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Interstate 110 Southbound

The Guide to Interstate 110 is split into two pages:

Southbound
The first southbound reassurance shield for Interstate 110. Most of Interstate 110 is elevated on freeway viaduct. The exception is this northernmost segment. For some reason or another there are no reassurance shields on the elevated highway south of this location. Thus this shield receives the distinction as the sole mainline reassurance shield for the eight mile freeway spur. Photo taken 08/12/02. Photo taken 08/12/02.
A 60 mph speed limit is maintained throughout the northernmost reaches of Interstate 110. The first mainline exit of Interstate 110 southbound is that of Exit 6 with Louisiana 408 (Harding Boulevard). A half-diamond interchange does carry traffic onto the freeway from Louisiana 19 (Scotland Avenue) near the viaduct beginning. Photo taken 10/13/03.
The northern viaduct of Interstate 110 travels between Central Avenue and Harding Boulevard over the north Baton Rouge street grid. Pictured here is the 0.25-mile overhead of Exit 6 (Louisiana 408). The upcoming exit with Louisiana 408 (Harding Boulevard) serves Baton Rouge Metro Airport and Southern University. Photo taken 10/13/03.
Interstate 110 southbound at the Harding Boulevard off-ramp. Louisiana 408 follows Harding Boulevard from the campus of Southern University at College Drive eastward to the airport and Hooper Road. As side bar, Louisiana 406 and 407 are situated in the Westbank communities of New Orleans Metropolitan area. Photo taken 10/13/03.
A fourth southbound lane adds to the Interstate 110 viaduct for Exit 5 (U.S. 61 & 190). The upcoming junction comprises a four-level symmetrical stack interchange. U.S. 61 & 190 (Airline Highway) share a 6.5-mile overlap between interchanges at Florida Boulevard and Scenic Highway in north and eastern reaches of the city. Photo taken 08/12/02.
Interstate 110 southbound composes the second level of the symmetrical stack interchange of Exit 5. U.S. 61 & 190 (Airline Highway) follow a two mile freeway below between Scenic Highway (U.S. 61B & 190B) and Plank Road (Louisiana 67). Photo taken 08/12/02.
Southbound sign bridge at Exit 4A (Evangeline Street). Evangeline Street is an east-west surface avenue that travels three miles between port facilities on the Mississippi River and the Airline Highway (U.S. 61 & 190). Interstate 110 elevates again onto a viaduct south of Exit 5. 1960s vintage highway lighting is found along most of 8.89 mile Interstate highway. Photo taken 08/12/02.
Exit 4A traffic must quickly merge to the left before being captured by the departing Exit 3B exit-only lane on Interstate 110 south. Photo taken 08/12/02.
The Exit 3B off-ramp descends from Interstate 110 onto the southbound frontage road of Nokomis Street. One block to the south is Weller Avenue and two blocks to the south is Mohican Street. Many of the streets in this neighborhood of the city carry Native American names. Photo taken 08/12/02.

