U.S. Route 190

U.S. Route 190 (US 190) is an east–west United States Highway in Louisiana and Texas. Segments of US 190 will be upgraded to Interstate 14 (I-14); the first 24.8-mile (39.9 km) segment was opened on January 26, 2017.

U.S. Route 190
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 90
Length	875 mi (1,408 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	I-10 at Iraan, TX
	I-14 at Copperas Cove, TX I-14 / I-35 at Belton, TX I-35 at Temple, TX I-45 at Huntsville, TX I-49 at Opelousas, LA I-110 at Baton Rouge, LA I-55 at Hammond, LA I-12 at Covington, LA I-10 at Slidell, LA
East end	US 90 at Slidell, LA
Location
States	Texas, Louisiana
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided

Route description

Lengths

	mi[1]	km
TX	593	954
LA	282	454
Total	875	1,408

Texas

The western terminus is at a point where US 190 intersects with I-10, a few miles east of Bakersfield and 20 mi (32 km) west of the town of Iraan, in the middle of Pecos County.

It runs east through Texas Hill Country speckled with sage brush, intersecting with State Highway 305 (SH 305), crossing into Schleicher County, and intersecting with US 277 in Eldorado. Just outside Eldorado was where the raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch gained national attention. US 190 continues east into Menard County, intersecting State Highway 864, and passing a few miles north of Fort McKavett State Historic Site, entering Menard and intersecting with US 83 north a short distance.

Continuing on a northeastward route US 190 enters McCulloch County and into Brady. As the closest city to the geographical center of Texas, the city proclaims itself the "True Heart of Texas", "where five major highways meet, making it a major gateway to all regions of the state".[2] US 190 enters Brady from the south merging and running concurrently with north US 377 and US 87 through town, intersecting Farm to Market Road 2028 (FM 2028), FM 2309, then splitting with US 87 and US 377, before exiting the city heading east. US 190 goes through Rochelle, enters San Saba County, through Richland Springs where it intersects FM 45, the communities Algerita, and Harkeyville, and into San Saba, the birthplace of actor Tommy Lee Jones, and an intersection with SH 16. Continuing east US 190 enters Lampasas County, entering Lometa, merging and running concurrently with US 183 south into the city of Lampasas. Splitting from US 183 and continuing east, US 190 runs through Kempner and into the extreme southern corner of Coryell County and Copperas Cove, which is located on the southwestern edge of Fort Hood. On the east side of Copperas Cove, a concurrency with I-14 begins. US 190 then traverses through part of Fort Hood, into Bell County and Killeen. Being directly adjacent to the main cantonment of Fort Hood, both Killeen and Copperas Cove depend on the fort and those stationed there.

US 190 next intersects and merges with I-35 through Belton and enters Temple, where I-14 ends. The highway then merges and runs concurrently with SH 36 south. Continuing east and south, US 190 passes through Rogers and enters Milam County then Cameron and merges with US 77 south for a distance. A few miles south of Cameron, US 190 merges and runs concurrently with US 79 north. In Hearne, US 190 splits with US 79 and merges to run concurrently with SH 6 south, entering Brazos County, through Benchley, and into Bryan, that is considered the heart of the Brazos Valley (Southeast Central Texas), and is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

US 190 splits with SH 6, turning northeast and merging with SH 21 north, entering Kurten, entering Madison County also passing through North Zulch, Cottonwood and into Madisonville, before merging with I-45 south and into Walker County, then entering Huntsville, where US 190 splits heading into Eastern Texas.

Continuing east, US 190 enters San Jacinto County, Texas, passing north of Oakhurst and Point Blank, crossing Lake Livingston, entering Polk County and into Onalaska. US 190 from the west makes a semi-loop up over Lake Livingston and down to Livingston, intersecting US 59 and Business US 59 (Bus. US 59) and through Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation, entering Tyler County, merging with FM 256 and into Woodville. East of Woodville, FM 256 splits north and US 190 crosses BA Steinhagen Lake, into Jasper County, intersecting with SH 63 east, and in the center of Jasper intersecting with US 96. Continuing east, US 190 travels through Holly Springs and enters Newton County, proceeding into Newton. In Newton, US 190 turns south through Bon Wier, and then crosses the Louisiana line. In Newton County, US 190 has been designated one of the routes on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail.

Louisiana

US 190 crosses the Sabine River and enters the western portion of Louisiana in swampy bayou terrain three miles (4.8 km) west of Merryville, Louisiana. Merryville is the location of the old Coushatta Indian village.

From Merryville the highway heads north by northeast to the community of Junction, Louisiana, also referred to as "The Junction".[3] Junction is where Louisiana Highway 111 (LA 111) and US 190 intersect and is the site of a roadside marker and the joining of two Indian trails.

From Junction, US 190 heads east to DeRidder, where it runs concurrently with US 171 south and passes several sites on the National Register of Historic Places, such as the Beauregard Parish Jail, Beauregard Parish Courthouse, and the DeRidder Commercial Historic District. US 190 runs concurrently with US 171 to Ragley, where US 190 parts with US 171 heading east. From Ragley, the two-lane highway heads nearly due east almost parallel to I-10 until Opelousas. US 190 crosses the northern reach of the Atchafalaya Basin near the Morganza Spillway en route to Baton Rouge. From Baton Rouge, US 190 passes, in places divided, through Denham Springs, Albany, Hammond, Robert, Goodbee, Covington,[lower-alpha 1] Mandeville, before reaching the eastern terminus at Slidell.

