Earhart Expressway

Louisiana Highway 3139 marker
Louisiana Highway 3139
Route of the Earhart Expressway (LA 3139) highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length5.2 mi (8.4 km)
Existedc. 1971–present
Major junctions
South endMonroe Street in New Orleans
Major intersections LA 3152 in Elmwood
North end LA 3154 in Elmwood
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishesJefferson, Orleans
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System
LA 3138 LA 3140

The Earhart Expressway, named for former New Orleans Commissioner of Public Utilities, Fred A. Earhart,[1] is a state highway located in both Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish, Louisiana. It is also designated as Louisiana Highway 3139 (LA 3139), spanning a total of 5.2 miles (8.4 km). Although it is an odd-numbered highway and is bannered north/south, it travels in a more east-to-west direction.

  1. ^ Pontchartrain, Blake (October 24, 2016). "Blake Pontchartrain: Earhart Expressway". Gambit. Retrieved December 4, 2018.