| Exit 789 serves Thompson Road. The next exit serves Wade Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for Exit 790, serving Wade Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 790 serves Wade Road. The next exit is Exit 791, for John Martin Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| John Martin Road exits here as exit 791. The next exit is Garth Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 792, Garth Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Garth Road exits here. The next exit is North Main Street. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 793, North Main Street. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| North Main Street exits here. The next exit is Sjolander Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 795, Sjolander Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Sjolander Road exits here, as we leave the urbanized area of Baytown and return to the bayous of eastern Texas. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 796, the Frontage Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 796 serves one of the most common Texas exits - the frontage road. The next exit is SH 146. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for SH 146. SH 146 runs from here south and west to Texas City via Baytown and Kemah, running along the shore of Galveston Bay. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| SH 146 exits here as exit 797. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 800 serves FM 3180. FM 3180 connects IH-10 with FM 2354. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for Exit 803, FM 565 serving Cove, Old River and Winfree. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 803 serves FM 565. FM 565 continues west to Baytown. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| The Trinity River has a boat ramp under it. On the side of the picture, the Trinity River bridge, which dates back to SH 73 (before IH-10), can be seen. This "exit" is not Interstate standard - it has a 90 degree turn off the freeway. Photo taken 9/15/05.
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| Approaching the Trinity River bridge. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Looking under the Trinity River bridge. Photo taken 9/15/05.
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| On the east side of the bridge, exit 806 serves the Frontage Road. Photo taken 9/15/05.
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| Exit 807 serves Wallisville. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for FM 563. FM 563 starts in Anahuac, and travels around Lake Anahuac before crossing IH-10 to travel north to US 90 at Liberty. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 811 is a turnaround under the Turtle Bay bridge. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for SH 61 serving Hankamer and Anahuac. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| SH 61 begins in Anahuac, traveling north across IH-10 at exit 812 to meet US 90 at Devers. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 817, FM 1724. FM 1724 begins north of IH-10 and travels south to SH 65 east of Monroe City. The road characteristic changes here to an open plain. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| FM 1724 exits here. The next exit is Jenkins Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 819 serves Jenkins Road. This exit is also known for one of the few remaining Stuckeys located in Texas, visible in the background. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Distance sign to Winnie and Beaumont. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 822, FM 1410. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| FM 1410 begins at SH 61 south of Devers, traveling east and south to SH 65 near Stowell. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for FM 1406, SH 73 and SH 124. FM 1406 travels north to meet FM 365. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| FM 1406 is served by exit 827. The next exit is SH 73 and SH 124. SH 124 travels south from Winnie to the Gulf Coast at High Island. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| SH 73 and SH 124 split at exit 828 to serve Winnie and Port Arthur, while IH-10 travels northeast to meet US 90 in Beaumont. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 829, FM 1663. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| FM 1663 begins at Hankamer and parallels IH-10 to reach SH 73 and SH 124 in Winnie, but only crosses IH-10 at exit 829. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 833 serves Hamshire Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| A typical drivers eye view of IH-10, not multiplexed with any road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 843, Smith Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Use exit 845 to reach Ford Park. Exit 845 is Major Dr, FM 364, and marks the southern city limits of Beaumont. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 848 serves Walden Road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| This is a typical gore point exit sign in Texas, with the exit number on a tab above the exit sign. The next exit serves US 69 south. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for US 69 south toward Port Arthur and the airport. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| US 69 has a short multiplex with IH-10 through Beaumont, as seen on this overhead sign. Use exit 849 to reach Washington Blvd in addition to US 69. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| US 69 South splits from IH-10 here as a limited access expressway to Port Arthur. The next exit is College Street. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for US 90 and College Street, exit 851. US 90 crosses IH-10 in Beaumont after the separation between Houston and Beaumont. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| IH-10 is a six lane freeway through Beaumont. Use exit 851 for US 90 and downtown Beaumont. The next exit is Exit 852B, serving Calder Ave and Harrison Ave. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| The right lane exits for Calder and Harrison Avenues. On the left is a mileage sign for the separation of IH-10 and US 69, followed by 11th and 7th streets. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| The control city for IH-10 is now Baton Rouge, reflecting the proximity to Louisiana. Calder and Harrison Avenues exit here, with the right lane designated for US 69 north. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| The frontage road at Calder and Harrison Avenues also has an on-ramp for IH-10, before meeting Calder and Harrison Avenues. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Use exit 853A for Big Thicket National Preserve. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Use US 69 to reach US 287 and US 96. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| The right two lanes exit as US 69 North, traveling toward Lufkin. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| US 69 and IH-10 split here. US 69 continues north to Lufkin, then Tyler and eventually Denison before entering Oklahoma. IH-10 continues east to Orange and Lake Charles before reaching the control city of Baton Rouge. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| US 69 continues north while IH-10 curves east. The next exit is 11th street. