| Louisiana Highway 407 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 2.17 mi (3.49 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1955 renumbering – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | LA 406 in New Orleans | |||
| North end: | LA 428 in New Orleans | |||
| Location | ||||
| Parishes: | Orleans, Plaquemines | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Louisiana Highway 407 (LA 407) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Plaquemines and Orleans Parishes. It spans 2.17 miles (3.49 km) in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Woodland Highway, Woodland Drive and General DeGaulle Drive.
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 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.
| Parish | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Orleans |
New Orleans | 0.00 | LA 406 (Woodland Highway) | Southern terminus | |||
| Plaquemines |
No major junctions | ||||||
| Orleans |
New Orleans | Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway | |||||
| 0.8 | General DeGaulle Drive/Woodland Drive | LA 407 turns northward on to Woodland Drive | |||||
| 2.17 | LA 428 (General Meyer Avenue) | Northern terminus Eastern terminus of LA 428 (Northern segment) |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||