The stretch between I-12 south of Covington and the intersection with LA 22 at Mandeville is multilane divided with controlled access. The highway's eastern terminus is in the bayous near Slidell, at an intersection with US 90. This junction was once known as the "White Kitchen" after a restaurant that was once located there.[4][5]

Other designations

• Atchafalaya Expressway — US 190 in Louisiana
• Earl Rudder Freeway and Central Texas Expressway — US 190 in Texas (part of future I-14)

History

Old US 190 sign

In the original 1926 plan, US 190 served the purpose of modern-day I-12 as the road around the north side of Lake Pontchartrain to avoid New Orleans.[6] The original western terminus was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, meeting US 71 at the Baton Rouge–Port Allen ferry across the Mississippi River. US 190 was concurrent with State Route 7 (SR 7, in the pre-1955 Louisiana Highway system) from Baton Rouge to Covington, then SR 34 from Covington to Slidell, Louisiana. The original eastern terminus of US 190 was in Slidell, where it intersected US 90/LA 2 (now US 11).[7][8]

In 1935, the route was extended west across the Mississippi River, ending in the western Texas town of Brady at an intersection with US 87. The section from Krotz Springs to the Baton Rouge-Port Allen ferry was a concurrency with US 71 from 1935 until 1951.[7]

US 190 was assigned to an additional 150 miles (240 km) across the sparsely populated areas of western Texas south of San Angelo in June 1977, taking effect January 1, 1978. US 190 now ran westward to I-10 outside of Iraan, replacing a section of Ranch to Market Road 33 (RM 33) and all of both FM 1257 and FM 1980.[9][10][11][12]

Louisiana

The original 1926 route followed the Jefferson Highway through downtown Baton Rouge, then LA 426 (Old Hammond Highway) to the Amite River. East of Baton Rouge, significant differences from the current alignment are as follows: LA 1032 through Denham Springs; LA 1027 into Walker; LA 43 and 1040 (Old Baton Rouge Highway) between Albany and Hammond; South Range Road and LA 1067 (Old Covington Highway) between Hammond and the Tangipahoa River; and Bus. US 190 through Covington.

West of Baton Rouge, the current alignment generally follows the same route since its extension into Texas in 1935. The only major re-routing was between Deridder and Elton, where the original route followed LA 26. The portion between Oberlin and Elton was re-routed in 1937 to follow US 165 to Kinder before assuming the current alignment between Deridder and Kinder the following year. Other differences from the current route are as follows: LA 110 through Merryville; LA 3099 into DeRidder; LA 3253, 1244, 31, and 742 between Opelousas and Port Barre; Old U.S. 190 between Bayou Courtableau and Krotz Springs and between East Krotz Springs, Louisiana Krotz Springs and Lottie; LA 77 between Livonia and Rosedale; and LA 76 between Rosedale and Port Allen.

In 1937, US 190 took over the original route of US 90 from Slidell to the Rigolets Bridge (along current US 11 and LA 433) when that highway assumed its current routing into Mississippi. US 190 was given its current eastern terminus at US 90 in the 1940s, following what is now Bus. US 190 (Fremaux Avenue) through Slidell until the 1970s when it was shifted onto Gause Boulevard.

In 1951, US 190 was re-routed along Bus. US 51 (mainline US 51 at the time) and LA 22 between Hammond and Mandeville. The new route passed through Ponchatoula and Madisonville and bypassed Covington. The former route through Covington was restored in 1956.

The current US 190 near Krotz Springs is an elevated highway. The road was built as a bypass around the road called Old 190 which continues across the Morganza Spillway to the western edge of Lottie. US 190 crosses the Atchafalaya River on two cantilever bridges known as the Krotz Springs Bridge. It crosses the Mississippi River on the 1940-era Huey Long Bridge north of Baton Rouge.

The route is now used as an alternate route for I-10, across the Atchafalaya Expressway. Traffic can be diverted along LA 975 to Krotz Springs, and LA 76 to US 190/LA 1.

Future

Interstate 14 is looking to be extended further in central Texas along the US 190 corridor. In 2019, Representative Brian Babin (R-TX) introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to extend the I-14 corridor through Odessa, many parts of which would likely follow the US 190 alignment through parts of central Texas.[13] Though the bill was referred to the Congressional Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, it is likely that bills featuring a congressional I-14 designation will be proposed in the future, as the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act wrote I-14 into law initially.

The Texas Department of Transportation will upgrade US 190 from a two-lane highway to a four-lane divided highway from approximately two miles (3.2 km) south of Heidenheimer, Texas to the Bell County-Milam County line. The $77.8 million project will improve driving safety along 7.3 miles of US 190 in central Texas, as brand new medians will separate each side of traffic. This continues previously completed upgrades along US 190 of two-lane to four-lane highways.[14] The most recent of these improvements were made to the Heidenheimer area around 2010.[15]

