Route Description
I-12 begins just east of downtown Baton Rouge at an interchange with I-10, with I-10 heading toward New Orleans and I-12 acting as a de facto bypass of the New Orleans area. I-12 continues east passing through the suburbs of Baton Rouge, before transitioning into a rural interstate for the rest of its length. It makes an interchange with I-55 near Hammond. East of Hammond, the route passes near the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and crosses scenic streams like the Tangipahoa River south of Robert, Sims Creek southeast of Goodbee, and the Tchefuncte River north of Madisonville. I-12 ends at I-10 and the southern terminus of I-59 near Slidell.
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