Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     Interstate 10 Eastbound (New Orleans Vicinity) Interstate 10 East Interstate 10 elevates on a viaduct between Exits 194 and 206 through parts of the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area. The 12-mile stretch concludes at the northern terminus of Louisiana 3188 (Belle Terre Boulevard), a 2.09 mile connector between Interstate 10 and U.S. 61 (Airline Highway). Photo taken 10/22/03. Drawing to within one half mile of the Louisiana 3188 junction on Interstate 10 eastbound. Exit 206 consists of a trumpet interchange with the divided four-lane Belle Terre Boulevard. Photo taken 10/22/03. Exit 206 is one of two interchanges on Interstate 10 to serve the growing city of Laplace (pop. 27,684). The bedroom community expands along the U.S. 61 corridor between U.S. 51 and Louisiana 54 near Garyville (pop. 2,775). Louisiana 3188 quickly encounters residential homes and apartment complexes on the trek from the freeway southward. Photo taken 10/22/03. Eastbound Interstate 10 approaching Exit 209 for U.S. 51. Traffic headed to Interstate 55 must use Exit 209, as there is no direct ramp from Interstate 10 east to Interstate 55 north. There is also no direct ramp from Interstate 55 south to Interstate 10 west. U.S. 51 merges onto Interstate 55 at the Exit 1 on-ramp. From there the two highway share pavement northward to Exit 28 at Hammond. Photo taken 10/22/03. Miss the exit for U.S. 51/Exit 209 and an 11 mile trek across the bayous of southwest Lake Pontchartrain await. Although the landscape around Interstate 10 looks rural, to the south is the sprawling city of La Place (pop. 27,684). Development along the U.S. 51 and 61 corridors is accelerating as the New Orleans metropolitan area continues to expand outwards. Traffic counts swell from 31,992 [1997] vpd to 52,350 [2002] vpd between Exits 206 and 209 and 209 and 220 respectively. Photo taken 10/22/03. A next exit placard indicates to Interstate 10 motorists that the next interchange occurs in twelve miles (Interstate 310 - Exit 220). Interstate 55 southbound merges onto Interstate 10 eastbound in 0.75 miles. Approximately 20,000 vehicles per day travel Interstate 55 between Interstate 10 and Ponchatoula (U.S. 51 Business). Photo taken 10/22/03. Exit 209 departs from Interstate 10 eastbound onto U.S. 51 northbound. Interstate 55 bound motorists travel 0.7 miles between the Exit 209 off-ramp and Exit 1 on-ramp of the north-south freeway. Interstate 55 elevates on a narrow strip of lane between Lakes Maurepas and Pontchartrain for 21 miles. North of the viaduct are the cities of Ponchatoula (pop. 5,180) and Hammond (pop. 17,639). Photo taken 10/22/03. Interstate 10 eastbound at the U.S. 51 & Interstate 55 north interchange (Exit 209) as seen June of 2001. Note that the original concrete of the highway had yet to be overlaid with the asphalt pictured in the above suite of photos. The last photograph displays the end of the Exit 209 off-ramp. To the right U.S. 51 widens to four lanes for its final three miles between Interstate 10 and U.S. 61 (Airline Highway). Photos taken 06/01. Interstate 10 again elevates on freeway viaduct from U.S. 51 eastward to Interstate 310. This photograph looks at the southbound Interstate 55 ramp with Interstate 10 eastbound. Photo taken 10/22/03. At the merge of the Interstate 55 southbound ramp with Interstate 10 east is the only Interstate 10 Louisiana mainline shield between Baton Rouge and the Mississippi state line. There is one remaining state-named shield in the westbound direction. It is posted between the Exit 240B (U.S. 90 - Chef Menteur Highway) interchange and the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal Bridge in New Orleans. Photo taken 08/12/02. Mileage sign on Interstate 10 eastbound at the southern terminus of Interstate 55. Ten miles separate Interstate 55 from Interstate 310 on the outskirts of Kenner. Photo taken 10/22/03. Traversing the Bonnet Carre Spillway and the southwestern reaches of Lake Pontchartrain on Interstate 10 eastbound. The scenery is quite serene on the pair of two-lane viaducts between the two Interstate junctions (Exits 210 & 220). To the south is swampland as far as the eye can see. The northern horizon intermingles with the Lake