Historic US 90 · Louisiana

Old US 90 north of I-10 at Toomey

At Toomey, the old highway curves toward I-10 and ends at a shed built on its former roadway. Follow the original photographs south from LA 3112, with small location maps showing where each view was taken.

Original archive photographs and commentary

Collection: TexasFreeway archive

A highway curve now leads to a shed.

US 90 at Toomey

Photographs of Old US 90 north

Photos start at the northern end at go south.

Photographs of Old US 90 north — view 1 — Collection: TexasFreeway archive
Photographs of Old US 90 north — view 1
Looking southeast in the middle of the intersection of LA3112 and Old US90N.

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Looking south down the curve towards IH10 — Collection: TexasFreeway archive
Looking south down the curve towards IH10
Looking south down the curve towards IH10.

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Photographs of Old US 90 north — view 3 — Collection: TexasFreeway archive
Photographs of Old US 90 north — view 3
Looking northeast from the same location as the photo above at the intersection of LA3112 and Old US90N.

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Photographs of Old US 90 north — view 4 — Collection: TexasFreeway archive
Photographs of Old US 90 north — view 4
Continuing south on Old US90N we can see a tin shed built on the old roadway.

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Looking south at the shed and the end of the northern section — Collection: TexasFreeway archive
Looking south at the shed and the end of the northern section
Looking south at the shed and the end of the northern section. Just on the other side of the shed is IH10.

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Another look at the shed — Collection: TexasFreeway archive
Another look at the shed
Another look at the shed.

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Photographs of Old US 90 north — view 7 — Collection: TexasFreeway archive
Photographs of Old US 90 north — view 7
Looking north from the eastbound shoulder of IH10 we see the back of the shed at the end of Old US90N. A little of the roadway can be seen between the shed and the truck.

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One more look at the shed from the southern section of Old US90 — Collection: TexasFreeway archive
One more look at the shed from the southern section of Old US90
One more look at the shed from the southern section of Old US90. For more information about the southern section see Historic US90S.

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From the original archive

Old US 90 north of I-10 at Toomey

Historic US 90 - Toomey, Louisiana US 90N

Also see Historic US90 - LA3112 and Historic US90S

This section of Old US90 lies between IH10 and Louisiana State Highway 3112 in Toomey. Originally US90 came from the south, made the gradual turn indicated in the images below and continued to the northeast. After the completion of the IH10 bridge over the Sabine River in 1960, and as part of the diversion of traffic a temporary set of connection lanes was constructed. The 2 lane section of LA3112 from LA109 to LA3112's transition to a divided 4 lane is the original US90 alignment. The northern half of US90's curve was removed in favor of the connection lanes.

US 90 historical route overview

US 90 historical route overview — Topographical map (1989).
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Satellite image (1989)
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