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 853B serves 11th street. The next exit is 853C, serving 7th street. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| This sign assembly shows distances to 7th Street and MLK Parkway, Spur 380. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| 7th street exits here as Exit 853C. The next exit is Spur 380, Martin Luther King Parkway. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 854, Spur 380 (Martin Luther King Parkway) and Magnolia Avenue. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Spur 380 travels southeast to meet US 69 and SH 347. The next exit is US 90. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Use exit 855A to reach the Museum district. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| US 90 travels through downtown Beaumont. East of exit 855A, US 90 rejoins IH-10 for the remaining drive to Louisiana. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| US 90 splits from IH-10 here. We are about to cross the Neches river and leave Beaumont. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for Exit 856, the old highway (old US 90). Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Leaving Beaumont and Jefferson county, we find a distance sign to Vidor, Orange and Lake Charles, along with Exit 856, the Old highway. The next exit is exit 857 serving Rose City. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 857, Rose City. Rose City is an oil town, lying on the north side of the Rose Hill oil field. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 857A serves Rose City West. Rose City was established in 1950 and incorporated in 1973. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 858A serves Rose City East. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Rose City East is accessed here. The next exit is the Asher turnaround. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 858B, the Asher turnaround. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 858B is the Asher turnaround – in case you didn’t get enough of Rose City, why not turn around and try it again? Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| The section of IH-10 between Beaumont and Orange was constructed very early, and is reflected in this photo. The next exit is exit 861A, FM 105 serving Vidor. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| FM 105 begins in Evadale, traveling south through Vidor then east to West Orange. In one mile of freeway, three exits serve Vidor. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| SH 12 begins in Vidor and travels northeast to Deweyville, crossing the Sabine river and continuing as SH 12 in Louisiana. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 861D serves SH 12 and Deweyville. The next exit is Railroad Ave. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 862A serves Railroad Avenue in Vidor. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 862C serves Timberlane Drive. Notice how the freeway widens out to include a median, returning to Interstate standard, and the extremely short exit to the frontage road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Now east of Vidor, we find advance signage for exit 864, FM 1132 and FM 1135. FM 1132 travels northwest to meet FM 105 north of Vidor. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Use exit 864 to reach FM 1132 and FM 1135. FM 1135 travels south from IH-10 to meet FM 105. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 867, serving the frontage road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Cow Bayou marks the eastern city limit of Vidor. The next city IH-10 and US 90 will meet is Orange, in ten miles. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 867 serves the frontage road. This section of freeway is narrow and often congested, despite its remote location relative to large cities, but is a major thoroughfare between Houston and New Orleans. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 869, FM 1442 serving Bridge City. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 869 serves FM 1442, which begins at SH 12 and travels south to SH 73 in Bridge City. Notice the old-style overpass. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 870, FM 1136. Note the casino billboard in the background – much of the traffic is Houston residents traveling to Louisiana to gamble on the riverboats. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| FM 1136 travels north from IH-10 to meet SH 12. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| IH-10 and US 90 are multiplexed from Beaumont to the Louisiana state line. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 873, SH 62 and SH 73. SH 73 ends at IH-10 after beginning at IH-10 in Winnie, while SH 62 begins at SH 87 and travels north to end in Buna. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| This unusual exit sign is mounted before the exit, and has obviously been retrofitted to add the exit number when exit numbers were added in the early 1980s. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for FM 3275, Martin Luther King Jr drive. We are entering the city limits of Orange, a historical port city and lumber center. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| This shield assembly is unusual, as it features a very old Texas IH-10 shield (most Texas interstate shields do not feature the state name, lovingly referred to as “neutered” around AARoads) with a newer US 90 shield. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| FM 3247 begins near FM 105, traveling north to IH-10 and looping east around the north side of Orange before ending east of SH 87. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 876, Adams Bayou. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 876 serves the Adams Bayou frontage road. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 877, SH 87 (16th Street). Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| SH 87 begins in Galveston, following the coast northeast to Orange, then paralleling the Sabine River north to Timpson. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Exit 878 is the eastern side of Business US 90 (BU-90Y), which loops through Orange and Pinehurst. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Business US 90 is the last major exit inside Texas along IH-10. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| After passing Business US 90, IH-10 passes through the Tony Houseman State Park and Wildlife management area, as well as Elbow Swamp. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| As we have passed the last city in Texas along IH-10, this distance sign shows mileage to the first three major cities in Louisiana - Lake Charles, Lafayette and Baton Rouge. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| Advance signage for exit 880, the Sabine River Turnaround. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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| The last Texas exit is Exit 880, the Sabine River turnaround which goes under the Sabine River bridge. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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 | Halfway across the Sabine River, we leave Texas and enter Louisiana. For coverage of IH-10, see IH-10 at SouthEastRoads.com. Photo taken 10/22/03.
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Page Updated October 3, 2005.