Junction list

State	County/Parish	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Texas	Pecos	​	0.00	0.00		I-10 – Fort Stockton, Ozona	Western terminus; I-10 exit 307
		​	4.2	6.8		FM 305 north – McCamey, Odessa
		​	9.4	15.1		SH 349 north – Rankin, Midland	Western end of SH 349 concurrency
		Iraan	14.0	22.5		SH 349 south (Drake Street) – Sheffield, Dryden	Eastern end of SH 349 concurrency
	Crockett	​	42.1	67.8		SH 137 north – Big Lake, Stanton	Western end of SH 137 concurrency
		​	44.0	70.8		SH 137 south – Ozona, Comstock	Eastern end of SH 137 concurrency
		​	59.0	95.0		SH 163 – Barnhart, Sterling City, Ozona, Comstock
	Schleicher	​	80.1	128.9		FM 1828 east
		Eldorado	92.6	149.0		US 277 south – Sonora, Del Rio	Western end of US 277 concurrency
			93.1	149.8		US 277 north (Divide Street) / RM 915 north (Murchison Street) – San Angelo, Mertzon	Eastern end of US 277 concurrency
			94.0	151.3		RM 2596 south
		​	110.0	177.0		RM 2084 north – Christoval
	Menard	​	127.0	204.4		FM 864 south – Fort McKavett, Sonora
		Menard	143.3	230.6		US 83 south (Frisco Avenue) – Junction, Uvalde	Western end of US 83 concurrency
			144.5	232.6		US 83 north – Eden, Ballinger	North end of US 83 concurrency
	McCulloch	​	164.5	264.7		FM 1311 south – Hext
		Brady	175.3	282.1		US 87 south / US 377 south (Bridge Street) – Mason, Junction, Fredericksburg	Western end of US 87/US 377 concurrency
			175.6	282.6		FM 2028 west (17th Street) – Brady Reservoir, Melvin
			176.1	283.4		FM 2309 south (11th Street) to SH 71 east – Pontotoc, Llano
			176.7	284.4		US 87 north (Commerce Street) – Eden, San Angelo, Coleman	Eastern end of US 87 concurrency
			176.8	284.5		FM 714 east (Main Street)
			177.6	285.8		US 377 north (Bridge Street) – Brownwood, Fort Worth	Eastern end of US 377 concurrency
		Rochelle	187.3	301.4		FM 1121 west (SE 7th Street) to US 377
			188.4	303.2		FM 2315 north – Placid
		​	190.0	305.8		FM 2822 north – Mercury
	San Saba	​	197.4	317.7		FM 2997 north
		Richland Springs	203.9	328.1		FM 45 north (Carter Street) – Brownwood, Camp Bowie Military Reservation
		Harkeyville	214.1	344.6		FM 2732 west – Sloan
		​	216.1	347.8		FM 1030 south
		San Saba	218.5	351.6		SH 16 (High Street) – Goldthwaite, Llano
			218.6	351.8		FM 1031 south (Live Oak Street)
		​	222.0	357.3		FM 580 east – Nix, Bend
	Lampasas	Lometa	237.6	382.4		FM 581 (Main Street) – Bend
			238.6	384.0		US 183 north (4th Street) – Goldthwaite, Brownwood	Western end of US 183 concurrency
			239.3	385.1		FM 3415 south – Knight Mountain
		​	253.8	408.5		US 281 north – Hamilton, Stephenville	Western end of US 281 concurrency
		Lampasas	254.3	409.3		FM 580 east (Avenue J) – Pidcoke	Western end of FM 580 concurrency
			254.9	410.2		FM 580 west (North Avenue) – Nix, Bend	Eastern end of FM 580 concurrency
			255.2	410.7		Loop 257 (4th Street) – Lampasas Historic District, Copperas Cove
			255.5	411.2		US 281 south – Burnet, San Antonio	Eastern end of US 281 concurrency
			255.8	411.7		US 183 south (Key Avenue) / US 281 Truck (Plum Street) – Leander, Austin, San Antonio	Eastern end of US 183 concurrency
			257.0	413.6		Loop 257 west (4th Street) – Lampasas Historic District
		​	264.6	425.8		FM 1715 north
		Kempner	266.2	428.4		FM 3170 south – Oakalla
			267.3	430.2		FM 2313 north – Rumley
			268.4	431.9		FM 2808 east
	Coryell	Copperas Cove	272.3	438.2		Bus. US 190 east / FM 2657 south – Pidcoke, Killeen, Briggs
			272.9	439.2	—	FM 116 / FM 3046 – Airport	Western end of super two
			275.7	443.7	—	Old Copperas Cove Road
			277.4	446.4	—	I-14 east / Bus. US 190 west – Copperas Cove	Western end of I-14 concurrency; eastern end of super two, western end of freeway; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		Fort Hood	277.8	447.1	277	Clarke Road	Exit numbers follow I-14
	Coryell–Bell county line		279.2	449.3	278	Bell Tower Drive
			279.7	450.1	280A	SH 201 south (Clear Creek Road)
	Bell		280.5	451.4	280B	Clear Creek Road north	Westbound access via exit 280A
		Killeen	281.5	453.0	281	Bus. US 190 east / T.J. Mills Boulevard
			282.2	454.2	282	Willow Springs Road
			282.7	455.0	283	SH 195 (Fort Hood Street)
			284.6	458.0	284	Trimmier Road
			285.2	459.0	285	W.S. Young Drive
			286.2	460.6	286	FM 3470 (Stan Schlueter Loop)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
			287.5	462.7	287	Rosewood Drive
		Harker Heights	288.2	463.8	288	FM 2410 (Knight's Way)
			289.4	465.7	289	FM 3423 (Indian Trail)
