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State Highway 73 or SH 73 is a Texas state highway that runs 42 miles from Winnie through Port Arthur to near Orange.
[edit] Previous routes
The original SH 73 was designated by 1933 from Columbus to Houston. By 1941, the route was readjusted, with the route, instead of traveling west from Houston, now was designated east from Houston to Port Arthur. Construction was slow, with only small portions outside Houston, Port Arthur, and the stretch from Winnie to Anahuac (signed as 73-T) completed by 1954. In 1961, the route was shortened from Port Arthur to Winnie, with the western portions having been replaced by Interstate 10. SH 73-T was transferred to SH 65. In 1982, the route was extended along its current route to Orange, along a concurrent route with SH 87 and SH 62.
[edit] Counties and junctions
[edit] References
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation, [1]
I 10 at Winnie
US 69/US 96/US 287
SH 124 – near Winnie
SH 82 – Port Arthur
SH 347 – Port Arthur
SH 87 – Port Arthur
SH 62
