39 is on the Federal Aid Primary Highway System, and has a variable ROW with 24 ft. paved surface. 39 is easily accessed from the Interstate 10 System through St. Bernard. Hwy 406 has a 24 ft. 23 at Belle Chasse. Hebert Road intersects Woodland Highway near the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge and extends directly toward the Mississippi River providing access to the Metropolitan Development Center, the U.S. Coast Guard Station, and F. Edward Hebert Center of Tulane University.
River Crossings Getting across the river is important to both residential and commercial traffic.
During peak periods, ferries operate every 15 minutes at the Belle Chasse crossing. Railroads Plaquemines Parish is served by the rail lines on both banks of the river. There is 3 to 4 day delivery by rail from Plaquemines Parish to the entire Midwest, the Gulf Coast and points as distant as El Paso and Cincinnati. Rail rates in Louisiana for many commodities tend to be lower than those in the other states because of the competition from barge carriers. The Union Pacific Railroad operates a freight line which roughly parallels Hwy.