Route description U.S. Route 190

the western terminus @ point 190 intersects interstate 10, few miles east of bakersfield , 20 mi (32 km) west of town of iraan, in middle of pecos county.

it runs east through texas hill country speckled sage brush, intersecting state highway 305, crossing schleicher county, , intersecting u.s. route 277 in eldorado. outside eldorado raid of yearning zion ranch gained national attention. 190 continues east menard county, intersecting state highway 864, , passing few miles north of fort mckavett state historic site, entering menard , intersecting u.s. route 83 north short distance.

continuing on northeastward route 190 enters mcculloch county , brady, texas. being closest city geographical center of texas, city proclaims being true heart of texas , 5 major highways meet, making major gateway regions of state . 190 enters brady south merging , running concurrent north u.s. route 377 , u.s. route 87 through town, intersecting fm 2028, 2309, splitting 87 , 377, before exiting city heading east. 190 goes through rochelle, enters san saba county, through richland springs intersects fm 45, communities algerita, , harkeyville, , san saba, birthplace of actor tommy lee jones, , intersection state highway 16. continuing east 190 enters lampasas county, entering lometa, merging , running concurrent u.s. route 183 south city of lampasas. splitting 183 , continuing east, 190 runs through kempner , extreme southern corner of coryell county , copperas cove located on southwestern edge of fort hood. on east side of copperas cove, concurrency interstate 14 begins. 190 traverses through part of fort hood, bell county , killeen. being directly adjacent main cantonment of fort hood, both killeen , copperas cove depend on fort , stationed there. restaurant in killeen site of 1 of worst mass shootings in u.s. history 23 people (including shooter) killed.

us 190 next intersects , merges i-35 north through belton , enters temple, interstate 14 ends, , merging , running concurrent state highway 36 south. continuing east , south 190 passes through rogers , enters milam county cameron , merges u.s. route 77 south distance. few miles south of cameron 190 merges , runs concurrent u.s. route 79 north. in hearne 190 splits 79 , merges running concurrent state highway 6 south, entering brazos county, through benchley, , bryan, considered heart of brazos valley (southeast central texas), , part of bryan-college station metropolitan area.

us 190 splits state highway 6, turning northeast , merging state highway 21 north, entering through kurten, entering madison county passing through north zulch, cottonwood , madisonville, before merging i-45 south , walker county, entering huntsville, 190 splits heading eastern texas.

continuing east, 190 enters san jacinto county, passing north of oakhurst , point blank, crossing lake livingston, entering polk county , onalaska. 190 west makes semi-loop on lake livingston , down livingston, intersecting 59 , business 59 , through alabama-coushatta indian reservation, entering tyler county, merging fm 256 , woodville. east of woodville fm 256 splits north , 190 crosses ba steinhagen lake, jasper county, intersecting state highway 63 east, , in center of jasper intersecting u.s. route 96. continuing east 190 travels through holly springs enters newton county , proceeds newton. in newton 190 turns south through bon wier, , crosses louisiana line.

in newton county, texas, 190 has been designated 1 of routes on great texas coastal birding trail. site number attached signs denote location of sign. sign in picture located on westbound side of highway, inside texas line, west of welcome texas sign near sabine river (texas-louisiana).

louisiana

us 190 crosses sabine river , enters western portion of louisiana in swampy bayou terrain 3 miles (5 km) west of merryville, louisiana. merryville location of old coushatta indian village.

from merryville highway heads north northeast community of junction, louisiana, referred junction. junction la 111 , 190 intersect , site of roadside marker , joining of 2 indian trails.

from junction, 190 heads east deridder, forms multiplex 171 south , passes several nrhp sites such beauregard parish jail, beauregard parish courthouse, , deridder commercial historic district among others. 190 runs concurrently 171 ragley, 190 parts 171 heading east. ragley, two-lane highway heads due east parallel interstate 10 until opelousas. 190 crosses northern reach of atchafalaya basin near morganza spillway en route baton rouge. baton rouge, 190 passes, in places divided, through denham springs, albany, hammond, robert, goodbee, covington, mandeville, before reaching eastern terminus @ slidell.

the stretch between interstate 12 south of covington , intersection la 22 @ mandeville multilane divided controlled access. highway s eastern terminus in bayous near slidell, @ intersection u.s. route 90. junction once known white kitchen after restaurant once located there.