U.S. Route 90 or U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) is an east–west major

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in the

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. Despite the "0" in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route. It generally travels near

Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost transcontinental highway in the Interstate Highway System of the United States. It is the fourth-longest Interstate in the country at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. It was part of the origina ...

(I-10) and passes through the southern states of

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

, and

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

. US 90 also includes part of the DeSoto Trail between

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and

Lake City, Florida Lake City is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 12,329, up from 12,046 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Lake City Micropolitan Statistica ...

. With the exception of a short-lived northward extension to US 62/ US 180 near Pine Springs, Texas, that existed for less than one year, its western terminus has always been at

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; this is an intersection with I-10 Business (formerly US 80) just north of an interchange with

I-10 Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost transcontinental highway in the Interstate Highway System of the United States. It is the fourth-longest Interstate in the country at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. It was part of the originall ...

. Its eastern terminus is at

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Jacksonville Beach, Florida Jacksonville Beach is a coastal resort city in Duval County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,830 at the 2020 census. The city is part of group of communities collectively referred to as the Jacksonville Beaches on the northern ...

, three blocks from the

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. On August 29, 2005, a number of the highway's bridges in

and

were destroyed or damaged due to

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, including the Bay St. Louis Bridge, the

Biloxi Bay Bridge The Biloxi Bay Bridge is a bridge in the U.S. state of Mississippi which carries U.S. Route 90 in Mississippi, U.S. Route 90 (US 90) over Biloxi Bay between Biloxi, Mississippi, Biloxi and Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Ocean Springs. Th ...

, and the

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which have been replaced.

Route description

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Texas

US 90 begins at an

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with BL I-10 and SH 54 in downtown Van Horn. It then heads south-southeast towards Marfa, where the route begins to head generally east. The route mostly consists of two lanes west of Uvalde. At this point, it becomes a four-lane surface road until it reaches western

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where it becomes a

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, joining

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. This concurrency with I-10 continues intermittently into western

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, where US 90 follows the Katy Freeway. The section of US 90 that is multiplexed with I-10 through Houston is the only section of the route that is unsigned. In eastern Houston, US 90 splits from I-10 and heads northeast towards

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, eventually traveling through downtown Beaumont where it rejoins I-10 for the rest of its routing through Texas. The speed limit on US 90 between Van Horn and Del Rio is mainly . Beginning at Seguin, US 90 Alternate splits from US 90 and travels parallel to the south, rejoining the main route in northeast Houston. In 1991, the construction on a four- to six-lane freeway northeast of Houston in Harris County was completed along a new routing for US 90; that portion was designated the Crosby Freeway. This segment traveled from just inside

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to east of the town of Crosby. Construction began in 2006 to extend the freeway westward to the intersection of I-10 (East Freeway) and the I-610 (East Loop). On January 24, 2011, the new extension officially opened. Due to lack of funds, overpasses were not built over

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and over future Purple Sage Road, leaving traffic to briefly exit to the frontage roads before rejoining the freeway.

Louisiana

Entering Louisiana from the west, US 90 and

travel side by side through Lake Charles to Lafayette. In Lafayette, US 90 and I-10 part ways: I-10 proceeds east to

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, while US 90 takes a southern turn and passes through

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, Franklin, Morgan City, and the Houma – Bayou Cane – Thibodaux metropolitan area before reaching

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. The four-laning of US 90 was pushed in the 1990s by former

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Carl W. Bauer through his role as the chairman of the Governor's Interstate 49 Task Force while also a member of the Greater Lafayette

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. The portion of US 90 from Lafayette to New Orleans is designated to become the corridor for

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. In New Orleans, US 90 again meets up with I-10, and the two highways follow a similar path into Mississippi.

Mississippi

The description of US 90's route in Mississippi is explained in State Code § 65-3-3. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi's portion of US 90 was entirely four-lanes except for a very short segment at the state's west end leading to the old Pearl River Bridge into Louisiana. That segment of old highway is obviated for most purposes by an extension of the four-lane roadway from its split with US 90 to I-10 just east of the much newer Pearl Bridge. Before

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in 1969, the stretch of US 90 from the Bay St. Louis Bridge at the west end to the Biloxi Bay Bridge at the east was one of the most scenic roadways in the south, offering beautiful views of the

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on its south side and lovely mansions — some

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— on its north. The median featured many old, stately oak trees, a good number of which survived the storm. Many segments and important bridges were heavily damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. With the opening of two lanes of the Biloxi Bay Bridge on November 1, 2007, the entire route is now restored. Reconstruction projects continue on much of the highway and lane closures are common. Substantial completion of all US 90 Katrina-related road work in this state was scheduled to have been completed by now. 'US Highway 90 Project History' recounts in some detail this roadway's colorful past in Mississippi, dating back to the early 20th century when it was part of the Old Spanish Trail. The pdf document is available at the 'Project Updates' page of the

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's website (www.gomdot.com).

