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===Louisiana=== {{Main article|Interstate 59 in Louisiana}} I-59 spans {{convert|11.48|mi|km}} in Louisiana, the shortest distance in the four states through which it travels. The route begins at a partial [[cloverleaf interchange]] with [[Interstate 10 in Louisiana|I-10]] (exit 267) and I-12 (exit 85) at the northeastern corner of [[Slidell, Louisiana|Slidell]], a city in [[St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana|St. Tammany Parish]]. From this interchange, connections are made to [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] and [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]], as well as [[Bay St. Louis, Mississippi]]. Heading north, I-59 has two exits serving the town of [[Pearl River, Louisiana|Pearl River]], where it begins a concurrency with [[U.S. Route 11 in Louisiana|US 11]]. Immediately afterward, the highway crosses the West Pearl River and passes through an interchange with Old US 11, a portion of the pre-Interstate alignment serving the [[Pearl River Wildlife Management Area]]. I-59 then travels through the [[Honey Island Swamp]] for {{convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}} before crossing the main branch of the [[Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana)|Pearl River]] into Mississippi.<ref name="GMaps">{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/dir/30.300387,-89.743377/30.4625839,-89.6948921/@30.3838107,-89.7318916,21099m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en |title = Overview Map of I-59 in Louisiana |access-date = May 14, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="P52E 2012">{{cite map |publisher = [[Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development]] |title = St. Tammany Parish (East Section) |url = http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Multimodal/Data_Collection/Mapping/Parish%20Maps/St_Tammany_East.pdf |author = Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning |date = February 2012 |access-date = May 14, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="D62 2012">{{cite map |publisher = Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |title = District 62: Official Control Section Map / Construction and Maintenance |url = http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Multimodal/Data_Collection/Mapping/District%20Maps/District_62.pdf |author = Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning |date = February 2012 |access-date = May 14, 2017 }}</ref>
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