Louisiana Highway 407

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Louisiana Highway 407
Length: 2.17 mi (3.49 km)
Formed: 1955 renumbering
South end: LA 406 in New Orleans
North end: LA 428 in New Orleans
Highways in Louisiana
< LA 406 LA 408 >

Louisiana Highway 407 (LA 407) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Plaquemines and Orleans Parishes. It spans 2.17 miles in a south to north diretion. It is known locally as Woodland Highway and Woodland Drive.

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From the south, LA 407 begins at an intersection with LA 406 at the foot of the bridge over the ICWW. The northern continuation of Woodland Highway heads westerly and briefly travels back into Plaquemines Parish before reentering Orleans Parish and New Orleans as it crosses the canal. On the other side, LA 406 intersects Woodland Drive/General DeGaulle Drive. LA 407 turns northward onto Woodland Drive and continues until a terminus at General Meyer Avenue with LA 428.

LA 407 is a divided, four-lane road from LA 406 to General DeGaulle Drive and an undivided, four-lane road from General DeGaulle Drive to LA 428/General Meyer Avenue.

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Parish Location Mile Junction Notes
Orleans New Orleans Southern terminus of LA 407
0.00 LA 406 (Woodland Highway) LA 406 continues southward (westbound) as Woodland Highway
Plaquemines Belle Chasse N/A (No Junctions)
Orleans New Orleans crosses the ICWW
0.8 General DeGaulle Drive (to the west)
Woodland Drive (to the south and north)
LA 407 turns northward on to Woodland Drive
2.17 LA 428 (General Meyer Avenue) Eastern terminus of LA 428 (Northern segment)
Northern terminus of LA 407

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