U.S. Route 90
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| U.S. Route 90 |
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| Length: | 1,633[1] mi (2,628.1 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1926[1] | ||||||||
| West end: |   I-10 TX-54 at Van Horn, TX |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-35 at San Antonio, TX
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| East end: |  FL-A1A at Jacksonville Beach, FL |
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U.S. Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route; it has always ended at Van Horn, Texas. A short-lived northward extension to Pine Springs, Texas lasted less than a year, and the signs on that segment were likely never changed. The UCM Museum has a site with historic photos of U.S. Route 90.U.S. Hwy. 90 - The Southern Route 66
On August 29, 2005, substantial portions of the highway in Mississippi and Louisiana were destroyed due to Hurricane Katrina.
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[edit] Termini
As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Jacksonville Beach, Florida at an intersection with State Road A1A three blocks from the Atlantic Ocean. Its western terminus is in Van Horn, Texas at an intersection with Interstate 10 and State Highway 54. US 90 formerly terminated at its junction with US 80, however the western segments of that highway have been decommissioned in favor of Interstate 10 and Interstate 20.[2]
[edit] Alternate routes
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U.S. Route 90 Alternate in Texas has an eastern terminus in Houston. Its western terminus is west of Seguin, near San Antonio. While the main line of US 90 parallels Interstate 10, passing through Luling, Alternate US 90 veers to the south to serve Gonzales, Hallettsville, Rosenberg, Richmond, Sugar Land, Stafford, and Missouri City. From there, the route parallels US 59 towards Houston, where Alternate US 90 is a major arterial route.
In the State of Florida US 90 shifts south in Escambia County towards Pensacola while Alternate US 90 stay to the north of the city. This is also known as Nine Mile Road and is heavily traveled. After Hurricane Ivan destroyed the I-10 Bridge in Northwest Florida, traffic jams on this road could be as long as 2 hours trying to cross the Escambia bridge between Santa Rosa and Escambia counties.
[edit] See also
- BUS US 90 - Houston, Texas
- BUS US 90 - Orange, Texas
- ALT US 90 - Quincy, Florida to Tallahassee, Florida
- TRUCK US 90 - Lake City, Florida
- ALT US 90 - Jacksonville, Florida
- BUS US 90 - New Orleans, Louisiana
[edit] Legal Definition
The Mississippi section of U.S. 90 is defined in Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3.
[edit] States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
- Florida
- Alabama. U.S. 90 is paired with unsigned State Route 16 throughout Alabama.
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Texas
[edit] Cities traversed
Note: both the states and cites are listed from east to west.
[edit] Florida
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Monticello, Florida
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Milton, Florida
- Pea Ridge, Florida
- Pace, Florida
- Pensacola, Florida
[edit] Alabama
[edit] Mississippi
- Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Moss Point, Mississippi
- Gautier, Mississippi
- Ocean Springs, Mississippi
- Biloxi, Mississippi
- Gulfport, Mississippi
- Long Beach, Mississippi
- Pass Christian, Mississippi
- Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
- Waveland, Mississippi
- Pearlington, Mississippi
[edit] Louisiana
Note: Entering Louisiana from the east, U.S. 90 follows a similar path as Interstate 10 (I-10) through Slidell and into New Orleans. In New Orleans, U.S. 90 and I-10 part ways: I-10 goes to Baton Rouge, while U.S. 90 takes a southern turn, passing through the Houma-Thibodaux area, Morgan City, Franklin, and New Iberia before reaching Lafayette. In Lafayette, U.S. 90 again mets up with I-10, and the two highways run side by side through Lake Charles and into Texas.
- Slidell, Louisiana
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Raceland, Louisiana
- Morgan City, Louisiana
- Franklin, Louisiana
- New Iberia, Louisiana
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Lake Charles, Louisiana
[edit] Texas
- Orange, Texas
- Beaumont, Texas
- Liberty, Texas
- Dayton, Texas
- Crosby, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- Luling, Texas
- Seguin, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- Castroville, Texas
- Hondo, Texas
- Uvalde, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- Marathon, Texas
- Alpine, Texas
- Van Horn, Texas
[edit] Intersections
- U.S. Highway 90 Business
- U.S. Highway 11 in New Orleans, Louisiana
- I-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana
- I-510 in New Orleans, Louisiana
[edit] Hurricane Katrina
The US 90 bridge between Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi and Pass Christian, Mississippi, as well as the bridge between Biloxi, Mississippi and Ocean Springs, Mississippi were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Part of Highway 90 was damaged along the Causeway on Mobile Bay in Baldwin County, AL. Sections of the highway in Harrison County, Mississippi , including other bridges and much of the roadbed, was damaged or destroyed. Both the Rigolets Bridge and the Chef Menteur Bridge across Chef Menteur Pass in New Orleans East were damaged, but have since been reopened. Some sections of the highway in New Orleans, Louisiana were unpassable under flood waters for weeks due to the general flooding of that city; see Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The Crescent City Connection bridge over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, also known as Business US 90, remained intact and was the only usable route out of that city in the immediate aftermath of the storm, but was blocked off by Jefferson Parish and Gretna law enforcement officials in a politically controversial move.
In mid-2006, construction began on the replacement for the Bay St. Louis bridge.[1] It will have four traffic lanes plus emergency shoulders and a bicycle/pedestrian path. It will also stand 85 feet high at its highest point. The Mississippi Department of Transportation says two lanes of the bridge are expected to open to traffic in mid-May 2007, with all lanes expected to open by November 2007.[3]
On June 6, 2006, a $338.6 million contract was let for the Biloxi-Ocean Springs replacement. The bridge will be 95 feet tall at its highest point and will carry six traffic lanes, eight-foot inside and ten-foot outside shoulders, and a bicycle/pedestrian path. In his "State of the City" address, Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway said the Mississippi Department of Transportation schedules to have two lanes of the bridge open by November 2007, with all lanes expected to be open by early 2008.[4]
The 1929 vintage bridge carrying Highway 90 over Chef Menteur Pass was finally repaired enough to carry automobile traffic again on 11 August 2006, having been closed almost a year.
[edit] Miscellaneous
US 90 has seven exits on Interstate 10 in the State of Florida. It also includes part of the DeSoto Trail between Tallahassee and Lake City.
[edit] Related US Routes
[edit] See also
[edit] References and external links
- ^ a b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 22:46, 20 February 2006 (UTC).
- ^ Endpoints of US highways
- ^ Reconstruction of The Bay St. Louis Bridge. Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
- ^ Biloxi State Of The City address, by Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway. Printed in The (Biloxi) Sun Herald February 12, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2007
- US-90 Photo Website, by John Preble
- Reconstruction of The Bay Saint Louis Bridge Web site, courtesy Mississippi Department of Transportation
- Biloxi Bridge reconstruction Web site
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