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Encyclopedia > U.S. Route 90 Business (New Orleans, Louisiana)

U.S. Highway 90 Business
Length: 13.87 mi[1] (22.32 km)
I-910: 9.70[2] mi (15.61 km)
Formed: US 90 Bus.: 1958

I-910: 1999 Image File history File links Business_plate. ... Image File history File links No_image_wide. ... Image File history File links US_90. ... Image File history File links I-910. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ...

West end: US 90 near Westwego
East end: I-10/US 90 in New Orleans
Highways in Louisiana
< Image:LA 89.PNG LA 89 LA 91 Image:LA 91.PNG >
Spur of US 90

U.S. Highway 90 Business (officially U.S. Highway 90-Z[1]) is a business route of U.S. Highway 90 in and near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Unlike a standard business route, it is built to higher standards than the segment of US 90 that it parallels, with over half built to freeway standards and designated (but not signed as) Interstate 910. It crosses the Mississippi River on the Crescent City Connection (tolled eastbound) and runs along the Westbank Expressway west of the bridge and part of the Pontchartrain Expressway in the New Orleans Central Business District. On the other hand, US 90 runs along surface streets through New Orleans, crossing the Mississippi on the older and narrower Huey P. Long Bridge. Image File history File links US_90. ... U.S. Highway 90, one of the major east-west U.S. Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana, serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City and New Orleans. ... Westwego is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA. Westwego is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. ... Image File history File links I-10. ... Image File history File links US_90. ... Interstate 10, a major transcontinental Interstate Highway in the Southern U.S., runs across the south part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... U.S. Highway 90, one of the major east-west U.S. Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana, serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City and New Orleans. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City  350. ... // List of Louisiana Highways List of Interstate Highways Interstate 10 Interstate 12 Interstate 20 Interstate 49 Interstate 55 Interstate 59 Interstate 110 Interstate 210 Interstate 220 Interstate 310 Interstate 410 (cancelled) Interstate 420 (cancelled) Interstate 510 Interstate 610 Interstate 910 (only designated by the Federal Highway Administration) List of U... U.S. Highway 90, one of the major east-west U.S. Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana, serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City and New Orleans. ... A Business Route can be a branch from an Interstate, U.S. or State Highway route. ... U.S. Highway 90, one of the major east-west U.S. Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana, serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City and New Orleans. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City  350. ... Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... The Crescent City Connection, abbreviated as CCC, (formerly the Greater New Orleans Bridge) refers to twin cantilever bridges, that carry U.S. Route 90 Business over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Paying toll on passing a bridge. ... The Pontchartrain Expressway should not be confused with the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway which connects the north and south shores of Lake Pontchartrain. ... The Central Business District is an area of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The 4. ...


Future aspirations

US 90 Business is planned to become part of the Interstate 49 extension from Lafayette to New Orleans; the Interstate 910 designation is a temporary one. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved the extension of I-49 (as Future I-49) to Interstate 310 west of New Orleans on November 6, 1998,[3] and on October 1, 1999 the extension from I-310 to I-10 in New Orleans was approved. AASHTO requested "that Louisiana submit an application to AASHTO in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration's letter dated September 22, 1999 to sign the part of the route from I-10 in New Orleans to Ames Boulevard in Marrero as Interstate 910."[4] However, Louisiana did not follow through, and the road is not signed as I-910, nor considered I-910 by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, which prominently calls it Future I-49.[5][6] Interstate 49 (abbreviated I-49) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana, United States. ... Lafayette is a city located on the Vermilion River in Lafayette Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is a standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols and guidelines which are used in highway design and construction throughout the United States. ... Interstate 310 is a short spur route of Interstate 10 near New Orleans, Louisiana. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways, bridges, canals and select levees and port facilities in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...


The freeway-standard Westbank Expressway extends from a temporary end between Westwood Drive and Ames Boulevard in Marrero to the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans. From the end of the freeway, past Westwood Drive and many other at-grade intersections, to the end of US 90 Business at US 90, the future frontage roads are known as the Westbank Expressway. The Expressway takes its name from its location, the West Bank of the Mississippi River. Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. ... Marrero is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ... The Crescent City Connection, abbreviated as CCC, (formerly the Greater New Orleans Bridge) refers to twin cantilever bridges, that carry U.S. Route 90 Business over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... An at-grade intersection is a junction at which two or more transport axes cross at the same level (or grade). ... A frontage road for U.S. Highway 71 (a freeway) near Carthage, Missouri. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ...