Alabama

US 90, internally designated by the

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as State Route 16 (SR 16), is a major east–west

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across the southern part of the

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. US 90/SR 16 crosses the extreme southern part of the state, covering approximately . The routes pass through Baldwin County before entering the city of Mobile where it gains a wrong way concurrency with US 98. and later joins US Truck Route 98, briefly also overlapping Interstate 165. The portion of US 90 that crosses Mobile Bay is locally referred to as the "

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". With the completion of

, US 90/SR 16 serves primarily as a local route connecting the towns along its path.

Florida

As it enters the Sunshine State, US 90 shifts south towards

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while US 90 Alternate stays to the north of the city. This stretch of highway is also known as Nine Mile Road. After

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destroyed the I-10 Bridge in Northwest Florida, motorists waited as long as two hours to cross the Escambia bridge between Santa Rosa and Escambia counties. The highway's route continues to the north of I-10 as a two-lane highway through most of the sparsely-populated inland areas of the

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, becoming four lanes through and near several towns. In Gadsden County, US 90 cuts to the southeast toward downtown

, where it passes the north entrance of

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and expands to six lanes until its intersection with US 27. The portion of the highway that extends through Midway has been designated as the Alfred Lawson, Jr. Highway. Continuing east, the highway is a two-lane road north of I-10 along the rest of its route, except as it turns to the south to pass through Lake City at

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. After going through the

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, it passes

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heading into

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, becoming four lanes through the industrialized west side as Beaver Street, and through downtown as Union Street. It crosses the

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on the Main Street Bridge and continues east as Beach Boulevard to its terminus at Florida State Road A1A in Jacksonville Beach. US 90 passes through the county seats of 15 counties on its course in Florida, and is never more than from I-10 throughout the state. The highway's hidden state road designation is primarily Florida State Road 10 ( Florida State Road 10A in Pensacola), but along Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville it becomes Florida State Road 212. The speed limit is for all rural points west of

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, and it is on all rural points beginning in Madison County to Glen St. Mary.

History

Hurricane Katrina

The US 90 bridge between Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, and

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, as well as the bridge between

Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...

, and

Ocean Springs, Mississippi Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, approximately east of Biloxi, Mississippi, Biloxi and west of Gautier, Mississippi, Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula metropolitan area. The population was 18,429 at th ...

, were destroyed by

in August 2005. During the storm, the St. Louis Bay bridge was under water and destroyed. Portions of US 90 were damaged along the Battleship Parkway on Mobile Bay in Baldwin County, Alabama. Sections of the highway in

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, including other bridges and much of the roadbed, were damaged or destroyed. Both the Rigolets Bridge and the Chef Menteur Bridge across

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were damaged, but have since been reopened. Some sections of the highway in

were impassable under flood waters for weeks due to the general flooding of that city; see

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. The

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bridge over the

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in Sector 49, also known as US 90 Business, remained intact and was the only usable route out of that city in the immediate aftermath of the storm until the section of Leake Avenue/River Road between New Orleans and Metairie was able to be cleared of heavy debris, but was blocked off by

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and Gretna law enforcement officials in a politically controversial move to prevent the looting and general anarchy from spreading to the relatively intact west bank of the Mississippi River. In mid-2006, construction began on the replacement for the Bay St. Louis bridge. It was completed on January 4, 2008, and includes four traffic lanes plus emergency shoulders and a bicycle/pedestrian path. It also stands high at its highest point. Two-way traffic resumed on the eastbound lanes of the bridge on May 17, 2007, after an afternoon ceremony, effectively ending the temporary ferry service. The remaining half of the bridge opened to traffic on January 4, 2008.Reconstruction of The Bay St. Louis Bridge
Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 18, 2007. On June 6, 2006, a $338.6 million contract was let for the Biloxi-Ocean Springs replacement. The bridge will be tall at its highest point and will carry six traffic lanes, inside and outside shoulders, and a bicycle/pedestrian path. To many area residents' and leaders' delight, the bridge's westbound lanes opened to two-way traffic after a ceremony and parade on November 1, 2007, two weeks ahead of schedule. Total bridge construction, including the opening of all six lanes of traffic, was scheduled to be completed by April 2008. After it was closed due to storm damage, the 1929 vintage bridge carrying US 90 over

was repaired and opened to traffic on August 11, 2006.

