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State Highway 73

SH 73 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by TxDOT

Length

42.02 mi (67.62 km)

Existed

1923–present

Major junctions

West end

I-10 in Winnie

Major intersections

US 69 / US 96 / US 287 in Port Arthur

East end

I-10 near Orange

Location

Country

United States

State

Texas

Counties

Chambers, Jefferson, Orange

Highway system

Highways in Texas

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SH 72

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SH 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 inland before they came to rest on the highway.

History

Previous routes

The original SH 73 was designated on August 21, 1923, from Oldenburg to Houston, absorbing the eastern half of SH 3A. On October 26, 1932, it was rerouted southwest from Katy to Alleyton, with the portion from Oldenburg to Industry being another section (FM 109 would connect the two sections later). On November 30, 1932, the section from Katy to Sealy was taken over for maintenance, and plans to construct the section from Sealy to Alleyton were underway. On December 8, 1932, the section from Industry to Oldenburg was transferred to SH 159. On July 15, 1935, the section from Sealy to Alleyton was cancelled. This section was restored on May 19, 1936. On September 26, 1939, SH 73 was extended east to Port Arthur, replacing SH 228, and the stretch from Winnie to Anahuac replaced part of SH 125. On November 24, 1941, the section from Columbus to Houston was canceled and transferred to rerouted US 90. 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. On November 30, 1961, the route was shortened from Port Arthur to Winnie, with the western portions having been replaced by Interstate 10 (I-10).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 renumbered as SH 65. On July 29, 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 on July 18, 1924, from SH 73 in Fayetteville to Hempstead as a restoration of canceled SH 3C. On March 19, 1930, this route was renumbered SH 159.

In popular culture

SH 73 in Texas 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

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County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Chambers		I-10 west / FM 1406 – Houston	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-10 exit 828
		SH 124 south / FM 1663 – Winnie, Galveston	West end of SH 124 concurrency
		Broussard Road	eastbound exit only
Chambers–Jefferson county line		FM 1406	at-grade intersection; east end of freeway
Jefferson		SH 124 north – Beaumont, Fannett, Hamshire	East end of SH 124 concurrency
	Port Arthur	Spur 93 north – Beaumont
		SH 82 south – Cameron	interchange; west end of freeway
		Spur 215 (Savannah Avenue)
		US 69 / US 96 / US 287 (Memorial Boulevard) – Beaumont, Airport
		9th Avenue
		SH 347 – Nederland
	Groves	39th Street - Groves	no direct westbound exit (signed at 32nd Street)
		32nd Street / Main Avenue
		25th Street - Groves
	Port Arthur	SH 87 south – Port Arthur	West end of SH 87 concurrency; no direct eastbound exit (signed at 25th Street)
		Taft Avenue / Procter Street
		FM 366 – Groves, Port Neches	interchange; east end of freeway; no direct eastbound exit (signed at Taft Avenue / Procter Street)
Neches River		Veterans Memorial Bridge / Rainbow Bridge
Orange	Bridge City	FM 1442 north
		Cow Bayou Swing Bridge over Cow Bayou
		SH 87 north / SH 62 begins	East end of SH 87 concurrency; west end of SH 62 concurrency
	Orange	FM 105 – Orangefield, Orange
	Orange	I-10 (US 90) / SH 62 north – Beaumont, Lake Charles	I-10 exit 873; east end of SH 62 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 73". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
Myers, Ryan (September 21, 2008). "Demolition team works to clear barges from Texas 73". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
"Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
"Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 24, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
"Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 28, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
"Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
"Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. May 18, 1936. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
"Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 28, 1924. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.