			290.7	467.8	290	Bus. US 190 west / Nola Ruth Boulevard	No westbound entrance
Nolanville		292.8	471.2	292	Spur 439 (Main Street) – Nolanville
		294.0	473.1	294	Paddy Hamilton Road
​		295.8	476.0	295	Frontage Road	No eastbound entrance
​		297.1	478.1	296	FM 2410 (Simmons Road)
​		297.6	478.9	297	George Wilson Road
Belton		299.2	481.5	299	FM 1670 (Stillhouse Hollow Dam Road)
		300.5	483.6	300	Loop 121
		301.3– 302.4	484.9– 486.7	301	I-35 south / SH 317 north (Main Street) / FM 436 east (Holland Road) / Connell Street – Austin, Moody, Heidenheimer I-14 west	Eastern end of I-14 concurrency; no exit number southbound; eastern terminus of I-14; western end of I-35 concurrency; I-35 exit 293A
				293B	SH 317 north (Main Street) / FM 436 east	Exit numbers follow I-35; eastbound access via exit 301
		302.6	487.0	294A	Spur 253 (Central Avenue)
		302.9	487.5	294B	FM 93 (6th Avenue) – Nolanville, Heidenheimer
Temple		305.7	492.0	297	Midway Drive
		306.6	493.4		I-35 north – Waco	Eastern end of freeway; eastern end of I-35 concurrency; I-35 exit 299
					SH 36 / Loop 363 north – Gatesville	Western end of freeway; western end of SH 36/Loop 363 concurrency
		308.2	496.0	—	57th Street
		308.5	496.5	—	FM 1741 (31st Street)
		309.4	497.9	—	5th Street	Eastern end of freeway
		310.7	500.0		Spur 290 north (1st Street)
		311.9	502.0		Loop 363 north to I-35 north – Waco SH 95 south – Taylor	Eastern end of Loop 363 concurrency; interchange
		312.6	503.1		FM 3117 east – Oscar
Heidenheimer		313.5	504.5		Bus. US 190 east – Cameron
		314.0– 315.3	505.3– 507.4		FM 93 / FM 436 – Belton, Little River-Academy	Interchange; signed as separate exits westbound
		315.9	508.4		Bus. US 190 west – Temple
Rogers		322.8	519.5		FM 437 / FM 2184 (Alvin Alley) – Davilla, Zabcikville
Milam	Buckholts	330.1	531.2		FM 1915 north (4th Street)	Western end of FM 1915 concurrency
		330.2	531.4		FM 1915 south (8th Street) – Davilla	Eastern end of FM 1915 concurrency
	​	333.4	536.6		FM 486 south – Thorndale
	Cameron	336.9	542.2		FM 845 east – Milano
		338.7	545.1		FM 2269 north – Zabcikville
		339.7	546.7		US 77 north / FM 1600 south (Travis Avenue) to FM 845 west – Waco, Temple	Western end of US 77 concurrency
	​	342.3	550.9		FM 2095 east – Gause, Hearne
	​	343.2	552.3		US 77 south – Rockdale, Giddings	Eastern end of US 77 concurrency
	Milano	352.1	566.7		US 79 south (Avenue C) – Rockdale, Taylor	Western end of US 79 concurrency
		353.0	568.1		FM 3242 north – Hanover
		353.4	568.7		SH 36 south – Caldwell, Brenham	Eastern end of SH 36 concurrency
	Gause	362.6	583.5		FM 2095 west – Cameron
Robertson	​	368.7	593.4		FM 1644 north – Calvert, Franklin
	​	370.8	596.7		FM 50 south – Mumford, Mooring
	Hearne	373.0	600.3		US 79 north / SH 6 north (Market Street) / FM 391 east (Brown Street) – Franklin, Marlin, Wheelock	Eastern end of US 79 concurrency; western end of SH 6 concurrency; interchange
	​	378.3	608.8		FM 2549 north – Elliott
	Benchley	384.7	619.1	—	SH OSR (Old San Antonio Road) / Spur 231	Western end of Earl Rudder Freeway
Brazos	Bryan	387.1	623.0	—	FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway) – College Station
		388.2	624.7	—	Bus. SH 6 south – College Station, Houston, Texas A&M University	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		388.7	625.6	—	Frontage Road	Eastbound exit only
		389.5	626.8	—	Woodville Road
		390.7	628.8	—	FM 974 / Wilkes Road – Madisonville
		392.3	631.3		SH 6 south (Earl Rudder Freeway south) / SH 21 west – Caldwell, Houston	Interchange; eastern end of freeway section; eastern end of SH 6 concurrency; western end of SH 21 concurrency
	Wixon Valley	397.2	639.2		FM 2776 west – Tabor
	Kurten	400.1	643.9		Bus. SH 21 east – Madisonville
		400.5	644.5		FM 2038 – Tabor
		401.4	646.0		Bus. SH 21 west – Bryan
	​	406.6	654.4		FM 974 west – Bryan
Madison	​	410.1	660.0		FM 2865 north
	North Zulch	413.8	665.9		FM 39 – Normangee, Mexia, Iola	Interchange
		414.0	666.3		Loop 160 east (Trinity Avenue) – Madisonville
		414.5	667.1		Loop 160 west (5th Street) – Bryan
	​	422.0	679.1		FM 1372 south
	​	424.4	683.0		FM 1452 west – Normangee	Western end of FM 1452 concurrency
	​	424.7	683.5		FM 1452 east to SH 90 – Anderson, Navasota	Eastern end of FM 1452 concurrency
	Madisonville	426.3	686.1		FM 974 north (Woodrow Street)
		426.6	686.5		Spur 174 south (Madison Street) to SH 90 – Anderson, Navasota
		426.8	686.9		SH 75 (May Street) – Leona, Centerville, Huntsville
