Interstate 12 | ||||
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Republic of West Florida Parkway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
Length: | 85.59 mi (137.74 km) | |||
Existed: | 1957 (planned); 1967 (first section opened); 1976 (completed) – present |
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Major junctions | ||||
West end: | I-10 in Baton Rouge | |||
US 61 in Baton Rouge |
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East end: | I-10 / I-59 in Slidell | |||
Location | ||||
Parishes: | East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, St. Tammany | |||
Highway system | ||||
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US 61 in Baton Rouge
I-55 in Hammond
US 51 in Hammond
US 190 between Covington and Mandeville
Interstate 12 (I-12) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Louisiana. It spans a total of 85.59 miles (137.74 km) in an east–west direction from I-10 in Baton Rouge to an interchange with both I-10 and I-59 in Slidell. Along the way, it passes through the city of Hammond, where it intersects I-55 and US 51. It also serves the smaller cities of Denham Springs and Ponchatoula, as well as the St. Tammany Parish cities of Covington and Mandeville. Skirting the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, I-12 serves as a northern bypass of the New Orleans metropolitan area and as an alternate route for I-10, which serves the city of New Orleans itself.