Pontchartrain. Photos taken 10/22/03. Eight miles to the east of the southern terminus of Interstate 55, is this sign bridge for the northern terminus of Interstate 310/Exit 220 on eastbound. The control cities of Boutte and Houma are displayed on a green-out. Photo taken 10/22/03. Interstate 10 draws to within one mile of Exit 220 with Interstate 310. The 1992-completed stack interchange elevates over prime tupelo and cypress swamp below. Attached to the overhead assembly is auxiliary guide signage for New Orleans International Airport. The facility is accessible by both Interstate 10 and Interstate 310 (via U.S. 61). Photo taken 10/22/03. One-half mile guide signage for Interstate 310/Exit 220 on Interstate 10 eastbound. In the background is part of the magnificent stack interchange between the two freeways. Photo taken 10/22/03. Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 220/the northern terminus of Interstate 310. This interchange is completely elevated over wetlands, and is massively expansive with sweeping flyovers. Interstate 310 is elevated on viaducts for the first five miles, bringing the grand total of continuous elevated roadway in Louisiana to 38 miles. The freeway itself is a spur to the southwest connecting U.S. 90 at Boutte (pop. 2,181) with the New Orleans International Airport and Kenner (pop. 70,517). This corridor will see an increased importance when Interstate 49 is completed to the south. Photo taken 10/22/03. High speed flyovers carry Interstate 10 westbound traffic onto Interstate 310 south and Interstate 310 northbound onto Interstate 10 westbound above. Photo taken 10/22/03. A guide sign for the next two exits serving the city of Kenner is attached to the Interstate 10 west to Interstate 310 south flyover. The overhead refers to the Exit 221 and 223 interchanges with Loyola Drive and Williams Boulevard. Photo taken 10/22/03. One-mile overhead for Exit 221 (Loyola Drive) on Interstate 10 eastbound. The right-hand lane added from Interstate 310 will become exit-only. The two mainline lanes here are maintained through the Exit 221 interchange. Photo taken 10/22/03. The freeway widens to six lanes from Interstate 310 eastbound through Kenner. Interstate 310 northbound adds two lanes at the onset, with the right-hand becoming exit-only for Loyola Drive (Exit 221). Loyola Drive travels northward from Veterans Memorial Highway to Joe Yennie Boulevard near Jefferson Downs. Photo taken 10/22/03. Buildings quickly replace trees and swamps as the setting for Interstate 10 within the city limits of Kenner. Exit 223 is the main access point from Interstate 10 into Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Photo taken 06/10/06. Traffic volumes swell to 120,959 vpd [2002] on the stretch between Loyola Drive and the Williams Boulevard (Louisiana 49) off-ramp. The speed limit of Interstate 10 remains at 60 mph throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Photo taken 10/22/03. The junction of Interstate 10 and Williams Boulevard (Louisiana 49) features flyover ramps between Interstate 10 westbound and Airport Boulevard south and Airport Boulevard north to Interstate 10 east. Access to New Orleans International Airport via Interstate 10 eastbound is available via Louisiana 49 south. Pictured here is the departure of the Exit 223 off-ramp. Photo taken 06/10/06. Traveling the Exit 223 off-ramp to Louisiana 49 (Williams Boulevard). While the exit tabs on the mainline indicate the exit as Exit 223A and B, traffic utilizes one ramp to a traffic light at Williams Boulevard. Photo taken 10/22/03. The end of the Exit 223 off-ramp at Williams Boulevard. Louisiana 49 follows the north-south arterial between U.S. 61 (Airline Highway) and Sunset Boulevard within the city limits of Kenner. The state highway tallies 3.90 miles. Traffic to Airport Boulevard is directed onto Louisiana 49 south to Veterans Memorial Highway. From there traffic turns west and enters Airport Boulevard via an on-ramp from Veterans Memorial Highway. Photo taken 10/22/03. Interstate 10 travels underneath Powers Boulevard (Exit 224 on westbound) before reaching the Exit 225 partial cloverleaf interchange with Veterans Memorial Highway. The east-west arterial parallels the freeway from the west Kenner city line to Pontchartrain Boulevard