Louisiana Highway 306

Louisiana Highway 306 marker

Louisiana Highway 306
Bayou Gauche Road
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length: 8.6 mi[1] (13.8 km)
Existed: 1955 renumbering – present
Major junctions
South end: Burchell Canal in Bayou Gauche
  US 90 in Paradis
North end: LA 631 in Paradis
Location
Parishes: St. Charles
Highway system
  • Louisiana Highway System
← LA 304LA 307 →

Louisiana Highway 306 (LA 306) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Charles Parish. It spans a total of 8.6 miles (13.8 km) in a south to north direction.[1] It is known locally as Bayou Gauche Road.

Route description

From the south, LA 306 begins at the Burchell Canal in Bayou Gauche. About four miles (6 km) to the north, it meets LA 632 (WPA Road) to the west. Continuing northward, the two highways are concurrent for about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) before LA 632 departs again to the east, this time as Grand Bayou Road. About four miles (6 km) further to the north, LA 306 intersects US 90 in Paradis. Just past this intersection, the highway ends at an intersection with LA 631 (Old Spanish Trail).

LA 306 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.

Major intersections

The entire highway is in St. Charles Parish.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Bayou Gauche0.00.0Dead end at Burchell CanalSouthern terminus
4.06.4 LA 632 (WPA Road)South end of LA 632 concurrency
4.67.4 LA 632 (Grand Bayou Road)North end of LA 632 concurrency
Paradis8.413.5 US 90 – New Orleans, Houma
8.613.8 LA 631 (Old Spanish Trail)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Microsoft; Nokia (November 9, 2012). "Map of LA 306" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved November 9, 2012. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)

External links

Route map: Bing