Route description

Highway 62 begins at SH 73 and SH 87 between Orange

Orange, Texas

Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 18,643. It is the county seat of Orange County, and is the easternmost city in Texas. Located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, it is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur...

 and Bridge City

Bridge City, Texas

Bridge City is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,651 at the 2000 census. The town borders the Neches River and Cow Bayou. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....

. SH 73 is concurrent with SH 62 from the southern terminus to the intersection with Interstate 10

Interstate 10 in Texas

Interstate 10 is the major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. In the U.S. state of Texas, it runs east from El Paso, near the border with New Mexico, through San Antonio and Houston to the border with Louisiana in Orange, Texas....

 and U.S. Highway 90, where SH 73 ends. SH 62 continues its northward journey past this point. The highway goes through Mauriceville

Mauriceville, Texas

Mauriceville is a census-designated place in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 and Texla

Texla, Texas

Texla is a ghost town in northern Orange County, Texas, United States, in the southeastern part of the state. It is located northwest of Orange, just west of Mauriceville. The site was originally called Bruce, after the postmaster Charles G. Bruce when the office opened in 1905...

 in Orange County, clips the extreme southwest corner of Newton County, and enters Jasper County, going through the small community of Gist and ending at Buna

Buna, Texas

Buna is a census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census.-History:The Beaumont Lumber Company mill in southern Jasper County was first called Carrolla for the Carroll family, prominent Beaumont lumbermen and industrialists...

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This route was designated by 1926 along its current route, with a small extension over FM 406 between Highway 73 and US 90 in 1962.

Junction list

County	Location	Junction	Notes
Orange Orange County, Texas Orange County is one of 254 counties of the State of Texas and its county seat is the city of Orange, Texas. In the year 2000, the population of Orange County was about 85,000. Orange County is the county in the very southeastern corner of Texas, with a boundary with Louisiana and a seacoast on the...			Southern end of SH 62 / SH 73 concurrency. SH 73 west continues concurrently with SH 87 south.
			Northern end of SH 62 / SH 73 concurrency. Eastern end of SH 73.
	Mauriceville Mauriceville, Texas Mauriceville is a census-designated place in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...		Interchange
	Texla Texla, Texas Texla is a ghost town in northern Orange County, Texas, United States, in the southeastern part of the state. It is located northwest of Orange, just west of Mauriceville. The site was originally called Bruce, after the postmaster Charles G. Bruce when the office opened in 1905...
Newton Newton County, Texas Newton County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. In of 2000, its population was 15,072. Its county seat is Newton. Newton county is named for John Newton, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War...	No junctions in Newton County
Jasper
	Buna Buna, Texas Buna is a census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census.-History:The Beaumont Lumber Company mill in southern Jasper County was first called Carrolla for the Carroll family, prominent Beaumont lumbermen and industrialists...
			Southern end of silent US 96 Business / SH 62 concurrency.
			Northern end of silent US 96 Business / SH 62 concurrency.