The Interstate 110 viaduct shifts two blocks westward between Exit 3B and Exit 3A (Chippewa Street). The next off-ramp descends onto Pocahontas Street just north of its intersection with Chippewa Street. Hiawatha Street forms the northbound frontage road below the viaduct one block east of Pocahontas. Photo taken 08/12/02.
Exit 3A departs Interstate 110 southbound for Chippewa Street. One block to the west Chippewa Street intersects Scenic Highway and becomes U.S. 61 & 190 Business. The east-west street travels from the Mississippi waterfront at 3rd Street eastward to Plank Road (Louisiana 67) and Delaware Street. Photo taken 08/12/02.
Louisiana 67 interacts with Interstate 110 directly at the Exit 2B interchange. The state highway follows Plank Road for most of the city and metropolitan area but takes 22nd Street from Interstate 110 southward. Photo taken 10/13/03.
Interstate 110 southbound at the Exit 2B ramp departure for Louisiana 67 (22nd Street). The state highway continues southward on 22nd Street for 1.2 miles to Louisiana 73 (Government Street). 43.66 miles to the north Louisiana 67 crosses the Mississippi state line. Photo taken 10/13/03.
Motorists merge onto Interstate 110 southbound from 19th Street on the approach to the Exit 1E off-ramp to Capital Access Road. Interstate 110 travels east-west between 22nd and 10th Streets. The high rise in the background is that of the Louisiana State Capital complex. Photo taken 10/13/03.
Capital Access Road departs Interstate 110 southbound at Exit 5 and a railroad overcrossing. The original guide sign included Department of Transportation & Development. A sign replacement project of 2003 however replaces the right-hand panel and removes the Exit 1G 0.25-mile overhead. Photo taken 08/12/02.
The sign replacement of the Exit 1E overhead at the southbound off-ramp. Capital Access Road spurs westward from Interstate 110 to Capital Lake Drive and State Capital Drive for the Louisiana State Capital Complex (Capital Park). Photo taken 10/13/03.
New overhead for the Exit 1G ramp departure for N. Ninth Street. Interstate 110 reduces to four lanes on the southward curve near Capital Park and Boyd Avenue. Ninth Street parallels the freeway on the southbound side through to Laurel Street. Photo taken 10/13/03.
A slip ramp composes the Exit 1G connection to adjacent N. Ninth Avenue. Traffic merges onto Ninth Avenue from W. Highway Drive and the Capital Access Road from the right. Note that the overheads for Exit 1G and the Interstate 110 southbound pull-through panel are removed by 2003. See the sign bridge in the background of the above photograph for the change. Photo taken 08/12/02.
Taking N. Ninth Street southbound adjacent to the Interstate 110 mainline reveals this sign bridge. Traffic from W. Highway Drive is afford the opportunity to access Interstate 110 south. Otherwise N. Ninth Street continues to Boyd Avenue and the Baton Rouge central business district. Photo taken 11/15/03.
Interstate 110 southbound at the left-hand off-ramp to Laurel Street (Exit 1H). Northbound travelers see an off-ramp one block to the north at North Street. Exit 1H is the second to last mainline off-ramp of the Baton Rouge freeway spur. Ahead is a second left-hand off-ramp for Louisiana 73 (Exit 1A). Louisiana 73 (Government Street) is a 26.25-mile highway between Baton Rouge and Geismar (junction Louisiana 75). Photo taken 11/15/03.
Southbound Interstate 110 approaching Exit 1A/Louisiana 73. This interchange also facilitates travel to the U.S.S. Kidd, Louisiana Naval War Museum, and Casino district of Baton Rouge. Louisiana 73 ends nearby at the intersection of Government and Saint Phillip Streets (Louisiana 30). Photo taken 10/13/03.
Southbound on Interstate 110 over North Boulevard near the Old Governor's Mansion. This sign bridge is the first to delineate lane allocation for the terminus ramps with Interstate 10. The ramp merging from the right links Convention Street with the viaduct. Photo taken 08/12/02.
A 2003 sign replacement project sees the removal of the panels depicted in the above photobox for the placement of new Exit 1J (Interstate 10 west) and Exit 1I (Interstate 10 east) panels. Instead of four southbound lanes the right-hand lane was restriped into a new full shoulder. Photo taken 11/15/03.
A look at the south end of Interstate 110 and split of Interstate 10 bound ramps from the shoulder of the northbound ramp from Interstate 10 east. Traffic was at a virtual standstill due to a traffic accident further to the east on Interstate 10. Lafayette is situated 41 miles to the west, with Lake Charles at a distance of 110 miles from this location. Both of these sign panels were also replaced during 2003. Photo taken 08/12/02.
The new Exit 1I overhead for Interstate 10 eastbound at the Interstate 110 southern terminus. There were three lanes to carry traffic onto eastbound. However in 2003 the right-hand lane was restriped to form a full shoulder. Interstate 10 travels southeastward from here four miles to the eastbound beginning of Interstate 12. Photo taken 10/13/03.

Page Updated February 28, 2004.