		428.8	690.1		I-45 north / SH 21 east to Spur 104 – Dallas, Crockett	Eastern end of SH 21 concurrency; western end of I-45 concurrency; I-45 exit 142
	​	433.9	698.3	136	Spur 67 to SH 75	Exit numbers follow I-45
Walker	​	438.3	705.4	132	FM 2989 to SH 75 to FM 247
	​	447.8	720.7	123	FM 1696 to SH 75 / Pinedale Road – Crabbs Prairie, Bedias
	Huntsville	451.8	727.1	118	SH 75 / FM 1791 – Crabbs Prairie
		454.3	731.1		I-45 south / SH 30 west – Houston, College Station	Eastern end of I-45 concurrency; western end of SH 30 concurrency; I-45 exit 116
		455.1	732.4		SH 75 north – Madisonville	Western end of SH 75 concurrency
		455.4	732.9		FM 247 north (Avenue M) – Midway
		455.5	733.1		SH 75 south (Sam Houston Avenue) – Sam Houston State University, Conroe, Willis	Eastern end of SH 75 concurrency
		456.2	734.2		SH 30 east (Riverside Drive) – Trinity, Crockett	Eastern end of SH 30 concurrency
		457.2	735.8		SH 19 – Trinity, Crockett, Conroe	Interchange
	​	459.2	739.0		FM 2929 south (Four Notch Road)
	​	462.5	744.3		FM 2296 south – New Waverly
	​	465.1	748.5		FM 405 north – Dodge, Crockett
San Jacinto	Oakhurst	470.5	757.2		FM 946 – Coldspring
	Point Blank	476.3	766.5		SH 156 south – Coldspring, Shepherd
	​	479.2	771.2		FM 980 – Riverside, Lake Livingston
Polk	Onalaska				Bridge over Trinity River
		484.4	779.6		FM 356 – Trinity
		485.1	780.7		FM 3186 south – Lake Livingston
		485.3	781.0		FM 3459 north
	​	486.9	783.6		FM 3152 east to FM 350 – Moscow
	​	490.3	789.1		FM 3126 south
	Livingston	493.3	793.9		FM 2457 west – Lake Livingston
		496.2	798.6		FM 350 east – Moscow	Western end of FM 350 concurrency
		496.4	798.9		FM 350 west – Lake Livingston	Eastern end of FM 350 concurrency
		497.3	800.3		Future I-69 / US 59 – Corrigan, Lufkin, Shepherd, Cleveland	US 59 exit 434B
		498.6	802.4		I-69 BL / Bus. US 59
		498.7	802.6		SH 146
	​	510.2	821.1		FM 1276 east – Dallardsville
	Alabama- Coushatta Reservation	512.2	824.3		FM 2500 north – Camden
					PR 56 – Tombigbee Lake
Tyler	​	525.8	846.2		FM 256 east – Colmesneil
	Woodville	531.1	854.7		US 69 / US 287 (Magnolia Street) – Lufkin, Corrigan, Kountze, Beaumont
		531.6	855.5		FM 1746 east
	​	541.6	871.6		FM 256 west – Colmesneil
	​	543.6	874.8		FM 92 – Spurger, Silsbee
B.A. Steinhagen Lake					Dam B
Jasper	​	547.0	880.3		PR 48 – Martin Dies Jr. State Park
	​	550.1	885.3		FM 1747 north – Bevilport
	Science Hall	550.4	885.8		FM 777 – Curtis, Beech Grove
	Jasper	555.7	894.3		FM 777
		556.7	895.9		SH 63 west – Zavalla, Lufkin	Western end of SH 63 concurrency
		557.5	897.2		FM 252 south (Springhill Road) – Erin, Kirbyville
		558.3	898.5		US 96 (Wheeler Street) – Pineland, San Augustine, Kirbyville, Beaumont
		559.4	900.3		SH 63 east – Burkeville, Leesville	Eastern end of SH 63 concurrency
	Holly Springs	565.4	909.9		FM 1408 north to SH 63
Newton	Newton	572.6	921.5		FM 1012 north – Jamestown
		573.4	922.8		SH 87 – Burkeville, Hemphill, Deweyville, Orange
		573.8	923.4		Loop 505 south (Kaufman Street) – Bleakwood, Deweyville	Western end of Loop 505 concurrency
		573.9	923.6		Loop 505 north (Court Street) – Burkeville, Hemphill	Eastern end of Loop 505 concurrency
	Buckhorn	581.5	935.8		FM 2626 – Burkeville
	Bon Wier	583.7	939.4		FM 363 west – Bleakwood, Kirbyville
		584.5	940.7		FM 1416 south – Trout Creek
Sabine River			586.8 0.00		944.4 0.00	Texas–Louisiana line
Louisiana	Beauregard	Merryville	3.5		5.6	LA 389 south (Carter Avenue) – Fields, DeQuincy
			4.7		7.6	LA 110 east – Singer, Longville
		​	9.8		15.8	LA 111 north – Burr Ferry
		​	19.3		31.1	LA 3226 north – Rosepine
		DeRidder	22.7		36.5	LA 3099 south (Texas Street) – Merryville, Newton
			23.1		37.2	US 171 north / LA 27 south (Pine Street) – Leesville, DeQuincy	Western end of US 171 concurrency
		​	25.4		40.9	LA 112 east – Sugartown, Alexandria
		​	26.9		43.3	LA 26 east – Oberlin, Eunice
		​	29.6		47.6	LA 394 east – Dry Creek
		Longville	42.1		67.8	LA 110 west – Singer, Merryville
		Ragley	48.4		77.9	US 171 south / LA 12 west – Lake Charles, DeQuincy, Kinder, Beaumont	Eastern end of US 171 concurrency; interchange
	Allen	Reeves	60.0		96.6	LA 113 north – Dry Creek, Pitkin
		Kinder	72.0		115.9	LA 1150 east (4th Avenue) to US 165
			72.4		116.5	US 165 – Oberlin, Alexandria, Iowa, Lake Charles
			73.4		118.1	LA 383 south (1st Avenue) – Iowa
		​	77.0		123.9	LA 99 south – Welsh
	Jefferson Davis	Elton	81.1	130.5	LA 395 south (Raymond Church Road) – Roanoke
