End of US highway 90

Note: since I don't have access to a comprehensive collection of historical road atlases, much of the info on this page is based on the research of Robert Droz; click here to view his site. Photo credits: James Allen; Cullan Bryant; me

US 90 was among the original 1926 routes; at the time its east end was in Jacksonville FL. You can view photos from there on this page.

The west end of US 90 has always been at Van Horn TX (except for a one-year extension in 1939, which was possibly never actually signed as US 90 in the field). You can view photos and get more info on this page.

In 1950 the east end of US 90 was extended to its current terminus at Jacksonville Beach FL. The photo below shows the signage for the east beginning of US 90 from northbound FL A1A:

Allen, 2000

That's on Third Street at Beach Boulevard. If you're approaching from the right on Beach (which is not a designated highway), there are signs for A1A but not for US 90 (which begins straight ahead):

me, Oct. 2003

However, the first reassurance marker is just visible in the distance; it's shown close-up below:

me, Oct. 2003

Heading the opposite direction, the last eastbound marker is on Beach, several blocks before the terminus:

Bryant, Dec. 2005

Ahead, there was no "End" sign for US 90, but the photo below shows what signage does exist at its terminus at Third:

Allen, 2000

If you go straight ahead there about 3 more blocks, you can park, climb some stairs to a boardwalk that goes over some small dunes, and you're at the Atlantic Ocean:

me, Oct. 2003

me, Oct. 2003

Strange thing about US 90: there's a Sanderson FL about 50 miles from its east terminus, and a Sanderson TX about 185 miles from its west terminus. Photos from Sanderson TX are on my US 285 page, and photos from Sanderson FL are on this page.