 State Highway 73 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 SH 73 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 42.02 mi[1] (67.62 km) | |||
| Existed | 1923–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-10 in Winnie | |||
   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 | ||||
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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.[2]
- ^ 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.