Earhart Expressway
Route of the Earhart Expressway (LA 3139) highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length | 5.2 mi (8.4 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1971–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Monroe Street in New Orleans | |||
| LA 3152 in Elmwood | ||||
| North end | LA 3154 in Elmwood | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Louisiana | |||
| Parishes | Jefferson, Orleans | |||
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The Earhart Expressway, named for former New Orleans Commissioner of Public Utilities, Fred A. Earhart, 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.