within the city limits of New Orleans. Photo taken 06/10/06. A closer look at the 0.75-mile guide sign for Exit 225 (Veterans Memorial Boulevard) on Interstate 10 east. The forthcoming interchange resides just north of Lafreniere Park and south of the Elmwood Canal. Photo taken 10/22/03. Interstate 10 curves southeast over Canal Number 3 ahead of the Exit 225 ramp departure to Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Veterans Boulevard comprises a busy commercialized arterial both east and west of the freeway interchange. Photo taken 06/10/06. A loop ramp serves Veterans Memorial Boulevard from Interstate 10 eastbound at Exit 225. Veterans Memorial Boulevard intersects David Drive and Power Boulevard to the west and Transcontinental Drive to the east in west Metairie. Photo taken 06/10/06. The next two interchanges of Interstate 10 are by far the busiest commuter junctions within the metropolitan area. Exit 226 (Clearview Parkway) and Exit 228 (Causeway Boulevard) serve the city of Metairie (pop. 146,136). Interstate 10 elevates over Transcontinental Drive ahead of the full-cloverleaf interchange with Clearview Parkway ahead. Photo taken 10/22/03. Pictured here is the Exit 226 collector/distributor roadway departure for the Clearview Parkway cloverleaf interchange. The north-south multi-lane arterial becomes Louisiana 3152 to the south and links Interstate 10, U.S. 61 (Airline Highway), and Louisiana 3139 (Earhart Expressway) with the U.S. 90 Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River. Photo taken 06/10/06. The southbound off-ramp to Clearview Parkway and Louisiana 3152 departs the Interstate 10 Exit 226 c/d roadway. Clearview Parkway meets Napolean Avenue just south of the freeway en route to Jefferson. At Jefferson, U.S. 90 turns south from the Jefferson Highway onto the cantilever Huey P. Long Bridge south to Bridge City. Louisiana 48 meets the two highways at the north end of the bridge to provide connections to Harahan. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 eastbound travelers continue another 1.50 miles to the Exit 228 full-cloverleaf interchange with Causeway Boulevard. Drivers bound for Clearview Parkway north meanwhile depart the adjacent c/d roadway for northwest Metairie. Clearview Parkway ends at Folse Drive along the Lake Pontchartrain coastline. Photo taken 06/10/06. 2004-05 construction resulted into the expansion of Interstate 10 between Clearview Parkway and Exit 228 (Causeway Boulevard). The widening allows for a two-lane c/d roadway departure for the ramps to Causeway Boulevard and a continuation to the adjacent interchange with Bonnabel Boulevard. New sound walls were installed between the freeway mainline and adjoining service roads. Photo taken 06/10/06. A second 2004-installed sign bridge advises motorists of the Exit 228 c/d roadway split for Causeway Boulevard and Bonnabel Boulevard. Causeway Boulevard comprises a busy surface arterial between U.S. 90 (Jefferson Highway) at Jefferson and the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway toll bridges. Commuters traveling as far north as Mandeville and Covington on the Lake Pontchartrain north shore utilize the twin bridges across Lake Pontchartrain and Causeway Boulevard to access Interstate 10 and the city of New Orleans. Thus Causeway Boulevard represents a pivotal link between the metropolitan area and the northern suburbs. Photo taken 06/10/06. Motorists bound for the Metairie central business district should use Causeway Boulevard from Interstate 10. Metairie is not incorporated nor has it a local government. The Jefferson Parish Council governs the five zip codes known as Metairie. north Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 228 splits from the Interstate 10 mainline as a two-lane c/d roadway. To the left is an example of the 2004 FHWA MUTCD-approved "Left Exit" tab above the two-mile sign for Interstate 610 east. Causeway Boulevard interchanges with Veterans Memorial Boulevard to the north ahead of its transition into the 23-mile long Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. To the south, Causeway Boulevard links Interstate 10 with Napolean and Metairie Avenues ahead of the interchange with U.S. 61 (Airline Highway). The portion of Causeway Boulevard between U.S. 61 and U.S. 90 (Jefferson Highway) constitutes a full freeway designated Louisiana 3046. Photo taken 06/10/06. 