Historic US 90 · Louisiana
The abandoned US 90 road to East Orange
Original archive photographs and commentary
Broken pavement, bulkheads and utility poles mark the old road to East Orange. These 2003 and 2005 photographs follow it west from the burned bridge toward the Sabine River, where the former highway ends at another lost crossing.
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The road continues beneath the trees.
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The eastern bulkhead
Photographs: The eastern bulkhead
From the original collectionPhotos start at the east end and proceed west.
Looking at the east end bulk head from the bridge side
Looking at the east end bulk head from the bridge side.
Another look from the side
Another look from the side.
A look at the east bulk head from the road side
A look at the east bulk head from the road side. The first 30 yards or so of the road has been torn up.
Debrise from the bulkhead lying nearby
Debrise from the bulkhead lying nearby..
A look east at the end of the road
A look east at the end of the road.
US 90 archive photographs
Along the abandoned pavement
Photographs: Along the abandoned pavement
From the original collectionLooking west down the old road
Looking west down the old road
Another look west, but farther down the road
Another look west, but farther down the road. Some areas get rather thick with growth.
A look back east from the same location
A look back east from the same location.
US 90 archive photographs
Approaching East Orange
Photographs: Approaching East Orange
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The vegetation opens back up
The vegetation opens back up.
A look east at the edge of East Orange
A look east at the edge of East Orange. My best guess has Buster's Club just to the left.
Approaching East Orange — view 3
Almost the western end, this shot looks east down the western curve.
Standing at the western end of the road looking east
Standing at the western end of the road looking east.
A close up of the end of the road
A close up of the end of the road.
The is western edge of the old road
The is western edge of the old road. The cross section shows how many times the road was resurfaced.
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US 90 history and location maps
Historical text from the original TexasFreeway archive; field photographs from the 2003 and 2005 visits. · Return to the photographs ↑
Also see Historic US90 Sabine Memorial Bridge, Historic US90 - Burned Out Bridge and East Orange (Abandoned)
Essentially a man made island, this stretch of land was formed using material dredged from the canal to the north. The road was virtually cut off when the Sabine Memorial Bridge was dismantled in the 1960's and the mile long wooden bridge burned in 1973.
The west end of the road (the Sabine River end) once was home to the thriving village of East Orange, Louisiana; a night club town which provided entertainment for thriving era of World War II and the post war years.
Topographical map and satellite image (1989).
(image reproduced from MapPoint® )