LA 433 westbound, as the Old Spanish Trail designation ends officially at this intersection with US 11 (modern Ponchartrain Drive). Historically, the OST continues to the right, the way the LA 433 trailblazer indicates.
US 11 northbound/LA 433 westbound briefly enter a concurrency here, between Old Spanish Trail and Front Street.
Only a couple of blocks west of the previous photo, the concurrency ends. Left: Front Street. Straight ahead: LA 433 (Bayou Liberty Road) westbound. Right: US 11 (Front Street, historic Old Spanish Trail) northbound.
LA 433 westbound, past its concurrency with US 11. This section of LA 433 is known as Bayou Liberty Road.
The first of two drawbridges encountered along LA 433 westbound. This one crosses over Bayou Bonfouca.
LA 433 transitions here from wide concrete to narrow asphalt. The speed limit lowers to 40 MPH, but in all honesty, 35's about as safe of a top speed as you can hope to maintain along this stretch.
LA 433 ahead carries a lot of fast, sharp and blind turns. Be careful!
LA 433 (Bayou Liberty Road) westbound encounters Carroll Road here. This is the last signalized intersection before LA 433's northern terminus.
This stretch of Bayou Liberty Road was completely inundated during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and was done no favors when Hurricane Gustav rolled through in 2008.
Ahead, LA 433 approaches its second drawbridge, a pontoon bridge over Bayou Liberty. This area is a popular fishing spot, and the center of a small community.
Part of the bridge carries a wooden surface. To the right, a replacement bridge is being built.
Here is the main pontoon span of the Bayou Liberty bridge. Water levels were low when this photo was taken. It is assumed that this bridge will be removed when the new bridge is finished.
LA 433 switches to northbound as it departs Bayou Liberty. It carries the designation of Thompson Road from here north to its terminus at US 190. It also widens here to a more standard width.
END! LA 433 northbound here at its intersection with US 190. A left takes you to Mandeville, Covington, and eventually Iraan, Texas. A right takes you through Slidell, to US 11, Interstate 10 and US 90.
Looking south down LA 433 at its northern terminus.
LA 433 (Old Spanish Trail) departs US 11 and heads east to I-10. This section of highway once carried the designations of US 90, US 11 and LA 2.
Approaching Interstate 10 along LA 433 eastbound. This area suffered extreme damage from Hurricane Katrina but it's rebounding.
LA 433 interchanges with I-10 here. The Old Spanish Trail continues straight ahead. The next highway encountered by LA 433 will be US 90, at the eastern terminus in Salt Bayou.
