Louisiana Highway 3142
Encyclopedia
Louisiana Highway 3142 is a state highway
in Louisiana
which serves St. Charles Parish. It spans 1.62 miles (2.6 km) in a south to north direction.
and LA 18
near Taft
. It is primarily used by workers at the nearby Dow
Chemical and Waterford Nuclear Power
Plants. Due to the heavy rail traffic in the area, LA 3142 has an overpass (built in 1976) that crosses several railroad tracks.
LA 3142 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
which serves St. Charles Parish. It spans 1.62 miles (2.6 km) in a south to north direction.
Route description
From the south, LA 3142 serves as a connector road between LA 3127Louisiana Highway 3127
Louisiana Highway 3127 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Charles Parishes. It spans in a northwest to southeast direction. It parallels LA 18 along the west bank of the Mississippi River, providing a much shorter inland bypass of...
and LA 18
Louisiana Highway 18
Louisiana Highway 18 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Jefferson Parishes. Called the Great River Road, it runs from west to east, parallel to the west bank of the Mississippi River, running from Donaldsonville to Gretna. It...
near Taft
Taft, Louisiana
Taft is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. According to the 2000 census, Taft had a total population of zero.-History:...
. It is primarily used by workers at the nearby Dow
Dow Chemical Company
The Dow Chemical Company is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. As of 2007, it is the second largest chemical manufacturer in the world by revenue and as of February 2009, the third-largest chemical company in the world by market capitalization .Dow...
Chemical and Waterford Nuclear Power
Waterford Nuclear Generating Station
The Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, also known as Waterford 3, is a nuclear power plant located on a 3,000-acre plot in Killona, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish....
Plants. Due to the heavy rail traffic in the area, LA 3142 has an overpass (built in 1976) that crosses several railroad tracks.
LA 3142 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.