U.S. Route 96

rdf:langString U.S. Route 96

rdf:langString yes

rdf:langString Jasper

rdf:langString Jefferson

rdf:langString Shelby

rdf:langString Hardin

rdf:langString Sabine

rdf:langString San Augustine

rdf:langString South

rdf:langString North

rdf:langString

rdf:langString in Jasper

rdf:langString in Beaumont

rdf:langString Jasper

rdf:langString none

rdf:langString Bronson

rdf:langString Beaumont

rdf:langString Center

rdf:langString Port Arthur

rdf:langString Buna

rdf:langString San Augustine

rdf:langString Brookeland

rdf:langString Nederland

rdf:langString Silsbee

rdf:langString Kirbyville

rdf:langString Pineland

rdf:langString Browndell

rdf:langString Lumberton

rdf:langString Central Gardens

rdf:langString Evadale

rdf:langString Tenaha

rdf:langString Rose Hill Acres

rdf:langString Call Junction

rdf:langString US 96 highlighted in red

rdf:langString Interchange

rdf:langString Southbound exit and northbound entrance

rdf:langString No direct southbound exit

rdf:langString Interchange; no northbound entrance

rdf:langString no direct northbound exit

rdf:langString interchange; south end of freeway, access to The Medical Center of Southeast Texas

rdf:langString I-10 exit 850

rdf:langString I-10 exit 852B; no direct southbound exit

rdf:langString Southern end of US 69 / US 287 concurrency

rdf:langString To Jasper County Courthouse

rdf:langString south end of I-10 overlap; US 96 south follows exit 849

rdf:langString interchange; north end of US 69 / US 287 overlap

rdf:langString no southbound entrance

rdf:langString north end of FM 1004 overlap

rdf:langString south end of FM 1004 overlap

rdf:langString Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-10 exit 852A

rdf:langString north end of I-10 overlap; US 96 north follows exit 853A

rdf:langString interchange, I-69 will follow US 59 South to Houston, and US 84 east to Mansfield. I-369 will follow US 59 north to Texarkana. Interchange currently open for US 59/US 84 traffic.

rdf:langString I-10 exit 851, Access to Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital

rdf:langString Keith Road

rdf:langString Delaware Street

rdf:langString Tram Road

rdf:langString Dowlen Road

rdf:langString Laurel Avenue

rdf:langString Washington Boulevard

rdf:langString Calder Avenue / Harrison Avenue

rdf:langString Chinn Lane

rdf:langString Cooks Lake Road

rdf:langString Jefferson County Prison Complex

rdf:langString Lucas Drive

rdf:langString TX

rdf:langString in Port Arthur

rdf:langString in Tenaha

rdf:langString US

rdf:langString concur

rdf:langString incomplete

rdf:langString unbuilt

rdf:langString US-Bus

rdf:langString U.S. Highway 96 (US 96) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for about 117.11 miles (188.47 km) entirely 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. As of 2004, the highway's southern terminus (as well as those of US 287 and US 69) is in Port Arthur at an intersection with State Highway 87 (SH 87). Its northern terminus is in Tenaha at an intersection with US 59 (Future Interstate 69 [I-69])/(Future I-369) and US 84 (Future I-69). U.S. Highway 96 is designated by the State of Texas as a major hurricane evacuation route, with the local county governments facilitating the evacuation of citizens along U.S. Highway 96 from Coastal Region counties, including but not limited to, Harris County, Galveston County, Brazoria County, Chambers County, Jefferson County, Orange County, Hardin County, Jasper County, Newton County and Tyler County. U.S. Highway 96 has been utilized many times in the past for hurricane evacuations, with the most recent being Hurricane Rita in 2005, Hurricane Gustav in 2008, Hurricane Ike in 2008, and Hurricane Laura in 2020. During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, U.S. Highway 96 was also utilized to route evacuees from Louisiana, who had fled west out of the hurricane's path. This designated hurricane evacuation route is utilized to evacuate citizens to the north into North and Northeast Texas, Northwest Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, out of the range of a hurricane's deadly winds, tornadoes, flooding and storm surge. U.S. Highway 96 also serves as a major Strategic Military Highway, connecting Fort Polk in Leesville, Louisiana and the Red River Army Depot near Texarkana, Texas to the Port of Beaumont in Beaumont, Texas. This Strategic Military Highway is utilized regularly by the Department of Defense for transporting military personnel, materials, equipment and vehicles to and from the Port of Beaumont in support of military deployments and operations overseas, as well as the national defense mission here in the United States. Additionally, U.S. Highway 96 is a major highway utilized for transporting citizens, goods and services to and from four Texas ports, including Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange, as well as Intersecting Interstate 10, which connects U.S. Highway 96 to the Port of Houston. Plans to upgrade the existing connecting route of U.S. Highway 190 to Interstate 14 and U.S. Highway 59 to Interstate 69 will increase the connectivity of U.S. Highway 96 for strategic military transport, commercial and travel purposes, connecting this artery to three major Interstate Highway Corridors, including I-10, I-14 and I-69/U.S. 59. U.S. Highway 96 is also the primary transportation route from the Texas Coastal Region to access Lake Sam Rayburn and Lake B.A. Steinhagen, the Neches and Angelina Rivers, the Angelina National Forest, the Masterson State Forest (Established 1985) in Buna, Texas and the Daughters of the American Revolution State Forest (Established 1929) in Cairo Springs, Texas.