Exit list

Parish Location Mile # Destinations Notes
Jefferson Western terminus of I-910. Continues as US 90 Business
Marrero 4A Ames Boulevard
Harvey 4B LA 45 - Barataria Boulevard
5 MacArthur Avenue eastbound exit and westbound entrance
6 Manhattan Boulevard
Gretna 7 LA 18 west
LA 23 south - Lafayette Street
8 Stumpf Boulevard ( LA 23 north)
Orleans New Orleans 9? LA 428 - Terry Parkway, Gen de Gaulle Drive eastbound exit and westbound entrance
9A Terry Parkway, Frontage Road westbound exit and eastbound entrance
9B LA 428 - Gen de Gaulle Drive westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Mississippi River - Crescent City Connection ($1 toll eastbound)
Tchoupitoulas Street eastbound exit and westbound entrance
11C Tchoupitoulas Street, South Peters Street westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Camp Street eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Carondelet Street, St. Charles Avenue westbound exit and eastbound entrance
O'Keefe Avenue eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Loyola Avenue westbound exit and eastbound entrance
to US 90 west - Earhart Boulevard, Claiborne Avenue eastbound exit and westbound entrance
US 90 east - South Claiborne Avenue, Superdome
I-10 east - Slidell eastbound exit and westbound entrance
I-10 west - Baton Rouge eastbound exit and westbound entrance

Exit numbers on Interstate 4 in Volusia County, Florida. ... Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana with a population of 455,466 (Census 2000). ... Image File history File links I-910. ... Interstate 910 (abbreviated I-910) is the secret designation given to the east-west West Bank Expressway in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Image File history File links US_90. ... Marrero is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ... Harvey is a census-designated place and town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ... Image File history File links LA_45. ... Louisiana Highway 45 (LA 45) is a state highway in Jefferson Parish. ... The city of Gretna is the parish seat of Jefferson Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... Image File history File links LA_18. ... Louisiana Highway 18 (LA 18) is a state highway in Louisiana. ... Image File history File links LA_23. ... Louisiana Highway 23 (LA 23) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Image File history File links LA_23. ... Louisiana Highway 23 (LA 23) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... New Orleans (French: Nouvelle-Orléans) is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City  350. ... Image File history File links LA_428. ... Louisiana Highway 428 (LA 428) is a state highway located in Terrytown, Louisiana, Gretna, Louisiana, and Algiers, Louisiana. ... Image File history File links LA_428. ... Louisiana Highway 428 (LA 428) is a state highway located in Terrytown, Louisiana, Gretna, Louisiana, and Algiers, Louisiana. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... The Crescent City Connection, abbreviated as CCC, (formerly the Greater New Orleans Bridge) refers to twin cantilever bridges, that carry U.S. Route 90 Business over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... St. ... U.S. Highway 90, one of the major east-west U.S. Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana, serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City and New Orleans. ... The Earhart Expressway is a state highway located in both Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and Orleans Parish, Louisiana. ... Image File history File links US_90. ... U.S. Highway 90, one of the major east-west U.S. Highways in the Southern United States, runs through southern Louisiana, serving Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City and New Orleans. ... The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Image File history File links I-10. ... Interstate 10, a major transcontinental Interstate Highway in the Southern U.S., runs across the south part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Slidell is a city in St. ... Image File history File links I-10. ... Interstate 10, a major transcontinental Interstate Highway in the Southern U.S., runs across the south part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Nickname: Red Stick Motto: Authentic Louisiana at every turn Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish East Baton Rouge Parish Founded 1699 Incorporated 16 January 1817  - Mayor Melvin Kip Holden (D) Area    - City 204. ...

References

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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 10
 I-110 California - Florida - Louisiana - Mississippi - Texas (unsigned) - California (pre-1968)
 I-210 California - Louisiana - Alabama (renamed I-165)
 I-310 Louisiana (current) - Louisiana (never completed VC expressway)
 I-410 Texas - Arizona (renamed to I-10) - Louisiana (canceled, remained US-61) - Louisiana (2nd proposal, canceled)
 I-510 Louisiana - Arizona (canceled)
 I-610 Louisiana - Texas
 I-710 California - Arizona (canceled)
 I-910 Louisiana (unsigned)


 

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