Texas State Highway 73

State Highway 73 marker

State Highway 73
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 42.02 mi[1] (67.62 km)
Existed: 1941 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-10 in Winnie
  US 69 / US 96 / US 287 in Port Arthur
East end: I-10 near Orange
Location
Counties: Chambers, Jefferson, Orange
Highway system
SH 72SH 74

State Highway 73 (SH 73) is a Texas state highway that runs 42 miles (68 km) from Winnie through Port Arthur to near Orange.

In September 2008, Hurricane Ike forced the closure of SH 73. Among other road debris left by the storm were two 200-ton barges. The storm surge pushed the barges almost 10 miles (16 km) before they came to rest on the highway.[2]

History

Previous routes

The original SH 73 was designated in 1926 from Oldenburg to Houston. By 1933, it was rerouted southwest to Columbus. By 1941, the route was adjusted so that, instead of extending west from Houston, it was now 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 In 1961, the route was shortened from Port Arthur to Winnie, with the western portions having been replaced by Interstate 10 (I-10).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.

SH 73A was designated in 1927 from SH 73 in Fayetteville to Hempstead as a replacement for SH 3C. By 1933, this route, as well as the portion of SH 73 west of Fayetteville, was renumbered as SH 159.

In popular culture

SH 73 is shown as a road sign in the opening 10 seconds of the 1941 movie Moon Over Miami immediately following the opening credits. There is no mention of the city in that film. A similar road sign of SH 73 is also depicted on the set of The Partridge Family.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Chambers  I-10 west / FM 1406 HoustonWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-10 exit 828
  SH 124 south / FM 1663 Winnie, GalvestonWest end of SH 124 concurrency
 Broussard Roadeastbound exit only
Chambers
Jefferson
  FM 1406at-grade intersection; east end of freeway
Jefferson  SH 124 north Beaumont, Fannett, HamshireEast end of SH 124 concurrency
Port Arthur Spur 93 north Beaumont
SH 82 south Cameroninterchange; west end of freeway
Spur 215 (Savannah Avenue)
US 69 / US 96 / US 287 (Memorial Boulevard) Beaumont, Airport
9th Avenue
SH 347 Nederland
Groves39th Street - Grovesno direct westbound exit (signed at 32nd Street)
32nd Street / Main Avenue
25th Street - Groves
Port Arthur SH 87 south Port ArthurWest end of SH 87 concurrency; no direct eastbound exit (signed at 25th Street)
Taft Avenue / Procter Street
FM 366 Groves, Port Nechesinterchange; east end of freeway; no direct eastbound exit (signed at Taft Avenue / Procter Street)
Neches RiverVeterans Memorial Bridge / Rainbow Bridge
OrangeBridge City FM 1442 north
 Cow Bayou Swing Bridge over Cow Bayou
  SH 87 northEast end of SH 87 concurrency; west end of SH 62 concurrency
Orange FM 105 Orangefield, Orange
I-10 (US 90) / SH 62 north Beaumont, Lake CharlesI-10 exit 873; east end of SH 62 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "State Highway No. 73". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  2. Myers, Ryan (September 21, 2008). "Demolition team works to clear barges from Texas 73". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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