U.S. Route 96
U.S. Highway 96 | ||||
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 US 96 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 133.746 mi[1] (215.243 km) | |||
| Existed | September 26, 1939[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    US 69 / US 287 / SH 87 in Port Arthur | |||
| North end |     US 59 / US 84 / I-369 / I-69 in Tenaha | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Jefferson, Hardin, Jasper, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Highway 96 (US 96) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for about 117.11 miles (188.47 km) wholly within the 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 southern terminus (as well as those of US 287 and US 69) is in Port Arthur at an intersection with State Highway 87 (SH 87). Its northern terminus is in Tenaha at an intersection with US 59 (Future I-69)/(Future I-369) and US 84 (Future I-69).
Route description
US 96 begins at SH 87 in Port Arthur, at a southern terminus it also shares with US 69 and US 287. The three highways head in a northwest direction toward Beaumont. In Beaumont, the three highways briefly merge with Interstate 10 (I-10), but then split from that freeway continuing northwest. In Lumberton, US 96 separates from US 287 and US 69, and heads northeast. US 96 ends in Tenaha at a junction with US 59 (Future I-69)/(Future I-369) and US 84 (Future I-69).
History
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In 1939, US 96 was designated along its current route.[1]
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jefferson | Port Arthur | SH 87 (Gulfway Drive) | Southern end of US 69 / US 287 concurrency | ||
 SH 73 – Winnie, Groves | Interchange | ||||
 60th Street / Jimmy Johnson Boulevard | interchange; south end of freeway, access to The Medical Center of Southeast Texas | ||||
 FM 365 – Port Neches, Fannett | |||||
| Nederland Avenue | |||||
| Nederland | Jack Brooks Regional Airport | ||||
| Beauxart Garden Road / Spurlock Road | |||||
| |  FM 3514 | ||||
| | Jefferson County Prison Complex | no direct northbound exit | |||
| Beaumont |  SH 347 – Nederland | no southbound entrance | |||
 Spur 380 (M.L. King Parkway) – Lamar University | |||||
 Spur 93 (Avenue A) | |||||
| Spur 93 (Avenue A) | |||||
| 4th Street | |||||
 SH 124 (Fannett Road) | |||||
  I-10 west – Houston | south end of I-10 overlap; US 96 south follows exit 849 | ||||
| Washington Boulevard | I-10 exit 850 | ||||
 US 90 – Liberty | I-10 exit 851, Access to Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital | ||||
| Laurel Avenue | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-10 exit 852A | ||||
| Calder Avenue / Harrison Avenue | I-10 exit 852B; no direct southbound exit (signed at Delaware Street) | ||||
 I-10 east – Lake Charles | north end of I-10 overlap; US 96 north follows exit 853A | ||||
| Delaware Street | |||||
| 11th Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
| Lucas Drive | |||||
| Dowlen Road | |||||
 SH 105 – Sour Lake, Conroe | |||||
| Lawrence Drive | |||||
| Tram Road | |||||
| Hardin | | Cooks Lake Road | |||
| | Keith Road | ||||
| |  FM 3513 | No direct southbound exit (signed at Keith Road) | |||
| | US 69 / US 287 – Kountze, Lufkin | interchange; north end of US 69 / US 287 overlap | |||
| Lumberton |    FM 421 west to US 69 – Sour Lake | ||||
| |    Bus. US 96 north – Silsbee | Interchange; no northbound entrance | |||
| Silsbee |  SH 327 – Silsbee | Interchange | |||
  Bus. US 96 south to FM 418 – Silsbee | Interchange | ||||
| Jasper | Evadale |   FM 105 / FM 2246 – Evadale, Vidor | Interchange | ||
| Buna | Bus. US 96 north | ||||
  SH 62 south / FM 1004 north to Bus. US 96 | |||||
| Call Junction | FM 1004 south | south end of FM 1004 overlap | |||
| FM 1004 north – Call | north end of FM 1004 overlap | ||||
| Kirbyville |    FM 82 to FM 1013 – Airport | ||||
| FM 1013 (Main Street) – Spurger, Call | |||||
  FM 363 east to SH 87 – Bon Wier | |||||
| |  FM 2245 east | ||||
| Zion Hill |  FM 1005 south – Magnolia Springs | ||||
