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The bridge is also expected to carry SH 99 (Grand Parkway) when it is completed around Houston. [4] The bridge, named for Fred Hartman (1908–1991), the editor and publisher of the Baytown Sun from 1950 to 1974, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Texas and one of only four such bridges in the state, the others being Veterans Memorial Bridge ...
Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge (formerly known as the Jesse H. Jones Memorial Bridge) is a span in Harris County, Texas.It was acquired from the then–Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) (now North Texas Tollway Authority) on May 5, 1994, and is now a part of the Harris County Toll Road Authority system.
Royal Gorge Bridge, highest bridge in the United States. This is a list of the highest bridges in the United States by height over land or water. Height in this list refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest point on the land, or the water surface, directly below.
Construction on the Rainbow bridge, a cantilever truss bridge, began in 1936.It was contracted under the guidance of the Texas State Highway Department.Due to concerns by the upstream city of Beaumont about the bridge posing a threat to ship navigation, the Rainbow Bridge was built with a 680-foot (210 m) main span.
The Sidney Sherman Bridge is a strutted girder bridge in Houston, Texas. It spans the Houston Ship Channel (Buffalo Bayou) and carries the East Loop segment of Interstate 610 on the east side of the city. It is more popularly known as the 610 Bridge or Ship Channel Bridge.
But that bridge is actually quite low in comparison, hanging 1,600 feet above the river. But for bridge towers, Beipanjiang Bridge is only the 10th tallest. World's Highest Bridge Completes ...
Truss. Included in Historic Bridges of Texas MPS Hill Street Bridge over Buffalo Bayou: 1938 2007-10-31 Houston ... McKee Street Bridge: 1932 2002-09-03 Houston
New North Hutchinson Island bridge in Fort Pierce on track for a late 2027 opening; it would become the tallest bridge on the Treasure Coast.