (mile marker 174) to east of Raceland and an intersection with LA 1 (mile marker 215b), before reverting to a standard divided highway and continuing on a north/northeast direction to New Orleans.

New Orleans

U.S. 90 enters Jefferson Parish and, after passing Avondale, heads north at an intersection with the U.S. Highway 90 Business called the Westbank Expressway, through Bridge City, and across the Mississippi River over the Huey P. Long Bridge. Crossing the river U.S. 90, designated as S. Clearview Parkway, intersects with and runs east as the Jefferson Highway,[3] that was originally part of the "Interstate Trail" and the "Pine to Palm" highway, a 2,300 miles (3,700 km) mile north/south transcontinental U.S interstate highway running from New Orleans to the United States—Canadian border, then to Winnipeg, Canada[4] The highway terminus was at the corner of St. Charles avenue and Common street with a monument that was erected in 1916. The original highway was changed to follow U.S. 90 and Louisiana highway 48. After 1935 Jefferson became S. Claiborne Avenue at the Orleans Parish line and makes a sweeping south to north semi-circle weaving through New Orleans. As the highway swings north it intersects and runs under an elevated I-10, where it turns northwest along Tulane Avenue. The highway soon turns northeast along South Broad Avenue — North Broad Avenue after the intersection with Canal Street - then runs into a pair of regular individual streets (i.e., not a street that is has a median - or "neutral ground" in the vernacular of New Orleans - separating half of the lanes from the other half) that are from the old street grid and thus parallel at about 120 yards from each other (named New Orleans Street & Allen Street) for about a quarter mile, interestingly crossing I-610 in this tiny span, and finally turning right (East) onto Gentilly Boulevard (which has a median), which eventually becomes Chef Menteur Highway (a mainly straight highway that replaced what is now called Old Gentilly Road), then crossing I-510, and then a few miles later, loses the median and meanders (i.e., in a manner similar to the way that Old Gentily meanders) until first reaching the southern terminus of U.S. 11, which leads to the Irish Bayou community, and then passing the Venetian Isles community (a subdivision in which homes have a canal in the backyard for easy access to the surrounding lakes), and finally becoming a 2 lane highway at the bridge over the Chef Menteur Pass to go past the Lake Catherine community until reaching the bridge over the Rigolets, after which U.S. 90 finally leaves the corporate limit of New Orleans, entering St. Tammany Parish.[5] The stretch in the Lake Catherine community is notorious as being where the bombshell Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car accident on her way to New Orleans from Mississippi.

In St. Tammany Parish, U.S. 90 then enters Slidell. After exiting Slidell it heads east and crosses the Mississippi state line at a drawbridge at the Pearl River.

Interstates 49 and 910

The Business U.S. 90 portion of the Pontchartrain Expressway is also designated as Interstate 910,[7] however it is not signed as such. This is a temporary designation that overlaps all freeway portions of Business U.S. 90 (the Pontchartrain Expressway, Crescent City Connection, and Westbank Expressway). When Interstate 49 is completed from Lafayette to New Orleans, Business U.S. 90/Interstate 910 will be resigned as Interstate 49.

History

Future

In Louisiana, current plans call for parts of U.S. 90 to be upgraded to interstate standards from Lafayette to just west of New Orleans and designated Interstate 49. The stretch of U.S. 90 to be upgraded to I-49 stretches from the West Bank Expressway (U.S. 90 Business near Westwego, Louisiana) to just north of downtown Lafayette, where U.S. 90 splits from U.S. Route 167 (the two highways converge in downtown Lafayette). The stretch of U.S. 167 from U.S. 90 to I-10 will also be upgraded and included as part of I-49. As of March 2008, due to a one billion dollar surplus in the Louisiana state budget, the legislature approved a bill which proposed capacity improvements on U.S. 90 in the Lafayette Area. U. S. 167/U.S. 90 is currently six-laned from I-10 in Lafayette to La 182 and La 96 in Broussard.

Major intersections

ParishLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Calcasieu 0.00.0 I-10 / US 90 west BeaumontWestern terminus at TexasLouisiana state line
 0.0–
0.5
0.0–
0.8
Bridge over Sabine River
 0.61.01Sabine River TurnaroundEastbound entrance and westbound exit
Toomey4.0–
4.6
6.4–
7.4
4 I-10 east Lake CharlesEast end of I-10 concurrency
4.87.7 LA 109 north Starks
LA 3112 west
Southern terminus of LA 109; eastern terminus of LA 3112
Vinton8.413.5 LA 3063 (West Street) to I-10
Sulphur22.836.7 LA 27 (Beglis Parkway) DeQuincy, Cameron
24.940.1 LA 108 south (North Cities Service Highway) to I-10Northeastern terminus of LA 108
 27.944.926 I-10 west BeaumontWest end of I-10 concurrency; eastbound entrance and westbound exit
Westlake28.5–
28.9
45.9–
46.5
27 LA 378 (Sampson Street) WestlakeSouthwestern terminus of LA 378
WestlakeLake Charles line28.9–
30.1
46.5–
48.4
Bridge over Calcasieu River
Lake Charles30.448.929 LA 1262 Downtown AreaEastbound exit and westbound entrance
31.049.930A LA 1262 (Lakeshore Drive)Northern terminus of LA 1262; eastbound entrance and westbound exit
31.3–
31.6
50.4–
50.9
30BRyan Street Downtown AreaEastbound entrance and westbound exit
31.9–
32.4
51.3–
52.1
31A
US 90 Bus. east (Enterprise Boulevard)
Western terminus of US 90 Business
32.6–
32.8
52.5–
52.8
31B I-10 east LafayetteEast end of I-10 concurrency
33.654.1 US 171 north (North Martin Luther King Highway) DeRidder
LA 14 south (South Martin Luther King Highway) Cameron
Southern terminus of US 171; western terminus of LA 14
34.455.4
US 90 Bus. west (Pamco Road)
Eastern terminus of US 90 Business
34.555.5 I-210 east LafayetteExit 11 on I-210; eastbound entrance and exit (westbound via US 90 Business)
 36.759.1 LA 397 (East Ward Line Road) to I-10 Creole, Cameron
 37.660.5 LA 3256 (Manchester Road) – ChloeWestern terminus of LA 3256
Iowa43.570.0 LA 383 north (South Thompson Avenue)Southern terminus of LA 383
44.471.5 US 165 north to I-10 Kinder, AlexandriaSouthern terminus of US 165
Jefferson DavisLacassine48.678.2 LA 101 Hayes
 51.783.2 LA 1131Northern terminus of LA 1131
Welsh55.088.5 LA 99 north (South Adams Street) – Pine IslandWest end of LA 99 concurrency
55.389.0 LA 99 south (South Simmons Street) Thornwell, Lake ArthurEast end of LA 99 concurrency
 57.893.0 LA 382 ThornwellNorthern terminus of LA 382
Roanoke59.595.8 LA 395 north EltonSouthern terminus of LA 395
Jennings64.5103.8 LA 26 north (Elton Road) to I-10 Elton
LA 26 south (North Lake Arthur Avenue) Lake Arthur
65.0104.6 LA 97 / LA 102 north (North Cutting Avenue) to I-10 Evangeline, LafayetteWest end of LA 102 concurrency; southern terminus of LA 97
65.9106.1 LA 102 south (South Cutting Avenue)
LA 3055 west (East Railroad Avenue) Lake Arthur
East end of LA 102 concurrency; eastern terminus of LA 3055
 68.6110.4 LA 1126Eastern terminus of LA 1126
Jefferson DavisAcadia lineMermentau70.4113.3Bridge over Mermentau River
Acadia 71.7115.4 LA 92 south (Mermentau Cove Road)Northwestern terminus of LA 92
Midland75.8122.0 LA 91 south (South Crocker Street) Morse, GueydanWest end of LA 91 concurrency
Estherwood77.9125.4 LA 91 north (North Canal Street) IotaEast end of LA 91 concurrency
78.1125.7 LA 1124 south (South Leblanc Road) Morse, Kaplan
Crowley84.1135.3 LA 13 north (North Parkerson Avenue) EuniceWest end of LA 13 concurrency
84.6136.2 LA 13 south (North Eastern Avenue) Kaplan