		​	83.2	133.9	LA 26 to LA 1130 west – Oberlin, DeRidder, Jennings
	Bayou Nezpique				Jefferson Davis–Acadia parish line
	Acadia–Evangeline parish line	Basile			LA 1157-2 north
			87.9	141.5	LA 3277 north
		​	88.5	142.4	LA 97 south (Evangeline Highway) – Evangeline
		​	91.8	147.7	LA 3068 south
	Bayou des Cannes				Evangeline–St. Landry parish line
	St. Landry	Eunice	97.1	156.3	LA 757 – L.S.U.-Eunice, Eunice High School
			98.6	158.7	LA 13 (C.C. Duson Street) – Mamou, Crowley
		​			LA 367 south
		​			LA 758 north / LA 95 south – Church Point	Western end of LA 95 concurrency
		​			LA 95 north	Eastern end of LA 95 concurrency
		​			LA 752 east
		​			LA 103 north
		Lawtell			LA 35 south – Rayne
		Opelousas			LA 104 west
					LA 357 south
					LA 182 – Washington, Sunset
		​			I-49 / US 167 – Alexandria, Lafayette	Interchange; I-49 exit 19
		​			LA 743
		​			LA 742 west
		Port Barre			LA 103 south – Leonville	Western end of LA 103 concurrency
					LA 103 north – Washington	Eastern end of LA 103 concurrency
		​			LA 741 – Port Barre
		​			US 71 north – Alexandria	Interchange
		​			LA 3174 east – Krotz Springs
		Krotz Springs			LA 3178 east – Krotz Springs
					LA 105 – Melville	Interchange
	Atchafalaya River				Frank and Sal Diesi Bridge
	Pointe Coupee	​			LA 975 south – East Krotz Springs	Interchange
		Lottie			LA 81 – Morganza
		​			LA 976 south
		Livonia			LA 77 – Morganza, Plaquemine
					LA 78 north (Mississippi River Trail) / LA 411 south (Maringouin Road East)
		​			LA 978 north
		​			LA 1 north – New Roads	Western end of LA 1 concurrency
	West Baton Rouge	​			LA 413 – Erwinville
		​			LA 983 north
		​			LA 415 to I-10	Interchange
		​			LA 1 south to I-10 – Port Allen, Plaquemine	Interchange; eastern end of LA 1 concurrency
	Mississippi River				Huey P. Long Bridge
	East Baton Rouge	​			Mississippi River turnaround	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		Baton Rouge			—	US 61 Bus. south / US 190 Bus. east (Scenic Highway south)	Western end of freeway
					—	US 61 north (Scenic Highway north) – Scotlandville	Western end of US 61 concurrency
					—	I-110 – Natchez, Baton Rouge	I-110 exit 5B
					—	LA 67 (Plank Road)	Eastern end of freeway
						LA 37 east / Greenwell Springs Road	Interchange
				US 61 south (Airline Highway east) / US 61 Bus. north / US 190 Bus. west (Florida Boulevard west) – Downtown, New Orleans		Cloverleaf interchange; eastern end of US 61 concurrency
​				LA 423 west (Old Hammond Highway)
Livingston	Denham Springs			LA 1032 (River Road)
				LA 16 north / LA 3002 south to I-12 – Watson		Western end of LA 16 concurrency
				LA 1031 north / LA 16 south – Gonzales		Eastern end of LA 16 concurrency
	​			LA 1026 south		Western end of LA 1026 concurrency
	​			LA 1026 north		Eastern end of LA 1026 concurrency
	Walker			LA 447 – Prairieville
				LA 1029 north
				LA 449 north – Pine Grove
	Satsuma			LA 1024 north
	Livingston			LA 63 north		Western end of LA 63 concurrency
				LA 63 south – Killian		Eastern end of LA 63 concurrency
	Holden			LA 441
	Albany			LA 43 – Montpelier
Tangipahoa	Hammond			I-55 – Jackson, New Orleans		Interchange; I-55 exit 31
				LA 3260 east
				US 51 – Amite, Ponchatoula
				US 51 Bus. (Railroad Avenue)
				LA 443 north
				LA 3158 south
	​			LA 1064 north
	​			LA 1067 south
	Robert			LA 445
St. Tammany	​			LA 1077 – Goodbee
	Covington			US 190 Bus. east – Covington
				LA 25 north – Franklinton
				LA 437 north
				US 190 Bus. west to LA 21 north		Interchange via ramps westbound and connector road eastbound
	​			I-12 – Gulfport, Baton Rouge		West end of expressway; I-12 exits 63A-B
	​			Fairway Drive, Judge Tanner Boulevard
	Mandeville			LA 22 west (Emerald Road west) / Causeway Boulevard – New Orleans (Via Causeway Toll Bridge), Ponchatoula		Interchange; east end of expressway section
				East Causeway Approach		To Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
				LA 59 north to I-12
	​			LA 1089 south – Fontainbleau State Park
	Lacombe			LA 434 south		Western end of LA 434 concurrency
				LA 434 north		Eastern end of LA 434 concurrency
	​			LA 433 south
	Slidell			US 11 / US 190 Bus. east – Pearl River, Slidell
				I-10 – Gulfport, New Orleans		I-10 exit 266
	​			LA 1090 north
	​			US 190 Bus. west – Slidell
	White Kitchen			US 90 (Chef Menteur Highway)		Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Business routes

