U.S. Route 96
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US 96 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 133.746 mi (215.243 km) | |||
| Existed: | September 26, 1939 – present | |||
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| South end: |
   US 69 / US 287 / SH 87 in Port Arthur
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| North end: |
  US 59 / US 84 in Tenaha
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| Counties: | Jefferson, Hardin, Jasper, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | |||
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| Location: | Buna |
| Length: | 1.334 mi (2.147 km) |
| Existed: | 1991–present |
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| Location: | Silsbee |
| Length: | 5.223 mi (8.406 km) |
| Existed: | 1991–present |
U.S. Highway 96 (US 96) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for about 117.11 miles (188.47 km) wholly within the 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 I-69)/(Future I-369) and US 84 (Future I-69).
US 96 begins at SH 87 in Port Arthur, at a southern terminus it also shares with US 69 and US 287. The three highways head in a northwest direction toward Beaumont. In Beaumont, the three highways briefly merge with Interstate 10 (I-10), but then split from that freeway continuing northwest. In Lumberton, US 96 separates from US 287 and US 69, and heads northeast. US 96 ends in Tenaha at a junction with US 59 (Future I-69)/(Future I-369) and US 84 (Future I-69).
In 1939, US 96 was designated along its current route.
In 1933, the present route of US 96 was originally proposed to be part of US 71. Under this plan, discussed at a meeting of the United States Good Roads Association in Beaumont, US 71 was to be diverted out of Louisiana altogether and instead re-routed from the Texarkana area southward through East Texas.
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