Louisiana Highway 3188
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| Louisiana Highway 3188 |
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| Length: | ~2 mi (~3.5 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | early 1980s | ||||||||
| South end: |  US 61 |
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| North end: |  I-10 |
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Completed in the early 1980s, Louisiana 3188 primarily serves as a connecting road between U.S. Highway 61 and Interstate 10, and is completely contained within the community of LaPlace, LA. It is a four-lane divided highway, oriented north/south, with a total distance of just over 2 miles. It is paved with asphalt, except at the junction with the interstate, where it is concrete.
The road is known locally as Belle Terre Boulevard, although it is not signed as such on the interstate. It is Exit 206 on Interstate 10 in Louisiana, and is known by residents of the New Orleans metropolitan area as the second LaPlace exit, the first being Exit 209, U.S. Highway 51.
The alignment and name of Belle Terre Boulevard changed with the completion of the state highway. The original road ended adjacent to the Belle Terre Country Club and golf course, following what is now called Lakewood Drive. It has always been a four-lane divided road.
There are three signalled intersections: US 61, Fairway Drive, and St. Andrews Boulevard. At the northern terminus, Louisiana 3188 intersects Interstate 10 in a continuous-flow trumpet interchange; all other intersections are at-grade.
