The two-mile guide sign of Exit 2C for Almonaster Boulevard resides along on Louisiana 47 (Paris Road) northbound in Saint Bernard Parish. Paris Road consists of five overall lanes from the Parish seat of Chalmette northward to the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Louisiana 47 (Paris Road) northbound at the Intracoastal Waterway bridge. The arched bridge pokes high into the sky and can be seen from Interstate 10 five miles to the west. The waterway leads east from the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal to both Lake Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico. Bayou Bienvenue just to the south marks the Orleans and St. Bernard Parish line. Photos taken 06/10/06.
Louisiana 47 transitions into Interstate 510 at the north end of the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge. There a diamond interchange joins the freeway with Almonaster Boulevard near its intersections with Gentilly Road. Almonaster Boulevard travels west through New Orleans East to a bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. The road enters central New Orleans near the Gentilly neighborhood. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Northbound Louisiana 47 (Paris Road) at the crest of the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge. Built in 1967, the bridge travels 6,620 feet.1 Photo taken 06/10/06.
Descending on Louisiana 47 northbound towards Exit 2C and the beginning of Interstate 510. The majority of the 3.16 mile Interstate can be seen from this perch high above the marshy ground below. Areas throughout Lake Forest, Michoud, and New Orleans East were devastated from the winds and floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. As of June 2006 much of the area remained abandoned. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Touching down from the Louisiana 47 Intracoastal Waterway Bridge ahead of the Exit 2C ramp departure. Almonaster Boulevard becomes Old Gentilly Road east of Interstate 510 en route to the Michoud section of New Orleans. The NASA Michoud Assembly Facility lies just east of the interchange at the intersection of Michoud Boulevard and Old Gentilly Road. Old Gentilly Road otherwise continues east to its merge with U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 510 begins at the Louisiana 47 interchange with Almonaster Boulevard (Exit 2C). Almonaster Boulevard and Old Gentilly Road travel west through the industrial areas of Lake Forest. Use Exit 2B for the residential areas and commercial district of Lake Forest. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Attached to the Almonaster Boulevard over crossing is the one-half mile overhead of Exits 2A-B for U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). A six-ramp partial cloverleaf constitutes the junction between Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 with the Chef Menteur Highway. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 northbound gains an auxiliary lane between Exits 2C and 2B for the off-ramp to U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) east. U.S. 90 east travels through Michoud toward the junction with U.S. 11 and Venetian Isles. Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 otherwise elevate over a CSX Railroad line and the Chef Menteur Highway. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Traffic to U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) eastbound departs Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 northbound. U.S. 90 meanders eastward from New Orleans to the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge en route to the Chef Menteur Pass and the Rigolets. Bridges along the route suffered damage during Hurricane Katrina but reopened by Winter of 2006. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Westbound traffic to U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) leaves the northbound freeway via a loop ramp at Exit 2A. U.S. 90 travels from Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 through the Lake Forest neighborhood to junction Interstate 10 at Exit 240B. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Northbound at the Exit 2A ramp departure to U.S. 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) west. U.S. 90 travels through the Lake Forest commercial and residential areas between Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 and Exit 240B of Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Lake Forest Boulevard intersects Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 at Exit 1B. The east-west surface highway begins at Mayo Boulevard at Lake Forest and ends at Michoud Boulevard in the New Orleans East neighborhood. The freeway gains a frontage road system in the form of Paris Road (old Louisiana 47) from U.S. 90 northward to Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/10/06.
A diamond interchange joins Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 with Lake Forest Boulevard between Michould Boulevard and Bullard Avenue. Much of the area near the junction remains abandoned due to effects from Hurricane Katrina. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The abandoned Six Flags New Orleans (formerly Jazz Land) amusement park lies along the Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 frontage east of the freeway. Built in 2000, the facility was bought by Six Flags in 2002 after financial troubles. Hurricane Katrina ravaged the park and forced its closure. While the structural integrity of the six roller coasters and other large scale rides remains fairly intact, water damage to the electrical systems, sewer lines, and other low-lying structures was extreme. Before the hurricane struck, the facility was one of the systems's least attended parks. Therefore it is unclear as to whether or not Six Flags will reopen its New Orleans facility.2 Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 travel a short viaduct between Lake Forest Boulevard and the stack interchange with Interstate 10 (Exit 1A). Paris Road remains visible along the freeway frontage through this stretch. The 3.65-mile freeway maintains a 60 mph speed limit throughout. Photo taken 06/10/06.
The right-hand lane gained from the Lake Forest Boulevard on-ramp becomes an exit-only affair for Interstate 10 (Exit 1A). The Interstate 10 interchange with Interstate 510 is second to the last along the freeway as it heads toward Slidell. The interchange with Michoud Boulevard lies nearby at New Orleans East. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Interstate 510 & Louisiana 47 northbound at Exit 1A ramp departure to Interstate 10. Interstate 510 north ends as Louisiana 47 continues northbound onto Paris Road to the Lake Pontchartrain waterfront and Hayne Boulevard. The state highway turns westward on Hayne Boulevard at Little Woods. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Exit 1A partitions into ramps for Interstate 10 west and east. A flyover ramp shuttles traffic to Interstate 10 west and downtown New Orleans high above. Traffic turning eastward on Interstate 10 travels 15 miles northward through the Bayou Sauvage
National Wildlife Refuge and across Lake Pontchartrain to the city of Slidell. Photo taken 06/10/06.
Looking westward at the Interstate 10 six-lane freeway and Lake Forest in eastern New Orleans from the Interstate 510 flyover to Interstate 10 west. Photo taken 06/10/06.