2004-installed signs direct motorists to Causeway Boulevard south and the c/d roadway east for Causeway Boulevard north and Bonnabel Boulevard. Causeway Boulevard is often congested with motorists using the four to six-lane arterial between the causeway and U.S. 61. The roadway is not a freeway on this stretch despite the interchanges with Veterans Boulevard and Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/10/06. Drivers merging onto Interstate 10 from the Causeway Boulevard (Exit 229) collector/distributor roadway system form the exit-only lane for Exit 229 (Bonnabel Boulevard). The upcoming off-ramp utilizes the adjacent frontage road to access the north-south arterial. Bonnabel Boulevard begins at Louisiana 611-9 (Metairie Road). From there the divided boulevard migrates northward to Interstate 10, Veterans Boulevard, Esplanade Avenue, and New Bonnabel Place on Lake Pontchartrain. Photo taken 06/10/06. Eastbound Interstate 10 at Exit 229 (Bonnabel Boulevard) for Bonnabel, Old Metairie, and Bucktown. This is the last exit of Jefferson Parish before the freeway enters Orleans Parish and the city of New Orleans. The diagrammatical signage is the first for the pending split of Interstate 610. Construction visible in the photograph represents the next phase in the Interstate 10 expansion project from Clearview Parkway to the New Orleans city line. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 travels through road work ahead of the split with Interstate 610 (Exit 230) east. The interchange with Interstate 610 was reconstructed between 1999-2000 to improve the ramps between the two freeways and widen the eastbound mainline to three lanes. Photo taken 06/10/06. A pre-construction look at Interstate 10 eastbound near the Rosa Avenue under crossing. The sign bridge pictured here was removed for road work pictured in the above photobox. The split of the two freeways occurs at the New Orleans city line and Metairie Relief Outfall Canal. Photo taken 10/22/03. Interstate 610 eastbound begins as Interstate 10 turns to the southeast and merges with the Pontchartrain Expressway. The Pontchartrain Expressway carries Interstate 10 from nearby Pontchartrain Boulevard southward. The original Pontchartrain Boulevard was overtaken by the construction of Interstate 10 from Interstate 610 to Claiborne Avenue and portions of the original boulevard remain as the adjacent service roads. The Exit 230 guide sign meanwhile includes space for a potential widening of Interstate 610 to three lanes. Interstate 610 eastbound travels 4.52 miles between Interstate 10 Exits 230 and 238B. The freeway provides a bypass of the central business district of New Orleans for both through and commuter traffic interests. Exit 1A of Interstate 610 departs in 0.5 miles for the aforementioned Pontchartrain Boulevard. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 sinks below the CSX Transportation railroad bridge ahead of the partial-diamond interchange (Exit 231A) with Metairie Road (Louisiana 611-9) west and City Park Avenue east. Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 231A departs Interstate 10 eastbound for Metairie Road and City Park Avenue. Metairie Road (Louisiana 611-9) meanders west to the Jefferson Parish communities of Old Metairie and De Limon Place to junction U.S. 61 (Airline Highway) near Causeway Boulevard. City Park Avenue meanwhile ventures east to Canal Street south, Canal Boulevard north, and Wisner Boulevard at Carrollton Avenue. Wisner Boulevard travels north to New Orleans City Park and the Lakeshore community of New Orleans. Photo taken 06/10/06. Four lanes of Interstate 10 eastbound ascend over Metairie Road (Louisiana 611-9). The right-hand lane defaults onto the Exit 232 ramps to U.S. 61 (Airline Drive, Tulane Avenue) and Carrollton Avenue. U.S. 61 (Airline Drive) enters the city at the Holly Grove neighborhood, passes underneath Palmetto Street, and meets Interstate 10 and Carrollton Avenue. Airline Drive transitions to Tulane Avenue south of its intersection with Carrollton Avenue. Photo taken 10/22/03. The Exit 232 ramps depart for U.S. 61 (Airline Drive), Carrollton Avenue south, and return access to Interstate 10 east. Carrollton Avenue south meets Palmetto Street, Earhart Boulevard, and U.S. 90 (Clairborne Avenue) on the drive to the Carrollton and Uptown communities along the Mississippi River. Use Carrollton Avenue south to Leake Avenue for Audubon Park and Zoo. Photo taken 06/10/06. An overhead above the Exit 232 ramps direct motorists to the U.S. 61 (Airline Drive) off-ramp. U.S. 61 continues east from Airline Drive along Tulane Drive to its southern terminus at junction U.S. 90 (Broad Avenue). U.S. 61 and Carrollton Avenue north serve the Mid-City neighborhood of the city. