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Louisiana Highway 23, the Glossary

Index Louisiana Highway 23

Louisiana Highway 23 (LA 23) is a north–south state highway in Louisiana that serves Plaquemines and Jefferson Parishes.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Belle Chasse Tunnel, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Frontage road, Gretna, Louisiana, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Jackson Avenue–Gretna Ferry, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Judge Perez Bridge, Leander Perez, List of state highways in Louisiana (400–449), Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Louisiana Highway 18, Mississippi River, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, State highway, U.S. Route 90 Business (New Orleans, Louisiana), Venice, Louisiana, Vertical-lift bridge, 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering.

Belle Chasse Tunnel

The Belle Chasse Tunnel was built starting in March 1954 to accommodate the new branch of the Intracoastal Canal. Louisiana Highway 23 and Belle Chasse Tunnel are Great River Road.

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Belle Chasse, Louisiana

Belle Chasse is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

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Frontage road

A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road.

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Gretna, Louisiana

Gretna is the second-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States.

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Jackson Avenue–Gretna Ferry

The Jackson Avenue–Gretna ferry was a ferry across the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana, connecting Jackson Avenue in New Orleans with Huey P. Long Avenue in Gretna.

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Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Judge Perez Bridge

The Judge Perez Bridge, also known as the Belle Chasse Bridge, is a vertical-lift bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana which carries northbound Louisiana Highway 23 over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Belle Chasse and Terrytown.

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Leander Perez

Leander Henry Perez Sr. (July 16, 1891 – March 19, 1969) was an American Democratic Party political boss of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes in southeastern Louisiana during the middle third of the 20th century.

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List of state highways in Louisiana (400–449)

The following is a list of state highways in the U.S. state of Louisiana designated in the 400-449 range.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is a state government organization in the United States, in charge of maintaining public transportation, roadways, bridges, canals, select levees, floodplain management, port facilities, commercial vehicles, and aviation which includes 69 airports, in the U.S.

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Louisiana Highway 18

Louisiana Highway 18 (LA 18) is a state highway that serves Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Jefferson Parishes. Louisiana Highway 23 and Louisiana Highway 18 are Great River Road.

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Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States.

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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Plaquemines Parish (French: Paroisse de Plaquemine, Louisiana French: Paroisse des Plaquemines, Parroquia de Caquis) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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State highway

A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or maintained by a sub-national state or province.

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U.S. Route 90 Business (New Orleans, Louisiana)

U.S. Highway 90 Business (US 90 Bus.) is a business route of U.S. Highway 90 located in and near New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Venice, Louisiana

Venice is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Vertical-lift bridge

A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck.

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1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering

In 1955, Louisiana passed a law that undertook a comprehensive revision to the state highway classification and numbering system.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Highway_23

Also known as LA 23, Louisiana State Highway 23.