| Jasper |   US 190 / SH 63 – Woodville, Leesville, Newton, Airport, Martin Dies Jr. State Park | ||||
 FM 2799 west (Houston Street) | |||||
 FM 776 east (Milam Street) | |||||
 FM 2800 west | |||||
| |  RE 255 – Sam Rayburn Dam, Toledo Bend Dam | ||||
| |   FM 1007 to RE 255 – Browndell | ||||
| Browndell |  Loop 149 north – Brookeland, Mill Creek Park | ||||
| Sabine | | Loop 149 south – Brookeland, Mill Creek Park | |||
| |  FM 201 east | ||||
| |  Spur 414 south | ||||
| Pineland |  FM 1 north – Pineland, Hemphill | ||||
 FM 83 – Broaddus, Pineland | |||||
| |  FM 2866 south | ||||
| Bronson |  SH 184 east – Hemphill, Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum | ||||
| San Augustine | |  SH 103 – Lufkin, Milam, Many | Interchange | ||
| |  FM 1751 south | ||||
| |  FM 2213 north | ||||
| |  SH 147 – Broaddus, Zavalla, Lufkin, San Augustine, El Camino Real Tourist Center (Mission Dolores) | ||||
| San Augustine |  FM 1277 south | ||||
 SH 21 – Nacogdoches, San Augustine | |||||
 FM 711 north | |||||
| |  FM 3451 east | ||||
| |  FM 1279 east – Bland Lake | ||||
| Shelby | |  FM 2140 north | |||
| |  FM 417 east – Shelbyville | ||||
| |   Loop 500 to SH 7 / SH 87 south – Nacogdoches, Shelbyville | ||||
| Center | SH 7 (Nacogdoches Street / San Augustine Street) | ||||
 FM 138 west – Arcadia, Garrison | |||||
| SH 87 (Moffett Drive / Tenaha Street) – Timpson, Hemphill | |||||
| |  FM 2026 west | ||||
| Tenaha |  Loop 157 north – Tenaha | ||||
    I-369 north / US 59 north to I-49 / I-30 I-69 south / US 59 south / US 84 west to I-10 I-69 north / US 84 east | interchange, I-69 will follow US 59 South to Houston, and US 84 east to Louisiana. I-369 will follow US 59 north to Texarkana. Interchange currently open for US 59/US 84 traffic. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business routes
Buna business highway
U.S. Highway 96 | |
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| Location | Buna |
| Length | 1.334 mi[2] (2.147 km) |
| Existed | 1991–present |
Business U.S. Highway 96 E (US 96 Bus.) is a 1.3-mile long (2.1 km) spur of US 96 in the Jasper County census designated place of Buna. The highway was designated on January 14, 1991 replacing State Highway Spur 88.[2] It begins southwest of the community at US 96 and travels northeast paralleling a railroad. Except for one small industry, the highway travels past residential areas before it ends at SH 62 in the center of Buna.[3] A left turn onto SH 62 can be made to access US 96 again.
Silsbee business highway
U.S. Highway 96 | |
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| Location | Silsbee |
| Length | 5.223 mi[4] (8.406 km) |
| Existed | 1991–present |
Business U.S. Highway 96 F (US 96 Bus.) is a five-mile-long (8.0 km) business loop of US 96 serving the Hardin County city of Silsbee. The highway begins at an interchange with US 96 south of the city and travels north to the city limits as a four-lane undivided road. Upon reaching the Silsbee city limits, the name of the road also becomes 5th Street. In the center of the city, US 96 Bus. reaches Avenue N which carries SH 327. At Avenue G, US 96 Bus. turns right while FM 92 continues north through the city. FM 418's eastern terminus occurs at a stop-controlled T intersection east of the city center. At the highway's northern intersection with US 96, US 96 Bus. briefly runs on two frontage roads on either side of US 96 before it terminates at right-in/right-out intersections with the divided US 96.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 96". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 96-E". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Google (June 16, 2015). "US 96 Bus. - Buna" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 96-F". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Google (June 16, 2015). "US 96 Bus. - Buna" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
External links
Media related to U.S. Route 96 at Wikimedia Commons
Routes in italics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |
