Louisiana Highway 46 is a state highway

State highway

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 in Louisiana

Louisiana

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 that serves Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

St. Bernard Parish is a parish located southeast of New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Chalmette, the largest city in the parish. As of 2000, its population was 67,229. It has been ranked the fastest-growing county in the United States from 2007 to 2008 by the U.S....

. It runs a west to east direction for a total length of 29.19 miles (47 km). It is demarcated as Elysian Fields Avenue

Elysian Fields Avenue

Elysian Fields Avenue is a broad, straight avenue in New Orleans named after the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. It courses south to north from the Lower Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, a distance of approximately . The avenue intersects with Interstate 610, Interstate 10, and U.S....

 and St. Claude Avenue in the city of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...

 and as St. Bernard Highway, Bayou Road, East Judge Perez Drive

Judge Perez Drive

Judge Perez Drive is a major, four-lane thoroughfare located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The road was originally named Goodchildren Drive, but was renamed in 1972 for former political boss of St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes, Judge Leander Perez . However, in the late 1990s, St...

, Florissant Highway and Yscloskey Highway in St. Bernard Parish. The highway is recognized by the United States Department of Transportation

United States Department of Transportation

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 as San Bernardo Scenic Byway.

Route description

In New Orleans, LA 46 begins as Elysian Fields Avenue

Elysian Fields Avenue

Elysian Fields Avenue is a broad, straight avenue in New Orleans named after the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. It courses south to north from the Lower Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, a distance of approximately . The avenue intersects with Interstate 610, Interstate 10, and U.S....

 at an intersection with LA 39

Louisiana Highway 39

Louisiana Highway 39 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. In New Orleans, LA 39 is referred to as North Claiborne Avenue, while in St. Bernard Parish, it is known as Judge Perez Drive...

 (North Claiborne Avenue) and LA 3021 (Elysian Fields Avenue). After heading south five blocks, LA 46 turns onto St. Claude Avenue and heads east. It crosses the Industrial Canal

Industrial Canal

The Industrial Canal is a 5.5 mile waterway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The waterway's proper name, as used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on NOAA nautical charts, is Inner Harbor Navigation Canal...

 via the St. Claude Avenue Bridge and runs through the city's Lower 9th Ward, continuing to parallel to the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

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. At the Orleans-St. Bernard Parish line, LA 46 becomes St. Bernard Highway. Serving as the southernmost west–east thoroughfare of the parish, it intersects LA 47

Louisiana Highway 47

Louisiana Highway 47 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes. It spans 16.19 in a southeast to northwest direction, although it is designated as a south/north route. It is known locally as Paris Road and Hayne Boulevard.-Route description:From the south, LA 47...

 (Paris Road) and LA 3238

Louisiana Highway 3238

Louisiana Highway 3238 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a north/south direction and is known locally as Palmisano Boulevard.-Route description:...

 (Palmisano Boulevard) in Chalmette

Chalmette, Louisiana

Chalmette is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 32,069 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. Continuing eastward, the highway again meets LA 39

Louisiana Highway 39

Louisiana Highway 39 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. In New Orleans, LA 39 is referred to as North Claiborne Avenue, while in St. Bernard Parish, it is known as Judge Perez Drive...

 at Bayou Road and runs concurrently for two miles (3 km) near the end of East Judge Perez Drive, at which point LA 46 turns east through the community of Reggio and LA 300

Louisiana Highway 300

Louisiana Highway 300 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a southeast to northwest direction and it is bannered south to north. It is known locally as Delacroix Highway and Bayou Road....

. From there, LA 46 connects to the towns of Yscloskey (via LA 625

Louisiana Highway 625

Louisiana Highway 625 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a west to east direction and is known locally as Maple Street.-Route description:...

), Shell Beach, and Hopedale (via LA 624

Louisiana Highway 624

Louisiana Highway 624 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a west to east direction and is known locally as Hopedale Highway.-Route description:...

) before ending at a dead end with the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal

Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal

The Mississippi River – Gulf Outlet Canal is a channel constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the mid-20th century that provided a shorter route between the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans' inner harbor Industrial Canal via the Intracoastal Waterway...

.

LA 46 is a divided, four-lane highway from LA 39

Louisiana Highway 39

Louisiana Highway 39 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. In New Orleans, LA 39 is referred to as North Claiborne Avenue, while in St. Bernard Parish, it is known as Judge Perez Drive...

/LA 3021/North Claiborne Avenue to LA 47

Louisiana Highway 47

Louisiana Highway 47 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes. It spans 16.19 in a southeast to northwest direction, although it is designated as a south/north route. It is known locally as Paris Road and Hayne Boulevard.-Route description:From the south, LA 47...

/Paris Road, where it narrows to an undivided, two-lane highway from LA 47

Louisiana Highway 47

Louisiana Highway 47 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes. It spans 16.19 in a southeast to northwest direction, although it is designated as a south/north route. It is known locally as Paris Road and Hayne Boulevard.-Route description:From the south, LA 47...

