Louisiana Highway 30 ( LAÃ, 30 ) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 28.10 miles (45.22 km) in northwest direction southeast of LA 73 in Baton Rouge to the intersection of US Highway 61 (US 61) and LA 431 east Gonzales.
This route connects Downtown Baton Rouge with Louisiana State University and travels through the western part of the campus. Known as Nicholson Drive, part of LA 30 is a divided four-lane road that provides access to many school sports facilities, especially the Tiger Stadium, one of the largest stadiums based on capacity in the world.
In the south of Baton Rouge, LA, 30 cuts off some sharp turns on the Mississippi River. While passing through the rural town of St. Gabriel, the direction generally changes from north-south to east-west. The highway then connects a series of chemical plants in the Geismar area to the intersection with Interstate 10 (I-10) at Gonzales and US 61 in Brittany.
LAÃ, 30 set at the 1955 Louisiana Highway numbering, replacing the former State Route 63 . The highway originally just followed a bit of the current route, traveled closer along the Mississippi River to the south of Gardere to a different terminal at Darrow. Current alignment, an extension of Nicholson Drive Baton Rouge, was built gradually during the 1960s. Determination of other state highways, especially LA 75, is then extended over sections of the original alignment.
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Route description
Baton Rouge and LSU
From the northwest, LA 30 begins at the intersection with LA 73 (Government Road) in Downtown Baton Rouge just three blocks from the Mississippi River. The route was heading south briefly at St. Louis Street two undivided paths. After four blocks, the road crosses under I-10 at exit 155A and transitions to a four-lane road that is separate from Nicholson Drive. A road connecting St. Louis Street north with I-10 west to Lafayette, and leads again from I-10 to east to Nicholson Drive in both directions.
In the southern downtown area, LA 30 cuts through the campus of Louisiana State University and passes tight by Tiger Stadium. Shortly after, the highway began following the Canadian National Railway line (CN) while passing through Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. Then bypass LAÃ, 42 (Burbank Drive), which connects to I-10 at the amusement parks Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin. To the south of the LSU campus, the neighborhood became more rural, and LA 30 narrowed into an undivided two-lane road. In an area known as Gardere, the route crosses LAÃ, 327 Spur (Gardere Lane), which leads to L'Auberge Casino and Hotel on the Mississippi River. Shortly after that is the intersection with LAÃ, 1248 (Bluebonnet Boulevard), connecting to I-10 and Mall of Louisiana.
St. Gabriel and Gonzales
Continuing south, LAÃ, 30 simultaneously crossing from the unrelated East Baton Rouge Parish to St. Petersburg Parish. Gabriel Iberville. There is little change around it, because city limits include scattered rural communities, prison facilities, and industrial plants. Several previously independent communities, such as Carville and Sunshine, are still being identified on road signs. In downtown LA 30 passes the local high school and cuts LA 74, which leads through Dutchtown to another connection with the interstate. LA 30 bends southeast of the CN rail line and runs through a small industrial corridor before crossing out of St. Louis. Gabriel and enter the unregistered Ascension Parish.
LAÃ,30 gets the center detour and crosses LA 73 near Geismar. The route then curves eastward and maintains this path for the rest of its journey. Right outside LA 3251 (Ashland Road), LAÃ,30 enters the town of Gonzales and passes a diamond junction with I-10 at exit 177, connecting with Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The highway becomes a commercial corridor developed partly between I-10 and LA 44 (South Burnside Avenue). It then narrows to two lanes once again and passes the construction of the scattered housing until it reaches its terminal at US 61 (Airline Highway) in an area known as Brittany. From this intersection, located between Gonzales and Sorrento, LA 431 continues the LA 30 line and turn north towards Port Vincent.
Route and data classification
LAÃ, 30 is classified by the Louisiana Department of Transport and Development (LaDOTD) as a minor urban artery for most of its length. At both ends - within the city of Baton Rouge and east I-10 in Gonzales - it is considered the main urban artery. The daily traffic volume in 2013 reaches 29,900 vehicles inside and north of the LSU campus. Another high figure of 22,100 was recorded near I-10 in Gonzales. The rest of the route generally averages less than 12,000 vehicles per day. The posted speed limit is 55 mph (90 km/h) for most routes but is reduced to 45 or 35 mph (70 or 55 km/h) in developed areas.
Portions LAÃ, 30 from Downtown Baton Rouge to the LSU campus serve as a small link on the Great River Road, designated as the National Scenic Byway.
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History
Pre-1955 route numbering
The Louisiana Highway Commission and the state's first system of highway numbers were made in 1921. At that time, the main road that traveled from Downtown Baton Rouge through what would soon become the new campus of Louisiana State University was the Highland Road, which was designated a part State Route 63.
Route 63. Beginning in Baton Rouge through Agricultural College, Burtville, via Grenada, cut off at Plaquemine, off the Grenada strip, down, through St. Gabriel, via the Island Cut Off to Jefferson Highway in Ascension Parish.