US 190 has six business routes: three in Texas and three in Louisiana.

Copperas Cove

Business US Highway 190
Location	Copperas Cove, Texas
Length	4.5 mi (7.2 km)
Existed	Jan. 29, 2015–present

Business U.S. Highway 190-E is a 4.5 mile (7.2 km) long business route that runs through downtown Copperas Cove.[16] In 2010, the Texas Department of Transportation was given approval by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to move US 190 to a new bypass on the south side of Copperas Cove, leaving the original alignment to be made into a business route. The project had been in the planning phases since the 1980s. After delays due to the construction of what would become I-14 to the east of Copperas Cove,[17] the $46.5 million bypass opened on January 29, 2015 and the original alignment became Business US 190.[18]

Business US 190's western terminus is located at a signaled intersection with US 190 and Farm to Market Road 2657 (FM 2657). Though signed east–west, the first section of the road runs north-to-northeast toward the city center of Copperas Cove. Turning east after, the road intersects FM 116, where FM 116 forms a short concurrency with Business US 190 for three blocks. After the concurrency, FM 116 breaks off and continues north towards downtown. Continuing eastward, the road intersects northbound FM 1113 and begins to enter the commercial district of Copperas Cove. The road continues due east past the town's center until it merges with I-14, US 190, and State Highway 9 (SH 9). There is no direct access from eastbound Business US 190 to westbound I-14/US 190 or SH 9.[19][20]

Killeen

Business US Highway 190
Location	Killeen, Texas
Length	9.1 mi (14.6 km)
Existed	1991–present

Business U.S. Highway 190-F is a 9.09 mile (14.6 km) long business route that runs through downtown Killeen that follows an old alignment of US 190.[21] When US 190 was moved off the original route to a southern bypass around both Killeen and the town of Harker Heights in 1975, the remaining route was initially declared as State Loop 518. In an overhaul of state loop designations throughout Texas, however, the Texas Department of Transportation converted many former U.S. route and state highway alignments into business routes, thus creating Business U.S. Highway 190.

Business US 190 begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-14/US 190 and Hood Road. This interchange is located within the boundaries of Fort Hood; the only access to the army base directly from US 190 Business is via Hood Road. The route continues east as Veterans Memorial Boulevard. It intersects State Highway 195 (Fort Hood Road) as the business route exits Fort Hood and enters Killeen city limits. The business route passes through downtown Killeen and crosses FM 439 once passing the commercial district. Continuing eastward, the route passes by Skylar Field Airport and enters Harker Heights, where it intersects both FM 3423 and FM 3219. Approaching US 190, the business route splits: according to the Texas Department of Transportation, the official west-to-east alignment of the route forks to Edwards Drive, while the east-to-west alignment continues on Veterans Memorial Boulevard, though both directions are signed as the business route on the boulevard. At either designation, the roads both lost the designation at their respective I-14/US 190 intersections.[22][20]

Heidenheimer

Business US Highway 190
Location	Heidenheimer, Texas
Length	2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Existed	2010–present

Business U.S. Highway 190-J[23] is a 2.5 mile (4.0 km) long business route that runs through the town of Heidenheimer along an old alignment of US 190.[15] As US 190 has come to be a major thoroughfare through central Texas, traffic could not handle the two lane road in the primarily residential area. With houses on both sides of the road close to the roadway, a bypass was needed by the mid-2000's. A new four-lane bypass around Heidenheimer looped west around the town, opening in 2010. In October 2010, the AASHTO approved the movement of US 190 to the new bypass. Later in 2010, the Texas Department of Transportation requested AASHTO to also approve the new Business U.S. Highway 190, which had been signed by Texas since US 190's movement. The highway has been subsequently approved and the business route continues to be signed as such.[24]