/Paris Road to the westernmost interection of with LA 300

Louisiana Highway 300

Louisiana Highway 300 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a southeast to northwest direction and it is bannered south to north. It is known locally as Delacroix Highway and Bayou Road....

/Bayou Road. The route again widens to four lanes and becomes a divided highway

Divided Highway

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 from the westernmost interection of with LA 300

Louisiana Highway 300

Louisiana Highway 300 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a southeast to northwest direction and it is bannered south to north. It is known locally as Delacroix Highway and Bayou Road....

/Bayou Road to the easternmost intersection with LA 300

Louisiana Highway 300

Louisiana Highway 300 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a southeast to northwest direction and it is bannered south to north. It is known locally as Delacroix Highway and Bayou Road....

/Bayou Road before narrowing again to an undivided, two-lane roadway from the easternmost intersection with LA 300

Louisiana Highway 300

Louisiana Highway 300 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a southeast to northwest direction and it is bannered south to north. It is known locally as Delacroix Highway and Bayou Road....

/Bayou Road to the eastern terminus at Shell Beach.

Junction list

Parish	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Orleans	New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...	Western terminus of LA 46
		0.00	LA 39 Louisiana Highway 39 Louisiana Highway 39 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. In New Orleans, LA 39 is referred to as North Claiborne Avenue, while in St. Bernard Parish, it is known as Judge Perez Drive...  (North Claiborne Avenue) LA 3021 (Elysian Fields Avenue)	Southern terminus of LA 3021
St. Bernard St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana St. Bernard Parish is a parish located southeast of New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Chalmette, the largest city in the parish. As of 2000, its population was 67,229. It has been ranked the fastest-growing county in the United States from 2007 to 2008 by the U.S....	Chalmette Chalmette, Louisiana Chalmette is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 32,069 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...	6.4	LA 47 Louisiana Highway 47 Louisiana Highway 47 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes. It spans 16.19 in a southeast to northwest direction, although it is designated as a south/north route. It is known locally as Paris Road and Hayne Boulevard.-Route description:From the south, LA 47...  (Paris Road)	Southern terminus of LA 47 Just north of the Chalmette Ferry Chalmette-Lower Algiers Ferry The Chalmette – Lower Algiers Ferry is a ferry across the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana, connecting Chalmette and Algiers.-External links:**Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development,...  landing
		7.1	LA 3238 Louisiana Highway 3238 Louisiana Highway 3238 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a north/south direction and is known locally as Palmisano Boulevard.-Route description:...  (Palmisano Boulevard)	Southern terminus of LA 3228
	Poydras Poydras, Louisiana Poydras is a census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,886 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...	13.8	LA 39 Louisiana Highway 39 Louisiana Highway 39 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. In New Orleans, LA 39 is referred to as North Claiborne Avenue, while in St. Bernard Parish, it is known as Judge Perez Drive... (St. Bernard Parkway to the south) (Bayou Road to the east)	LA 39 departs to the south
		Begin concurrency
	Sebastopol	15.1	LA 300 Louisiana Highway 300 Louisiana Highway 300 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a southeast to northwest direction and it is bannered south to north. It is known locally as Delacroix Highway and Bayou Road....  (Bayou Road)	LA 46 and LA 39 turn north onto East Judge Perez Drive Judge Perez Drive Judge Perez Drive is a major, four-lane thoroughfare located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The road was originally named Goodchildren Drive, but was renamed in 1972 for former political boss of St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes, Judge Leander Perez . However, in the late 1990s, St... Northern terminus of LA 300
		15.5	LA 39 Louisiana Highway 39 Louisiana Highway 39 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. In New Orleans, LA 39 is referred to as North Claiborne Avenue, while in St. Bernard Parish, it is known as Judge Perez Drive...  (East Judge Perez Drive Judge Perez Drive Judge Perez Drive is a major, four-lane thoroughfare located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The road was originally named Goodchildren Drive, but was renamed in 1972 for former political boss of St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes, Judge Leander Perez . However, in the late 1990s, St... )	LA 39 departs to the north
		End concurrency
	Reggio	23.6	LA 300 Louisiana Highway 300 Louisiana Highway 300 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a southeast to northwest direction and it is bannered south to north. It is known locally as Delacroix Highway and Bayou Road.... (Bayou Road to the west) (Delacroix Highway to the south)
	Yscloskey	27.8	LA 625 Louisiana Highway 625 Louisiana Highway 625 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a west to east direction and is known locally as Maple Street.-Route description:...  (Maple Street)	Western terminus of LA 625
		28.2	LA 624 Louisiana Highway 624 Louisiana Highway 624 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves St. Bernard Parish. It spans in a west to east direction and is known locally as Hopedale Highway.-Route description:...  (Hopedale Highway)	Western terminus of LA 624
	Shell Beach	29.19	Dead end at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal The Mississippi River – Gulf Outlet Canal is a channel constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the mid-20th century that provided a shorter route between the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans' inner harbor Industrial Canal via the Intracoastal Waterway...
		Eastern terminus of LA 46