U.S. Route 90 Alternate (Texas)

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Alternate U.S. Highway 90

U.S. Route 90 Alternate (Texas)
US 90 Alternate, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length175.29 mi [1]  (282.10 km)
Existed1942 [1] –present
Major junctions
West endUS 90.svgTexas FM 464.svg US 90  / FM 464 west of Seguin
Major intersections
East endI-10.svgUS 90.svg I-10  / US 90 in Houston
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Guadalupe, Gonzales, Lavaca, Colorado, Wharton, Fort Bend, Harris
Highway system
Texas 342.svg SH 342 SH 343Texas 344.svg SH 344

U.S. Highway 90 Alternate is an alternate route to U.S. Highway 90 in Texas, United States, running from west of Seguin east via Seguin, Gonzales, Hallettsville, Eagle Lake, Rosenberg and Sugar Land to northeastern Houston. South of Downtown Houston, US 90 Alternate is built to freeway and near-freeway standards along a section of South Main Street.

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Route description

U.S. 90 Alternate is concurrent with U.S. 77 Alternate west of Hallettsville. US 90 Alternate-US 77 Alternate.jpg
U.S. 90 Alternate is concurrent with U.S. 77 Alternate west of Hallettsville.

US 90 Alternate begins at U.S. Highway 90 and Farm to Market Road 464 west of Seguin and heads east through downtown Seguin on Court Street. (US 90 travels on Kingsbury Street, just 15 blocks to the north.) From Seguin to Rosenberg, US 90 Alternate passes through mainly rural areas.

Just west of downtown Rosenberg, it merges with Spur 529, part of US Highway 59 until 1976. [2] US 59 used to run concurrent with US 90 Alternate between Rosenberg and southwest of downtown Houston, but it was relocated to the US 59 as construction of the freeway between Houston and Rosenberg was completed in stages from 1961 to 1976. In 2017, US 90 Alternate and FM 1640 were converted to a one-way pair in Rosenberg, with US 90 Alternate carrying westbound traffic and FM 1640 carrying eastbound traffic.

After Rosenberg, US 90 Alternate passes through Richmond, Sugar Land, Stafford and Missouri City before entering Houston. US 90A in Sugar Land between State Highway 6 and the Southwest Freeway is an 8 lane boulevard with at-grade signalized intersections. A section in Stafford from the Southwest Freeway to Promenade Boulevard (east of Dulles Avenue) is a short controlled access highway similar in design to the one which stretches from Present Street to the South Loop. There it crosses the Sam Houston Tollway into the Houston city limits and becomes South Main Street. A few miles down, the highway meets the current northern terminus of the Fort Bend Toll Road. The short controlled-access highway portion of US 90 Alternate—part of which has local access (right-in/right-out), but no median breaks – currently begins east of Present Street in Stafford just before the Sam Houston Tollway and ends just short of Interstate 610. The controlled access portion, with the section between I-610 to just west of Holmes Road was completed in 2002 and the section from just west of Holmes Road to just east of the Sam Houston Tollway completed in 2007 has 6 lanes without interior or exterior shoulder lanes, plus exit lanes and a maximum speed limit of 55 mph (89 km/h) for most of its length. These portions were previously a four-lane divided highway with exterior shoulder lanes, crossovers, and at grade crossings with major thoroughfares. [3]

North of I-610, US 90A becomes the widest street in Houston with 10 through lanes and several turning lanes. This section, previously a four-lane divided highway, was upgraded to its current width between 1999 and 2001. [4] The 10 lane right of way of US 90A between the Old Spanish Trail (OST) and the South Loop was planned to ease access to the NRG Park (formerly Reliant Park and the Astrodomain) complex parking lots west of NRG Stadium. Further north, US 90A splits from South Main Street onto the OST, becoming a six lane boulevard heading east to cross State Highway 288 (South Freeway) with a grade separated street-to-street intersection with Griggs Road, and meets the southern terminus of Spur 5 adjacent to the campus of the University of Houston. After crossing Spur 5, it turns into a four-lane undivided road, crossing Brays Bayou and turning northeast onto Wayside Drive, crossing Interstate 45 (Gulf Freeway). Between Polk Street until after crossing over the ship channel, it divides into two one-way streets. US 90 Alternate West (southbound) is Wayside Drive while US 90 Alternate East (northbound) goes down S/SGT Macario Garcia Drive (formerly 69th Street). At Interstate 10/U.S. Highway 90 (East Freeway), US 90 Alternate turns east to multiplex with I-10/US 90 for a short jog, then turning north onto McCarty Street. US 90 Alternate ends at the junction with Interstate 610 in northeastern Houston, where Business U.S. Highway 90-U continues northeast on McCarty Street. [5]