Over the next few decades, the state highway department will gradually replace these and other access points to LSU with newer and wider roads. In 1937, the first part of Nicholson Drive was completed, running parallel to Highland Road from South Boulevard to LSU's Tiger Stadium. The new road is not included in Route 63 but instead designated as Route C-1458. The southern end of Nicholson Drive was originally connected with the older Highland Road through South Stadium and South Campus Drives, but a smoother relationship known as the Nicholson Drive Extension opened in the late 1940s.
The remainder of Route 63 also follows the older path, parallel to the modern LA 30 until it reaches the Ascension Parish, where it proceeds to a very different terminal. To the south of LSU, Route 63 turns southwest from Highland Road to Gardere Lane (now LA 327 Spur) to the Mississippi River. Then follow the current route from LA 327 and LA 75 to Geismar, generally follow the river dike but cut in some sharp turns. Pre-1955 State Route 1 continues the downstream route from Geismar to Darrow and also branches northeast from the river to Prairieville. This terminus was once a major intersection, since Route 1 (known as Jefferson Highway) was conducted through traffic between New Orleans and Baton Rouge as part of US 61 until the Airline Highway opened in 1933.
1955 rewriting
The Department of Highway Louisiana, the successor of the Louisiana Highway Commission, burdened the state highway system in 1955. LA 30 was appointed to replace the previous Route 63, whose numbers were reused for unrelated routes to the northeast. Small extensions to the route are also created at both ends.
La 30 - From crossing with La-USÃ, 61 Business Route in or near Baton Rouge through or near Burtville, St. Louis Gabriel, Carville and Geismar to the crossing with La 22 in or near Darrow.
LAÃ,30 now takes advantage of the Nicholson Drive alignment that was never used by Route 63 before. Initially, it also extended further to Downtown Baton Rouge and intersected US 61 Bus. (and US Bus 190 simultaneously). This intersection was originally located on Florida Boulevard and Acadian Thruway but moved several blocks to the west in 1957 when the business route was diverted to the first complete section of the Baton Rouge Expressway (now I-110). From there, LA 30 head west to Florida Boulevard to the Mississippi River then turn south toward Lafayette Street (up north through 3rd Street) and make a zig-zag at Old State Capitol to St. Louis. Phillip Street to reach Government Street. In 1960, the terminus had changed again as US 61/190 Bus. moved to the current route following River Road after the highway repair was completed. LAÃ,30 is now heading south on River Road from Florida Boulevard to Government Street rather than one-way couples from Lafayette and 3rd Streets. The current Terminus on Government Street came into force in recent years when the River Road section was moved to the city of Baton Rouge.
On the other hand, LAÃ,30 took over part of the former Route 1 along the Mississippi River from Geismar to Darrow. Here, LA 22 crossed the river by ferry to Donaldsonville until 1965, a year after the Sunshine Bridge was completed.
Next adjustment
In the early 1960s, alignment when LA 30 was opened from LSU to Gardere Lane. The new road was an extension of Nicholson Drive, but it did not continue from the previous Nicholson Drive Extension, which was still signed by the name on the field. This is not a trip on a new road along the Illinois Central Railroad line (now National Canada). This alignment was previously labeled on state official road maps such as Arlington Road but is now signed across East Baton Rouge Parish as part of Nicholson Drive. The long alignment after Highland Road became part of LAÃ, 42 until the assignment was transferred to the newly built Burbank Drive in the 1990s.
Around 1965, the new alignment from LA 30 extended from Gardere Lane to LA 74 at St. Louis. Gabriel. Determination of highways nowadays absorbs the old route along the current Gardere Lane and River Road. The new adjustment from LA 30 was completed for LA 44 in Gonzales by 1970. It was tied there with existing roads which were part of LA 431. The appointment of LA 30 then replaced LA 431 to the east from LA 44 to the intersection with US $ 61.
In March 2015, slight changes to the LAÃ, 30 route occurred when St. Louis Street is transformed into a two-way street as part of the Baton Rouge Downtown Two-Way Project. The project is designed to facilitate access to a nearby parking garage and improve the links between the downtown area and the LSU campus. St. Louis Street had previously formed a one-way pair with St. Philip Street, which is now internally designated as LAÃ, 30 Spur.
Future
La DOTD is currently involved in a program aimed at transferring approximately 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of state-run roads to local governments over the next few years. Under the "proper size" plan of this state highway system, the northwestern part of LA 30 between Baton Rouge and Gardere is proposed to be removed because it no longer fulfills significant inter-city travel functions.
Large intersection
Spur routes
Louisiana Highway 30 Spur ( LAÃ, 30 Spur ) runs 0.35 miles (0.56 km) from LA 73 to the mainline LAÃ, 30 in Baton Rouge.
This route consists of St. Unlicensed state-run Philip Street carrying one-way traffic to the south. It was once part of a one-way couple with St. Louis Street and serves as the southern route of the LA 30 main line until the highway was converted into a two-way street in March 2015. Both spur and overall parent routes within the city limits of Baton Rouge are under agreement to be transferred to local controls as of January 2017.
The entire highway is in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish.
See also
- Portal Louisiana
- U.S. Road Portal.
References
External links
- Map Website/GIS Data, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
- Great River Road in Louisiana Scenic Byways
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