Texas State Highway 82

State Highway 82 marker
State Highway 82
Map
SH 82 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length13.009 mi[1] (20.936 km)
ExistedJanuary 29, 1975–present
Major junctions
South end LA 82 over Sabine River
Major intersections SH 87 in Port Arthur
North end SH 73 in Port Arthur
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesJefferson
Highway system
US 82 US 83

State Highway 82 (SH 82) is a 13.009-mile (20.936 km) state highway in Jefferson County, Texas, United States, that connects Louisiana Highway 82 (LA 82) at the Louisiana state line (on the Causeway Bridge over the Sabine River) with Texas State Highway 72 (SH 72) in Port Arthur. A roadway existed from at least 1970, when the Gulfgate Bridge (later renamed Martin Luther King Bridge) was completed;[2] the route was designated SH 82 in 1975. The designation had previously applied to a route in West Texas, from 1923 to 1958.

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 82". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "The Gulfgate Bridge AKA Martin Luther King Bridge". texasescapes.com. May 31, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2020.