Florida State Road 1

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. It is located, roughly, in three sections east of Milton, parallel to US 90, between Marquis Bayou and Harold. On June 23, 1994, it was added to the

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.Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical ProgramsSanta Rosa County listings
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Major intersections

;Texas : in Van Horn : in Van Horn : in Marfa. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of Alpine. : in

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. The highways travel concurrently to east of Marathon. : in Sanderson : in Del Rio. The highways travel concurrently through Del Rio. : in Uvalde : in

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: in San Antonio. I-10/US 90 travels concurrently to west-southwest of Seguin. US 87/US 90 travels concurrently through San Antonio. : in San Antonio : in San Antonio : in Seguin : in Luling. The highways travels concurrently through Luling. : east of Waelder : in Schulenburg : east-northeast of Schulenburg : west-southwest of Glidden : east of Columbus. The highways travel concurrently to Sealy. : in Sealy. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest of Brookshire. : in Katy. The highways travel concurrently to

. : in Houston : in Houston. The highways travel concurrently, but on different lanes, through Houston. : in Houston : in Houston : in Beaumont : in Beaumont. The highways travel concurrently to Toomey, Louisiana. ;Louisiana : west-southwest of Westlake. The highways travel concurrently to Lake Charles. : in Lake Charles : in Lake Charles : in

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: in Lafayette. I-49/US 90 will travel concurrently to the Avondale– Bridge City city line. US 90/US 167 travels concurrently through Lafayette. : in Boutte : in

: in New Orleans : in New Orleans : in New Orleans : in New Orleans : in New Orleans : southeast of Slidell ;Mississippi : in Gulfport : in

Biloxi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...

;Alabama : on the Theodore– Tillmans Corner city line. : in Mobile : in Mobile. The highways travel concurrently through Mobile. : in Mobile. The highways travel concurrently through Mobile. : in Mobile. The highways travel concurrently to Spanish Fort. : in Mobile : in Spanish Fort : in Spanish Fort : in

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. US 90/US 98 travels concurrently through Daphne. ;Florida : in

. The highways travel concurrently through Pensacola. : in Pensacola : in Pensacola : in Ferry Pass : in

DeFuniak Springs DeFuniak Springs ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Walton County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,919 as of the 2020 Census, up from 5,177 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Crestview— Fort Walton Beach—Destin, Florid ...

. The highways travel concurrently through DeFuniak Springs. : in Cottondale : in Midway : in

: in Tallahassee : in Tallahassee : in

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: in Greenville. The highways travel concurrently through Greenville. : southeast of Falmouth : in

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: in Lake City : in Lake City : in Lake City : southwest of Sanderson : in Baldwin. The highways travel concurrently through Baldwin. : in

: in Jacksonville. the highways travel concurrently through Jacksonville. : in Jacksonville : in Jacksonville : in Jacksonville Beach

Special routes

* US 90 Bus. -

Barrett, Texas Barrett, also named Barrett Station, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,223 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1889 by Harrison Barrett, a formerly ...

* US 90 Bus. -

Orange, Texas Orange is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 19,324 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost city in Texas, located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, and is from Houston. ...

* '' US 90 Alt.'' -

Quincy, Florida Quincy is a city in and the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida, United States. Quincy is part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area, Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,970 as of the 2020 census, almost eve ...

Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Fl ...

* US 90 Alt. -

Seguin, Texas Seguin ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, Texas, Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 29,433 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estima ...

Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

* US 90 Alt. -

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

* US 90 Bus. -

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

References

External links

US-90 Photo Website
by John Preble

* {{US 90 90 90 90 090 090

Route description

Texas

Louisiana

Mississippi

Alabama

Florida

History

Hurricane Katrina

Florida State Road 1

Major intersections

Special routes

See also

References

External links