U.S. Highway 90

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U.S. Highway 90

United States Highway 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.

On 30 August 2005, a large section near Gulfport, Mississippi was destroyed, due to damage from Hurricane Katrina.

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Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Jacksonville Beach, Florida at an intersection with Florida State Road A1A three blocks from the Atlantic Ocean. Its western terminus is in Van Horn, Texas at an intersection with Interstate 10 and Texas 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.

Alternate routes

Alternate U.S. Highway 90

Alternate US 90 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.

Alternate US 90 is known as Main Street in Stafford, Texas. In the Houston City Limits, US 90-A's right-of-way include South Main, Old Spanish Trail, South Wayside (and Macario Garcia Blvd), and McCarty Road.

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

Cities traversed

History

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 was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Several other bridges were heavily damaged, and much of the roadbed was damaged or destroyed in the area. The Crescent City Connection bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana 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.

As of 9/16/05 US 90 is currently multiplexed with Interstate 10 and will likely continue until repairs are completed on the Interstate 10 bridge between Gautier, Mississippi and Pascagoula, Mississippi as well as on the US 90 bridges mentioned above.

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