Texas
The western terminus is at a point where US 190 intersects with Interstate 10, a few miles east of Bakersfield and 20 mi (32 km) west of the town of Iraan, in the middle of Pecos County. At one time during the 1920s, Iraan was the residence of V.T. Hamlin, the creator of the comic strip Alley Oop.
It runs east through Texas Hill Country speckled with sage brush, intersecting with State Highway 305, crossing into Schleicher County, and intersecting with U.S. Route 277 in Eldorado. Just outside Eldorado was where the raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch gained national attention. US 190 continues east into Menard County, intersecting State Highway 864, and passing a few miles north of Fort McKavett State Historic Site, entering Menard and intersecting with U.S. Route 83 north a short distance.
Continuing on a northeastward route US 190 enters McCulloch County and into Brady, Texas. Being the closest city to the geographical center of Texas, the city proclaims being the "True Heart of Texas", "where five major highways meet, making it a major gateway to all regions of the state". US 190 enters Brady from the south merging and running concurrent with north U.S. Route 377 and U.S. Route 87 through town, intersecting FM 2028, 2309, then splitting with US 87 and US 377, before exiting the city heading east. US 190 goes through Rochelle, enters San Saba County, through Richland Springs where it intersects FM 45, the communities Algerita, and Harkeyville, and into San Saba, the birth place of actor Tommy Lee Jones, and an intersection with State Highway 16. Continuing east US 190 enters Lampasas County, entering Lometa, merging and running concurrent with U.S. Route 183 south into the city of Lampasas. Splitting from US 183 and continuing east US 190 runs through the town of Kempner entering the extreme southern corner of Coryell County and the city of Copperas Cove. Copperas Cove is located on the southeastern edge of Fort Hood and US 190 traverses through part of the fort, into Bell County and then Killeen. Being directly adjacent to the main cantonment of Fort Hood, both Killeen and Copperas Cove depend on the fort and those stationed there. A restaurant in Killeen was the site of one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history where 23 people (including the shooter) were killed.
US 190 next intersects and merges with I-35 north through Belton and enters Temple, merging and running concurrent with State Highway 36 south. Continuing east and south US 190 passes through Rogers and enters Milam County then Cameron and merges with U.S. Route 77 south for a distance. A few miles south of Cameron US 190 merges and runs concurrent with U.S. Route 79 north. In Hearne US 190 splits with US 79 and merges running concurrent with State Highway 6 south, entering Brazos County, through Benchley, and into Bryan, that is considered the heart of the Brazos Valley (Southeast Central Texas), and is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
US 190 splits with State Highway 6, turning northeast and merging with State Highway 21 north, entering through Kurten, entering Madison County also passing through North Zulch, Cottonwood and into Madisonville, before merging with I-45 south and into Walker County, then entering Huntsville, where US 190 splits heading into Eastern Texas.
Continuing east, US 190 enters San Jacinto County, passing north of Oakhurst and Point Blank, crossing Lake Livingston, entering Polk County and into Onalaska. US 190 from the west makes a semi-loop up over Lake Livingston and down to Livingston, intersecting with US 59 and Business US 59 and through Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation, entering Tyler County, merging with FM 256 and into Woodville. East of Woodville FM 256 splits north and US 190 crosses BA Steinhagen Lake, into Jasper County, intersecting with State Highway 63 east, and in the center of Jasper intersecting with U.S. Route 96. Continuing east US 190 travels through Holy Springs enters Newton County, through Farrsville, and into Newton. In Newton US 190 turns south through Bon Weir, and then crosses the Louisiana line.
In Newton County, Texas, US 190 has been designated one of the routes on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. The site number attached to the signs denote the location of the sign. The sign in the picture is located on the westbound side of the highway, inside the Texas line, just west of the "Welcome to Texas" sign near the Sabine River (Texas-Louisiana).
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