Louisiana Highway 541

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Louisiana Highway 541
Length: 9.75 mi (15.69 km)
West end: LA 18 in Avondale
East end: LA 18 in Harvey
Highways in Louisiana
< LA 540 LA 542 >

Louisiana Highway 541 (LA 541) is a state highway that serves Jefferson Parish. LA 541 is commonly referred to as River Road and Labauve Drive. It spans 9.75 miles in a west to east direction.

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From the west, LA 541 begins at an intersection with LA 18 in Avondale and runs northerly toward the Mississippi River and Bridge City. It passes Avondale Shipyards and becomes River Road, ultimately passing under the Huey P. Long Bridge. It rejoins and shares River Road with LA 18 in Westwego. It then continues eastward to its end at LA 18 just before the Harvey Canal in Harvey.

LA 541 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.

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Parish Location Mile Junction Notes
Jefferson Avondale Western terminus of LA 541
0.00 LA 18 (River Road)
Nine Mile Point Passes under US 90/Huey P. Long Bridge (No access)
Westwego 5.2 LA 18 (Bridge City Avenue) LA 18 departs to the west
Begin concurrency
5.55 LA 18 (Louisiana Street) LA 18 departs to the east (south)
End concurrency
Marrero 8.6 LA 560-1 (Barataria Boulevard) Northern terminus of LA 560-1
Harvey 9.3 LA 560-2 (Distillery Lane) Northern terminus of LA 560-2
9.75 LA 18 (4th Street)
Eastern terminus of LA 541

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