LA 13 Truck
East end of LA 13 concurrency; west end of LA 13 Truck concurrency; southern terminus of LA 13 Truck
85.8138.1
LA 13 Truck north / LA 1111 Spur (Tower Road) to I-10 Eunice
East end of LA 13 Truck concurrency; southwestern terminus of LA 1111 Spur
86.0138.4
LA 1111 Spur (Odd Fellows Road) to I-10 Eunice
Northeastern terminus of LA 1111 Spur
 90.4145.5 LA 3076 (Zaunbrecher Road)Southwestern terminus of LA 3076
Rayne91.4147.1 LA 35 south (Abbeville Highway) Kaplan, AbbevilleWest end of LA 35 concurrency
92.0148.1 LA 35 north (North Adams Avenue) to I-10 Opelousas
LA 3076 (American Legion Drive)
East end of LA 35 concurrency; northeastern terminus of LA 3076
AcadiaLafayette lineDuson95.5153.7 LA 719 (South Riceland Road)Northern terminus of LA 719
Lafayette96.5155.3 LA 95 north (Austria Road) to I-10 Church PointSouthern terminus of LA 95
97.5156.9 LA 343 (South Richfield Road) Ridge, Maurice
Sadou99.5160.1 LA 724 (South Fieldspan Road) Judice
Scott101.7163.7 LA 93 / LA 3168 north (Apollo Road) Cankton, SunsetWest end of LA 93 concurrency
102.9165.6 LA 93 south (Westgate Road) Maurice, AbbevilleEast end of LA 93 concurrency
Lafayette104.4168.0 LA 3184 (Ambassador Caffery Parkway) to I-10
105.0169.0 LA 3025 (North Bertrand Drive)Northern terminus of LA 3025
106.2170.9 LA 182 north (North University Avenue) to I-10 / I-49 Opelousas

US 90 Bus. east / LA 182 south (North University Avenue)
Western terminus of US 90 Business
107.4172.8 US 167 north (NW/NE Evangeline Thruway) to I-10 / I-49 OpelousasWest end of US 167 concurrency
107.7173.3 LA 176 (Jefferson Boulevard)Southern terminus of LA 176
108.0173.8 US 167 south (Johnston Street) Abbeville
LA 94 / LA 3138 (Louisiana Avenue) Breaux Bridge
East end of US 167 concurrency; western terminus of LA 94 and LA 3138
108.6174.8
US 90 Bus. west (East Pinhook Road)
Eastern terminus of US 90 Business
109.4176.1 LA 729 (General Mouton Avenue)Southeastern terminus of LA 729
110.1177.2 LA 728-2Southern terminus of LA 728-2
112.2180.6 LA 89-1 south (Southpark Road) YoungsvilleNorthern terminus of LA 89-1
Broussard113.1182.0 LA 731 (West 2nd Street)Northern terminus of LA 731
115.5–
115.8
185.9–
186.4
LA 182 (East Main Street) to LA 96 Cade, St. MartinvilleInterchange
116.9188.1 LA 3073 (Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Corne Road)
118.0189.9 LA 92-1 west (Young Street) YoungsvilleWest end of LA 92-1 concurrency
St. Martin118.5190.7 LA 92-1 east (Smede Highway) Cade, St. MartinvilleEast end of LA 92-1 concurrency
Iberia 120.6194.1 PR 502 (Captain Cade Road)West end of freeway
 121.4–
121.9
195.4–
196.2
LA 88 (Coteau Road)
 125.9–
126.4
202.6–
203.4
126 LA 675 (Jefferson Island Road) New IberiaWestern terminus of LA 675
New Iberia127.8–
128.3
205.7–
206.5
128A LA 14 (Center Street) Avery Island, AbbevilleTo Palmetto Island State Park and Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
129.0207.6128B LA 329 (Avery Island Road) New Iberia, Avery IslandEastbound entrance and westbound exit
 129.6–
130.2
208.6–
209.5
129 PR 605 (South Lewis Street) – Port of Iberia
 130.6–
131.2
210.2–
211.1
130 LA 83 (Weeks Island Road)
 133.9–
134.4
215.5–
216.3
PR 211 (Darnall Road)To Cypremort Point State Park
 136.9–
137.5
220.3–
221.3
LA 85 (Patout Road) Jeanerette, Patoutville
 139.1223.9 PR 801 (Hubertville Road)East end of freeway
 140.3–
140.8
225.8–
226.6
LA 668 (Canal Street) JeaneretteInterchange
St. Mary 144.0231.7 LA 318 Sorrel, Weeks IslandWest end of freeway; proposed interchange[9]
Baldwin148.2–
148.5
238.5–
239.0
LA 83 Baldwin, Louisa
Franklin151.7–
152.3
244.1–
245.1
LA 3211 north (Northwest Boulevard) FranklinSouthern terminus of LA 3211
 157.5–
157.8
253.5–
254.0
LA 3215 Garden CitySouthern terminus of LA 3215
Bayou Sale159.0–
159.6
255.9–
256.9
LA 317 Centerville, Burns Point
 163.4263.0 LA 182 west (East Main Street)East end of freeway; west end of LA 182 concurrency
 164.1–
164.3
264.1–
264.4
Bridge over Wax Lake Outlet
Calumet164.8265.2 LA 182 eastEast end of LA 182 concurrency
Bayou Vista169.4272.6To LA 182 (Main Street) Patterson, Bayou VistaUnmarked connection between US 90 and LA 182 within state right-of-way
169.7273.1To LA 182 (Main Street) Patterson, Bayou VistaUnmarked connection between US 90 and LA 182 within state right-of-way
Berwick173.3–
173.9
278.9–
279.9
LA 182 BerwickInterchange; west end of freeway
BerwickMorgan City line173.6–
174.7
279.4–
281.2
Bridge over Lower Atchafalaya River/Berwick Bay
Morgan City174.7281.2Federal AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
175.0–
175.5
281.6–
282.4