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 eastbound ascends over U.S. 61 (Airline Drive) and Carrollton Avenue. Posted on the over crossing is the 1.50-mile overhead of Exit 234A for U.S. 90 Business (Future Interstate 49) east and U.S. 90 (Clairborne Avenue). Photo taken 06/10/06. The skyline of New Orleans comes into view as Interstate 10 leaves Exit 232. In the foreground is the New Orleans Superdome, home of the NFL New Orleans Saints franchise. The Superdome was used as an evacuation shelter during the landfall of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. Strong winds of the storm proved to be to much for the venue, causing major damage to the stadium roof. At the same time provisions for the thousands of evacuees were running out, causing a an emergency situation of its own. When several of the protective levees failed and waters from Lake Pontchartrain flooded the city, the thousands stranded at the Superdome had to be moved out of the city in a short period of time. Months later, repairs were underway to get the Superdome ready in time for the 2006/07 NFL season. The 2005/06 Saints played their home games in San Antonio, Texas and Baton Rouge in lieu of New Orleans. Photos taken 06/10/06. On-ramps from Exit 232 return to Interstate 10 eastbound ahead of the Jefferson Davis Parkway over crossing. A slip ramp departs for Howard Avenue, the southbound frontage road. Photo taken 06/10/06. The Pontchartrain Expressway continues south from Interstate 10 at Exit 234A to the Greater New Orleans and Crescent City Connection Bridges. U.S. 90 Business (unsigned Interstate 910) continue the expressway southeast to the Algiers section of New Orleans, Gretna, and other Westbank communities south of the Mississippi River. Photo taken 06/10/06. Nearing the Broad Avenue over crossing along Interstate 10 east. Broad Avenue becomes part of U.S. 90 north of its intersection with Tulane Avenue. Photo taken 06/10/06. The junction between Interstate 10 with U.S. 90 Business (Pontchartrain Expressway) and U.S. 90 (Claiborne Avenue) involves an elaborate stack interchange over the city street grid below. U.S. 90 Business appears for the first time on Exit 234A overheads at Broad Avenue. The business loop for U.S. 90 follows the Westbank Expressway west from Algiers to Marrero and Westwago. The Westbank Expressway is also unsigned Interstate 910, a predecessor for the eventual Interstate 49 designation planned for the future. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 mainline traffic veers to the right at the Exit 234A split with the Pontchartrain Expressway. U.S. 90 Business begins and quickly encounters the U.S. 90 (Claiborne Street) off-ramp. U.S. 90 follows Claiborne Street east from the Jefferson Parish line to the Superdome area at Poydras Street. Clairborne Street parallels Interstate 10 below its viaduct from Poydras Street north to St. Bernard Avenue. U.S. 90 east turns northwest onto Tulane Avenue nearby. Photo taken 06/10/06. The Interstate 10 eastbound mainline curves northeast toward the Vieux Carre and Treme sections of the city. The central business district skyline lies just south of the freeway between Poydras and Canal Streets. