U.S. Route 96

For the former route, see U.S. Route 96 (1926).

U.S. Highway 96
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	170 mi (274 km)
Existed:	1939 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 69 / US 287 / SH 87 in Port Arthur
	I-10 / US 90 in Beaumont US 190 in Jasper
North end:	US 59 / US 84 in Tenaha
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Highways in Texas Interstate • US • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM) ← US 90 US 164 →

U.S. Route 96 is a north–south U.S. Route in the U.S. state of Texas. Its number is a violation of the standard numbering convention, as even-numbered two-digit highways are east–west routes by rule.

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Tenaha, Texas at an intersection with U.S. 59 and U.S. 84. Its southern terminus (as well as those of U.S. 287 and U.S. 69) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87.

Route description

U.S. 96 begins at SH 87 in Port Arthur, at a southern terminus it also shares with U.S. 69 and U.S. 287. The three highways head in a northwest direction toward Beaumont. In Beaumont, the three highways briefly merge with I-10, but soon split from the interstate continuing northwest. In Lumberton, U.S. 96 separates from U.S. 287 and U.S. 69, and heads northeast. U.S. 96 ends in Tenaha at a junction with U.S. 59 and U.S. 84.

History

In 1939, U.S. 96 was designated along its current route.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Jefferson	Port Arthur		US 69 / US 287 / SH 87	South end of US 69 / US 287 concurrency
			SH 73 – Groves, Winnie	Interchange
	Nederland		FM 365 (Labelle Avenue)
			FM 3514 (Joshua W. Allen Sr. Highway)
			South end of freeway
			SH 347 – Nederland
	Beaumont		Spur 380 (Martin Luther King Jr Parkway) – Lamar University
			Spur 93 (Avenue A) / Highland Avenue	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
			Highland Avenue	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
			Florida Avenue / Erie Street	Southbound exit is also for Avenue A
			4th Street
			SH 124 (Fannett Road)
			I-10 – Houston	South end of I-10 concurrency
			Washington Boulevard	I-10 exit 850 southbound
		851	US 90 (College Street) – Liberty
		852B	Harrison Avenue / Calder Avenue	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
		852A	Laurel Street	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
			I-10 east – Lake Charles, Baton Rouge
			Delaware Street	Southbound exit is also for Calder Avenue
			11th Street	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
			Lucas Drive
			Dowlen Road
			SH 105 west – Sour Lake, Conroe
			Lawrence Drive
			Tram Road
Hardin			Cooks Lake Road
			Keith Road – Rose Hill Acres	Southbound exit is also for FM 3513
			FM 3513, Mitchell Road	No southbound exit
	Lumberton		US 69 / US 287
			North end of freeway
			FM 421 (Country Line Drive)
			US 96 Bus. – Silsbee	Interchange
	Silsbee		SH 327 (Avenue N) – Silsbee	Interchange
			US 96 Bus. – Silsbee	Interchange To FM 418
Jasper			FM 105 / FM 2246	Interchange
			US 96 Bus.
			US 96 Bus. / SH 62 / FM 1004
			FM 1004
	Kirbyville		FM 82
			FM 1013 (Main Street)
			FM 363
			FM 2245
			FM 1005
	Jasper		US 190 / SH 63 (Gibson Street)
			FM 2799 (Houston Street)
			FM 776 (Milam Street)
			FM 2800 (Munson Road)
			RE 255
			FM 1007
	Browndell		Loop 149
Sabine			Loop 149
			FM 201
			Spur 414
			FM 1 (Temple Avenue)
	Pineland		FM 83 (Timberland Highway)
			FM 2866 (White Tail Road)
	Bronson		SH 184
San Augustine			SH 103	Interchange
			FM 1791
			FM 2213
			SH 147
	San Augustine		FM 1277
			SH 21
			FM 711
			FM 3451
			FM 1279
Shelby			FM 2140
			FM 417
			Loop 500
	Center		SH 7 (Nacogdoches Street)
			FM 138 (Arcadia Road)
			SH 87 (Tenaha Street / Moffett Drive)
			FM 2026
	Tenaha		Loop 157
			US 59 / US 84 – Joaquin, Mansfield