U.S. Route 96

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U.S. Route 96
Length:	170[1] mi (274 km)
Formed:	1939[1]
South end:	TX-87 at Port Arthur, TX
Major junctions:	I-10 at Beaumont, TX US 190 at Jasper, TX
North end:	US 59/84 at Tenaha, TX
United States Numbered Highways Highways in Texas < US 90 US 164 > U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 96 is a north-south U.S. Route in the U.S. 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.

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Tenaha, Texas at an intersection with U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 84. Its southern terminus (as well as those of U.S. Route 287 and U.S. Route 69) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87. ^[2]

[edit] Historic termini

The US 96 designation was originally applied in 1926 to an entirely different route, from Rosenberg, Texas near Houston to Pharr in the Rio Grande valley. This diagonal route, south of U.S. Route 90, did not violate the convention of even numbers for east-west routes. The highway's east-west nature was boosted in 1934 when US 96 was rerouted from Alice to Laredo. In 1939, the US 96 designation was moved to the modern route.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).
2. ^ [1] Endpoints of US highways. URL accessed July 4, 2006.

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