Though more aligned north-to-south, the business route is signed west-to-east. It begins at a T-intersection with US 190 westbound. The entrance to Business US 190 is not accessible from the eastbound lanes of US 190 as a grass median divides the highway. Once on the business route, it turns almost immediately to the right and begins a southeasterly track towards the town of Heidenheimer. Another access road from US 190 allows eastbound traffic to turn onto the business route. This connector is signed as 'TO BUSINESS US 190' from the mainline road. Continuing eastward, the road intersects FM 93 at its eastern terminus, also allowing access to US 190. Entering the main residential part of the small town, the eastern terminus of FM 436 intersects Business US 190. Only slightly further east is Business US 190's eastern terminus, where traffic returns to US 190.[25]

Baton Rouge

U.S. Highway 190 Business
Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Length	10.8 mi (17.4 km)
Existed	1960–present

U.S. Highway 61/190 Business, also called Florida Boulevard and internally designated as U.S. Highway 61-X,[26] is a 10.8 mile (17.4 km) business route that runs along the old alignment of both US 61 and US 190 through downtown Baton Rouge.[27] Although US 190 is signed as a west-to-east route, US 61/190 Business generally does not have directional signage and changes directions multiple times.

From southeast to northwest, the business route begins at a cloverleaf interchange with both US 190, which continues east toward Hammond, and US 61, which continues south toward New Orleans. Both mainline routes come together to form a concurrency and continue northward along the Airline Highway, while the continuing road from US 190 becomes the business route. The route continues west through a primarily commercial area and past Baton Rouge Community College before entering downtown Baton Rouge. I-110 northbound has a direct exit to US 61/190 Business (Exit 1C) in downtown Baton Rouge, while southbound motorists must use N. 9th Street (Exit 1G) to connect directly to the business route. US 61/190 Business continues west through downtown until it reaches River Road where it turns right and continues north.

Moving north, the business route passes one block to the left of the Louisiana State Capitol and along the Mississippi River before merging onto N. 3rd Street and entering an industrial area. The road curves and becomes Chippewa Street where it now heads east toward I-110. At US 61/190 Business' intersection with Louisiana State Highway 3164, the route turns to the left onto Scenic Highway, now heading north again, running parallel to I-110. The route continues about 2.5 miles (4 km) before reaching its northern terminus at US 61/190. At this point, Scenic Highway is taken over by US 61, now heading north towards Natchez and US 190 continues westward towards Opelousas.[28]

Although US 61/190 Business has been signed as such since 1960, it did not formally get approval from the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) until 1968.[29]

Covington

U.S. Highway 190 Business
Location	Covington, Louisiana
Length	3.31 mi (5.33 km)
Existed	1969–present

U.S. Highway 190 Business, also known as 21st Avenue or Boston Street and internally known as U.S. Highway 190-X,[26] is a 3.31 mile (5.33 km) long business route that runs on the old alignment of US 190 through Covington.[27]

The road begins at an intersection with US 190 to the west of downtown Covington. The business route continues eastbound into downtown Covington until it reaches Louisiana Highway 21 (LA 21). From here, LA 21 begins to run concurrently with US 190 Business until it returns to US 190 on the east side of Covington. The route was approved by AASHO in June 1969, along with the US 190 rerouting.[30]

Slidell

U.S. Highway 190 Business
Location	Slidell, Louisiana
Length	3.94 mi (6.34 km)
Existed	1971–present

U.S. Highway 190 Business, also known as Fremaux Avenue and internally known as U.S. Highway 190-Y,[26] is a 3.94 mile (6.34 km) long business route that runs on most of the old alignment of US 190 through Slidell.[27] The road begins at the intersection of US 11 (Front Street) and Fremaux Avenue in the 'Olde Towne' neighborhood of Slidell. The business route continues eastbound on Fremaux Avenue until it ends at US 190 (Military Road), where US 190 turns eastbound once again and takes over Fremaux Avenue.

When I-10 was constructed in Slidell in the 1960s, the proximity of a weigh station could not allow an exit to be built at then-US 190. Nearby Gause Road (then Louisiana Highway 1092), which paralleled the former US 190, was chosen as the I-10 exit in Slidell. After increased traffic on Gause Road and motorist confusion accessing US 190, the state of Louisiana petitioned AASHO to re-route the highway and create a new business route. At AASHO's June 1971 meeting, this request was approved.[31] US 190 was permanently routed onto the now widened Gause Boulevard and Military Road while US 190 Business was signed along the former routing by 1975.[32]

Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the weigh station on I-10 near the US 190 Business overpass was permanently closed and razed. In 2006, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) began construction on a new interchange at US 190 Business at the request of the St. Tammany Parish government and the City of Slidell. Extensive traffic backups at the US 190 (Gause Boulevard) interchange and the planning of a new retail center prompted this to be one of many projects to revitalize the area following Hurricane Katrina.[33] Originally scheduled to open in the spring of 2008, multiple instances of severe weather, the threat of Hurricane Gustav, and signage delays pushed the opening of the interchange to late September 2008.[34]

Although approved to sign the business route concurrently with US 11 to US 190 in 'Olde Towne' Slidell, the route officially begins at US 11.

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal

Notes

1. West of Covington the original US 190 splits from US 190 and is signed as Bus. US 190. Bus. US 190 is joined by LA 21, and Bus. US 190 and LA 21 run concurrently through Covington until Bus. US 190 ends at US 190; LA 21 then turns northeast toward Bogalusa.

References

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External links

• Endpoints of US highway 190