History

US 90 Alternate was designated on May 25, 1942, replacing SH 343. On March 28, 1952, the section from Columbus to Eagle Lake became part of FM 102. US 90A was instead rerouted over portions of SH 200 and SH 3.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Guadalupe Seguin US 90.svgWest plate.svg
Texas FM 464.svg
US 90  / FM 464 west San Antonio, Luling
Texas 46.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-10.svg
SH 46 to I-10  New Braunfels
Business plate.svg
Texas 123.svg
Bus. SH 123 (Austin Street)
Texas FM 466.svg FM 466 (King Street)
Texas 123.svg SH 123  San Marcos, Stockdale
Old Seguin South plate.svg
Texas FM 1117.svg
FM 1117 south
North plate.svg
Texas FM 2438.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-10.svg
FM 2438 north to I-10  Kingsbury
East plate.svg
Texas FM 1150.svg
FM 1150 east Darst Field
Gonzales Belmont Texas 80.svg SH 80  Luling, Nixon
North plate.svg
Texas FM 2091.svg
FM 2091 north Palmetto State Park
west end of FM 2091 overlap
South plate.svg
Texas FM 2091.svg
FM 2091 south Lake Wood Recreational Area
east end of FM 2091 overlap
Gonzales US 183.svgWest plate.svg
Texas 97.svg
US 183  / SH 97 west Luling, Cuero
west end of SH 97 overlap
Business plate.svg
US 183.svg
Bus. US 183 (St. Joseph Street)
North plate.svg
Texas FM 794.svg
FM 794 north (St. Paul Street)
Texas Spur 131.svg Spur 131
East plate.svg
Texas 97.svg
SH 97 east Waelder
east end of SH 97 overlap
West plate.svg
Texas Spur 146.svg
Spur 146 west
East plate.svg
Texas FM 532.svg
FM 532 east Moulton
South plate.svg
Texas FM 443.svg
FM 443 south Dreyer
Lavaca West plate.svg
Texas FM 533.svg
FM 533 west
Shiner East plate.svg
Texas FM 3435.svg
FM 3435 east (Sixteenth Street)
Texas 95.svg SH 95  Moulton, Yoakum
East plate.svg
Texas FM 531.svg
FM 531 east
West plate.svg
Texas FM 1891.svg
FM 1891 west
South plate.svg
Alternate plate.svg
US 77.svg
US 77 Alt. south Yoakum
west end of US 77 Alt. overlap
West plate.svg
Texas FM 340.svg
FM 340 west St. Mary's
Hallettsville South plate.svg
US 77.svg
US 77 south Victoria
west end of US 77 overlap
North plate.svg
US 77.svg
US 77 north Schulenburg
east end of US 77 overlap
South plate.svg
Texas FM 530.svg
FM 530 south Vienna, Edna
East plate.svg
Texas FM 2314.svg
FM 2314 east Vsetin
Sublime South plate.svg
Texas FM 3283.svg
FM 3283 south
North plate.svg
Texas FM 155.svg
FM 155 north Weimar
Colorado Sheridan South plate.svg
Texas FM 2437.svg
FM 2437 south
Altair Texas 71.svg SH 71  Columbus, El Campo
Eagle Lake North plate.svg
Texas Spur 102.svg
FM Spur 102 north (McCarty Avenue)
North plate.svg
Texas FM 102.svg
FM 102 north (Main Street) Columbus
west end of FM 102 overlap
South plate.svg
Texas FM 102.svg
FM 102 south
east end of FM 102 overlap
Texas FM 3013.svgTo plate.svg
East plate.svg
Texas FM 1093.svg
FM 3013 to FM 1093 east Sealy, Wallis, Wharton, Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
ColoradoWharton
county line
North plate.svg
Texas FM 2764.svg
FM 2764 north Chesterville
Wharton Nottawa East plate.svg
Texas FM 1164.svg
FM 1164 east
East Bernard Texas 60.svg SH 60  Wallis, Wharton