US 90 Bus. / LA 182 east
LA 70 (9th Street)
LA 182 west (Brashear Avenue) Morgan City
Western terminus of US 90 Business and LA 70
176.1–
176.6
283.4–
284.2
176Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Amelia181.1–
181.7
291.5–
292.4
181 PR 4 (Lake Palourde Bypass Road) Amelia
St. MaryAssumption line181.4–
182.7
291.9–
294.0
Bridge over Bayou Boeuf
Assumption 182.4–
182.9
293.5–
294.3
182 LA 662 – Boeuf

US 90 Bus. west
Eastern terminus of US 90 Business (unsigned on US 90)
Terrebonne 185.1–
185.8
297.9–
299.0
185 LA 662 to LA 182
Gibson189.4–
190.4
304.8–
306.4
189 LA 20 Gibson
Chacahoula194.6–
195.0
313.2–
313.8
194 LA 20 – Chacahoula, Thibodaux
 200.2–
200.4
322.2–
322.5
200 LA 311
 201.8–
202.5
324.8–
325.9
202 LA 24 Thibodaux, Houma
TerrebonneLafourche line 203.8–
204.6
328.0–
329.3
204 LA 316 (Bayou Blue Road) Gray, Bayou Blue
Lafourche 210.9–
211.2
339.4–
339.9
210 LA 182 Raceland, Houma
Raceland215.0–
215.3
346.0–
346.5
215A LA 1 Raceland, LockportSigned as Exit 215 eastbound
215.7347.1215B LA 308 RacelandEast end of freeway; eastbound entrance and westbound exit
 219.2–
219.4
352.8–
353.1
LA 182 RacelandSoutheastern terminus of LA 182
 225.3362.6 LA 631Western terminus of LA 631
LafourcheSt. Charles lineDes Allemands225.4–
225.9
362.7–
363.6
Bridge over Bayou Des Allemands
St. Charles226.4364.4 LA 632 (Levee Road, WPA Road)
226.5–
226.7
364.5–
364.8