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 passes between high rises along Tulane Avenue as it leaves the Exit 234C interchange with U.S. 90 Business. Photo taken 06/10/06. Drivers from U.S. 90 Business merge onto Interstate 10 east from the left ahead of the Exit 235A off-ramp to Orleans Avenue. The forthcoming ramp provides the first of two routes into the French Quarter from Interstate 10 eastbound. Motorists bound for Canal Street or Tulane Avenue should use the Exit 234C connection to U.S. 90 (Claiborne Street) as there is no access to either surface streets from Interstate 10 eastbound. Photo taken 06/10/06. One half mile west of the Orleans Avenue off-ramp at the Tulane Avenue on-ramp. Orleans Avenue travels southeast from City Park Avenue to Basin Street within the French Quarter. Photo taken 06/10/06. St. Louis Cemetery lies along the south side of the Interstate 10 viaduct between Iberville and St. Louis Streets. The site is home to a number of mausoleums visible from the freeway above. Exit 235A descends from Interstate 10 east onto Orleans Avenue eastbound at Lafitte Street adjacent to Louis Armstrong Park. Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 235A descends from the freeway viaduct to Orleans Avenue south to Basin Street and the Vieux Carre. Exit 236A to Esplande Avenue provides a second exit to the French Quarter in one quarter mile. The French Quarter is home to Bourbon Street, the popular street mall made famous by its party atmosphere, and other cultural attractions ranging from Jackson Square to the Cabildo. One will also find many live jazz bars and clubs in the Quarter along with cajun eateries offering anything from gumbo to crawfish. Photo taken 06/10/06. The Esplanade Avenue off-ramp lowers to join Claiborne Avenue below the viaduct. Claiborne Avenue intersects Esplanade Avenue one block beyond the ramp merge and St. Bernard Avenue in five blocks. Esplanade Avenue travels north from Decatur Street within the French Quarter to the Treme community. Photo taken 06/10/06. Departing the freeway next is Louisiana 39 (North Claiborne Avenue) east for the Ninth Ward, Arabi, and Chalmette. Louisiana 39 begins at the Exit 236B partial "Y" interchange and merges with North Clairborne Avenue ahead of Elysian Fields Avenue (Louisiana 46). Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 eastbound nearing the split with Louisiana 39 (North Claiborne Avenue). North Claiborne Avenue originally consisted of a tree-lined boulevard between Earhart Boulevard and St. Bernard Avenue. The park-like corridor was selected for Interstate 10's path due to the lack of structures within its right of way. It's ironic that the same freeway that severed neighborhoods would be the only structure above water during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. North Claiborne Avenue remains in the shadows of Interstate 10 as a frontage road otherwise. Photo taken 06/10/06. Eastbound at the Exit 236B ramp departure to Louisiana 39 (North Claiborne Avenue) east. Louisiana 39 heads through the blighted Ninth Ward, a community devastated by Hurricane Katrina flood waters, to St. Bernard Parish and Chalmette. The state highway straddles the east banks of the Mississippi River south from Chalmette to Pointe A La Hache in Plaquemines Parish. Photo taken 06/10/06. A half-diamond interchange joins Interstate 10 west with St. Bernard Avenue at the North Claiborne Avenue ramps. The on-ramp from St. Bernard Avenue forms the exit-only lane for Elysian Fields Avenue (Louisiana 3021). Exit 237 constitutes a diamond interchange with the north-south Louisiana 3021, a state highway linking North Claiborne Avenue with U.S. 90 (Gentilly Boulevard). Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 237 quickly departs Interstate 10 eastbound for Louisiana 3021 (Elysian Fields Avenue) north. Elysian Fields Avenue travels between the east edge of the French Quarter at North Peters Street to Pontchartrain Beach. Louisiana 3021 ends at junction U.S. 90 (Gentilly Boulevard) within the Gentilly neighborhood to the north. Photo taken 06/10/06. The Interstate 10 viaduct continues northeast toward the Louisa Street (Exit 239) interchange. Pictured here is an eastbound reassurance shield posted near the Florida Avenue under crossing. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 continues northeast alongside the Gentilly and Desire neighborhoods of central New Orleans. The next interchange joins the freeway with Louisa Street and Almonaster Boulevard at industrial areas along side the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 610 eastbound returns to Interstate 10 east at the Exit 238B partial "Y" interchange above Franklin Avenue. A half-diamond interchange also joins Interstate 10 west with the Franklin Avenue below. