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Louisiana Highway 74 (LA 74) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs in an east–west direction from LA 75 in St. Gabriel to U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) north of Gonzales. Much of LA 74 traverses a string of newer residential subdivisions growing out of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. The route roughly parallels LA 30 for its entire distance. LA 30 and LA 74 terminate at opposite ends of Gonzales with neither highway running directly into the center of town. However, LA 30 provides access to Interstate 10 (I-10), connecting to Baton Rouge and New Orleans, whereas LA 74 does not. ==Route description== From the west, LA 74 begins at an intersection with LA 75 in St. Gabriel, a small city in eastern Iberville Parish. LA 75 follows the east bank levee of the Mississippi River, heading toward Carville on the south and connecting with the Plaquemine Ferry via Sunshine on the north. LA 74 proceeds east and crosses the Canadian National Railway (CN) tracks at grade. Immediately afterward, it intersects LA 30, which connects to Baton Rouge on the north. LA 30 also parallels LA 74 toward Gonzales and provides access to I-10. LA 74 proceeds eastward through a narrow strip of residential development, and after , passes by the entrance to the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, the state's second largest prison. later, the surroundings abruptly change to an uninhabited and thickly forested area. At the same time, LA 74 curves to the southeast and continues for before intersecting LA 3115, which runs alongside the petrochemical facilities between LA 30 and the Mississippi River. Immediately afterward, LA 74 exits the St. Gabriel city limits, simultaneously crossing from Iberville Parish into Ascension Parish.〔〔〔 In Ascension Parish, LA 74 makes a slight dip to the south before resuming an eastward course at an intersection with LA 928 (Bluff Road). Here, LA 74 begins to pass through a succession of small residential subdivisions in an unincorporated area known as Dutchtown. east of LA 928, LA 74 reaches the main junction of Dutchtown, an intersection with LA 73 (Old Jefferson Highway). Signage directs motorists north onto LA 73 to reach the nearest interchange with I-10. After , LA 74 crosses over I-10 without intersecting it.〔〔 East of I-10, the residential development becomes slightly more sparse. past the overpass, LA 74 intersects LA 938 (Coon Trap Road), which zigzags in a general southeastern direction into the center of Gonzales. later, LA 74 curves to the northeast and crosses the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) tracks. Shortly afterward, the route ends at an intersection with US 61 (Airline Highway) at a point just north of Gonzales. US 61 parallels I-10 between Baton Rouge to the northwest and New Orleans to the southeast.〔〔〔 The route is classified by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD) as a rural minor collector from the western terminus to LA 30, an urban collector from LA 30 to LA 73, and an urban minor arterial from LA 73 to the eastern terminus. Average daily traffic volume in 2013 is reported as 4,900 vehicles within St. Gabriel, increasing to 11,800 between the city limits and LA 73. The traffic count then decreases to 9,600 and finally to 7,900 east of LA 938.〔〔 The posted speed limit is within the populated section of St. Gabriel, increasing to to the I-10 overpass, after which it is slightly decreased to for the remainder of the route.〔 LA 74 is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louisiana Highway 74」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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