LA 631 Spur (Old US 90) Des Allemands Business District
Eastern terminus of LA 631 Spur (signed as LA 631)
 228.8368.2 LA 635Eastern terminus of LA 635
Paradis230.3370.6 LA 306 Bayou Gauche
Boutte232.8–
233.7
374.7–
376.1
I-310 / LA 3127 north Donaldsonville, New OrleansSouthern terminus of I-310 and LA 3127
234.0376.6 LA 52 (Paul Maillard Road) Luling
LA 633 (Magnolia Ridge Road)
Southern terminus of LA 52; northern terminus of LA 633
Luling236.7380.9 LA 3060 (Barton Avenue)Southern terminus of LA 3060
Jefferson 246.6–
246.9
396.9–
397.3

US 90 Bus. east (West Bank Expressway) Gretna
Interchange; western terminus of US 90 Business
 247.5398.3 LA 18 west (River Road) AvondaleWest end of LA 18 concurrency
Bridge City248.3399.6 LA 18 east (Seven Oaks Boulevard) Bridge City, WestwegoInterchange; east end of LA 18 concurrency
 248.4–
250.3
399.8–
402.8
Huey P. Long Bridge over Mississippi River
Elmwood250.3402.8 LA 48 west (Jefferson Highway)
LA 3152 north (South Clearview Parkway)
Interchange; eastern terminus of LA 48; southern terminus of LA 3152
Jefferson251.6404.9 LA 611-3 (Shrewsbury Road)Northern terminus of LA 611-3
251.9405.4 LA 3046 north (Causeway Boulevard)Partial interchange; southern terminus of LA 3046
252.4406.2Deckbar Avenue to LA 3139 south (Earhart Expressway)
OrleansNew Orleans257.2–
257.9
413.9–
415.0
I-10 west (Pontchartrain Expressway) Baton Rouge
I-10 east Slidell

US 90 Bus. west (Pontchartrain Expressway) Mississippi River Bridge
Poydras Street Superdome
Exit 234C (westbound) and 234A (eastbound) on I-10; US 90 to I-10 west via US 90 Business east
Exit 13A and 13B on US 90 Business;
US 90 east to US 90 Business west via South Claiborne Avenue service roads and Earhart Boulevard
Poydras Street eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
258.8416.5 US 61 north (Tulane Avenue)Southern terminus of US 61
261.3420.5 I-610 east SlidellExit 2B on I-610; eastbound entrance and westbound exit
262.0421.6 LA 3021 south (Elysian Fields Avenue)Northern terminus of LA 3021
263.7–
264.1
424.4–
425.0
France RoadInterchange
263.8–
264.5
424.5–
425.7
Danziger Bridge over Industrial Canal
264.5425.7Downman Road to I-10 west Baton RougeEastbound exit and westbound entrance
264.9–
265.1
426.3–
426.6
I-10 Baton Rouge, SlidellExit 240B on I-10
269.3–
269.8
433.4–
434.2
I-510 / LA 47 (Paris Road) ChalmetteExit 2A (southbound) and 2B (northbound) on I-510
275.5443.4 US 11 north SlidellSouthern terminus of US 11
279.2–
279.5
449.3–
449.8
Bridge over Chef Menteur Pass
OrleansSt. Tammany line288.0–
289.0
463.5–
465.1
Bridge over the Rigolets
St. Tammany 289.3465.6 LA 433 north (Old Spanish Trail) SlidellSouthern terminus of LA 433
 293.7472.7 US 190 west to I-10 SlidellEastern terminus of US 190
 294.2–
297.6
473.5–
478.9
Five bridges over Pearl River system
 297.6478.9 US 90 eastEastern terminus; continuation into Mississippi
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related routes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (April 29, 2013). "Overview Map of US 90 in Louisiana" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. mapquest; retrieved 2011-07-08
  3. Jefferson Highway history
  4. - Jefferson Highway: Printed 1995-10-22; Globe Gazette, Retrieved 2011-07-09
  5. First international highway; Retrieved 2011-07-08
  6. - Interstate 910
  7. Jackson, Ron (2005). "TexasFreeway.com". Historic US 90 - Abandoned Road to East Orange, Louisiana. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  8. "New Construction on I-49 South to Begin Soon". The Advertiser (Lafayette, LA). April 16, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

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