Fort Bend Tavener North plate.svg
Texas FM 1952.svg
FM 1952 north Wallis
South plate.svg
Texas FM 1875.svg
FM 1875 south Beasley
Rosenberg Texas Spur 10.svg Spur 10
North plate.svg
Texas 36.svg
SH 36 north Sealy
west end of SH 36 overlap
South plate.svg
Texas Spur 529.svg
Spur 529 south Wharton
South plate.svg
Texas 36.svg
North plate.svg
Texas FM 723.svg
SH 36 south / FM 723 north Fulshear, Freeport
east end of SH 36 overlap
Richmond South plate.svg
Texas FM 762.svg
FM 762 south (South Eleventh Street) Crabb
South plate.svg
Texas Loop 762.svg
FM Loop 762 south (South Second Street)
North plate.svg
Texas FM 359.svg
FM 359 north
Texas 99.svgTo plate.svg
Texas FM 1464.svg
SH 99 (Grand Parkway) to FM 1464  Clodine, Carol S. Vance Unit
Sugar Land Texas 6.svgAirport Sign.svg SH 6  Missouri City, Galveston, Airport interchange; former FM 1960
Brooks StreetFormer Spur 58 [6] [7]
North plate.svg
Texas FM 1876.svg
FM 1876 north (Eldridge Road)
Dairy Ashford RoadFormer Spur 41 [6] [7]
I-69.svgUS 59.svg I-69  / US 59  Houston, Victoria I-69/US 59 exit 112; interchange.
Stafford South Kirkwood Road / Dulles Avenueinterchange
Texas FM 1092.svg FM 1092 (Murphy Road)interchange
Stafford Road / Staffordshire Roadinterchange
Missouri City Texas FM 2234.svg FM 2234 (Texas Parkway) / South Gessner Roadlimited-access highway starts before interchange. (Grade Separated)
Harris Houston Texas Beltway 8.svgSam Houston Tollway.svg Beltway 8 (Frontage Road) / Sam Houston Tollway interchange
Fondren Roadinterchange
Hillcroft Roadinterchange
South plate HCTRA.svg
Fort Bend Toll Road.svg
To plate HCTRA.svg
Sam Houston Tollway.svg
Fort Bend Tollway south to Sam Houston Tollway  / Chimney Rock Road
interchange
South Post Oak Roadinterchange
Hiram Clarke Road / Holmes Roadinterchange
Stella Link Road / Willowbend Boulevardinterchange
West Bellfort Avenuelimited-access highway ends after interchange
I-610.svg I-610 I-610 exit 2
South plate.svg
Texas FM 521.svg
FM 521 south (Almeda Road)
Former SH 288
Texas 288.svg SH 288 (South Freeway)interchange
Griggs Roadinterchange
South plate.svg
Texas FM 865.svg
FM 865 south (Cullen Boulevard)
Former FM 518
North plate.svg
Texas Spur 5.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-45.svg
Spur 5 north to I-45
Produce Rowinterchange
I-45.svg I-45 (Gulf Freeway) Conroe, Galveston I-45 exit 42
Lawndale Streetinterchange
Zoltowski Street / Clinton Drive / Harbor Streetinterchange
West plate blue.svg
I-10.svg
West plate.svg
US 90.svg
I-10 west / US 90 west (East Freeway)
west end of I-10 overlap; US 90 Alt. west follows exit 773A
East plate blue.svg
I-10.svg
East plate.svg
US 90.svg
I-10 east / US 90 east (East Freeway)
east end of I-10 overlap; US 90 Alt. east follows exit 773B
I-610.svgEast plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 90.svg
I-610 (North Loop Freeway, East Loop Freeway) / Bus. US 90 east (North McCarty Street)
Eastern terminus; I-610 exit 24A northbound, 24 eastbound
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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