Louisiana State Route 61

State Route 61
Route information
Length:	6.40 mi (10.30 km)
Existed:	1924 – 1955
Major junctions
South end:	SR 1 in Chalmette
North end:	US 90 / SR 2
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State

Louisiana State Route 61 (LA 61) was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1924. It ran in a south to north direction for 6.40 miles (10.30 km), spanning from Chalmette to an intersection with LA 2 just east of New Orleans. It was designated in the post-1955 system as Louisiana Highway 47.

Route description

Beginning on Route No. 1 at Versailles, through Bayou Bienvenue to Route No. 2 at the Gentilly Road. - 1924 Louisiana Legislative Route Description

From the south, LA 61 began at an intersection with LA 1, known as the River Road, just shy of the town of Chalmette. LA 61 continued north into Orleans Parish, crossing an older alignment of LA 2 (known as LA 1092) before terminating at an intersection with LA 2, known as the Gentilly Road. LA 61 simply served as a bypass of New Orleans, allowing Chalmette residents to continue to Mississippi without entering New Orleans itself.

Major intersections

Parish	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Saint Bernard	Chalmette	0.0	0.0	SR 1	Southern terminus
Orleans		6.4	10.3	US 90 / SR 2	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

• Louisiana Maps from 1955
• Google Earth