Louisiana Highway 407

Louisiana Highway 407 marker

Louisiana Highway 407
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length: 2.5 mi[1] (4.0 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
  • Louisiana Highway System
← LA 406LA 408 →

Louisiana Highway 407 (LA 407) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Plaquemines and Orleans Parishes. It spans 2.5 miles (4.0 km) in a south to north direction.[1] It is known locally as Woodland Highway, Woodland Drive and General DeGaulle Drive.

Route description

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.

Major intersections

ParishLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
OrleansNew Orleans0.00.0 LA 406 (Woodland Highway) – Belle ChasseSouthern terminus
Plaquemines
 No major junctions
OrleansNew Orleans0.71.1Bridge over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
2.54.0 LA 428 (General Meyer Avenue)Northern terminus;
Northern terminus of LA 428
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Microsoft; Nokia (November 10, 2012). "Map of LA 407" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved November 10, 2012. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)

External links

Route map: Bing