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 610 eastbound merges onto Interstate 10 east ahead of the Exit 239A ramp departure to Louisa Street south to Desire and Almonaster Boulevard east to the New Orleans Business & Industrial District. Photo taken 06/10/06. The Interstate 610 ramp adds an auxiliary lane for Exit 239A. Louisa Street travels south through the Hurricane Katrina battered Gentilly and Desire neighborhoods, ending at Louisiana 46 (St. Claude Avenue) in the Ninth Ward. Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 239A leaves Interstate 10 east for ramps to Louisa Street south and Almonaster Boulevard east. Almonaster Boulevard crosses the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) to the south of a large CSX Transportation railroad yard. The road serves the industrial areas of New Orleans East between Louisa Street and Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47. Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 239B departs from Interstate 10 east to intersect Louisa Street between its intersections with Almonaster Boulevard and Gentilly Road. Almonaster Boulevard west turns southwest to intersect Florida and Franklin Avenues. Louisa Street north meets U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) in the busy commercial district of east Gentilly. U.S. 90 travels a lift bridge over the IHNC just north of the Interstate 10 IHNC span. Photos taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 utilizes a narrow six-lane bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC). The shoulder-less high-level span includes a truck restriction mandating commercial vehicles to the right-hand lane. The bridge spans the canal, the Public Belt Railroad, and France and Jourdan Roads. Photo taken 06/10/06. A look at the Exit 239A split between ramps to Almonaster Boulevard east to France Road and Louisa Street south to Higgins Boulevard. Photo taken 06/10/06. Rising high above the IHNC waters along Interstate 10 east. The IHNC links Lake Pontchartrain, the Intracoastal Waterway, and the Mississippi River between central New Orleans and New Orleans East. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 meets Downman Road at the east end of the IHNC bridge. Downman Road travels north from Exit 240A to U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway), Morrison Road, and Hayne Boulevard (Louisiana 47). Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 eastbound reassurance shield posted along the IHNC bridge. Photo taken 06/10/06. A partial "Y" interchange joins Interstate 10 with Downman Road on the eastbound descent from the IHNC bridge. Downman Road begins at the interchange and quickly intersects U.S. 90 between Jourdan Road and Stemway Drive. A large CSX railroad yard lies southeast of the interchange along Old Gentilly Road and Almonaster Boulevard. Old Gentilly Road represents the original U.S. 90 alignment through New Orleans East. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 eastbound touches ground ahead of the five-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). U.S. 90 departs the Gentilly neighborhood of central New Orleans for Lake Forest and New Orleans East. Exit 240B provides access onto eastbound only. Photo taken 06/10/06. Old Gentilly Road passes over Interstate 10 eastbound at its split with Exit 240B to U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). U.S. 90 straddles the southern reaches of the commercial and residential areas of New Orleans East parallel to the CSX Railroad line. The federal highway next meets Interstate 10 at Tillman's Corner, Alabama. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 ascends to pass over both Dwyer Street and Dwyer Canal on the approach to Exit 241 with Morrison Road. Morrison Road provides the most direct route to New Orleans Lakefront Airport from central New Orleans. The airport resides along Hayne Boulevard north of Downman Road. Photo taken 06/10/06. Nearing the Morrison Road trumpet interchange (Exit 241) on Interstate 10 east. The interchange lies at the eastern turn of Interstate 10 near Lake Forest. Morrison Road itself constitutes a divided surface highway leading east from Jourdan and Downman Roads through New Orleans East. Morrison Road from Downman Road east to the Exit 241 connector represented the original west end of the Eastern Expressway (Interstate 10) for a short time before the IHNC bridge and approaches were built. Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 241 loops onto Morrison Road westbound from Interstate 10 east. Morrison Road and Downman Road south to U.S. 90 were once apart of Louisiana 3021. Downman Road's intersection with Hayne Boulevard to the north represents Louisiana 47's western terminus. Photo taken 06/10/06. The next New Orleans East interchange joins Interstate 10 with Crowder Boulevard at Exit 242. Crowder Boulevard travels through commercial areas damaged heavily by Hurricane Katrina. Photo taken 06/10/06. Eastbound at the Exit 242 diamond interchange for Crowder Boulevard. Crowder Boulevard travels through the Lake Forest and East Gentilly neighborhoods of the city from U.S. 90 to Hayne Boulevard (Louisiana 47). Photo taken 06/10/06. Next in line for Interstate 10 east is the Exit 244 diamond interchange with Read Boulevard. Read Boulevard served a busy commercial area to the north and south of Interstate 10 before Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Most of those businesses were damaged extensively by the storm and are slowly recovering. Photo taken 06/10/06. Read Boulevard, like Crowder Boulevard, travels south from Hayne Boulevard (Louisiana 46) to U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). Read Boulevard however continues a short distance beyond the Chef Menteur Highway to Almonaster Boulevard. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 eastbound approaching the Bullard Avenue diamond interchange (Exit 245). Bullard Avenue constitutes a north-south surface boulevard between U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) and Hayne Boulevard (Louisiana 47). Photo taken 06/10/06. Winds from Hurricane Katrina claimed the Bullard Avenue (Exit 245) overhead. Pictured here is the Exit 245 gore point near the Eastover community of New Orleans East. Bullard Avenue south intersects Lake Forest Boulevard just west of its interchange with Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47. Photo taken 06/10/06. Hurricane Katrina also blew the initial guide sign for Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 (Exits 246A/B) down as well. The forthcoming stack interchange represents the north end of the 3.16-mile Interstate linking Interstate 10 with Michoud and Chalmette. Photo taken 08/12/02. Interstate 10 sees frontage roads throughout most of New Orleans East. The eastbound frontage road becomes Paris Road, Interstate 510's southbound frontage road, at Exit 246A. Paris Road, the original routing of Louisiana 47, was replaced by Interstate 510 as the main north-south route between Interstate 10 and the Louisiana 47 Intracoastal Waterway Bridge leading south to St. Bernard Parish. Pictured here is an auxiliary guide sign touting the Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 connections to the post-Hurricane Katrina abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Theme Park off Lake Forest Boulevard and the NASA Michoud Building Assembly Plant off Old Gentilly Road. Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 246A departs Interstate 10 eastbound in one quarter mile for Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 south to Michoud, and Chalmette, the seat of Saint Bernard Parish. Louisiana 47 overlaps with the entire Interstate 510 routing. Photo taken 06/10/06. Interstate 10 eastbound at the Exit 246A ramp departure onto Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 south. The tandem see interchanges with Lake Forest Boulevard, U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway), and Almonaster Boulevard between Interstate 10 and the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge. Louisiana 47 ends at Louisiana 47 (St. Bernard Highway) in Chalmette nine miles to the south. Photo taken 06/10/06. Exit 246B comprises a loop ramp onto Louisiana 47 (Paris Road) northbound for the Little Woods community of New Orleans. Paris Road intersects the Interstate 10 westbound side frontage road just north of the freeway end. Louisiana 47 turns onto Hayne Boulevard from Paris Road along Lake Pontchartrain. Photo taken 06/10/06. Page Updated July 6, 2006.