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Fred Hartman Bridge. The Fred Hartman Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge [2] in the U.S. state of Texas spanning the Houston Ship Channel. The bridge carries 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of State Highway 146 (SH 146), between the cities of Baytown and La Porte [3] (east of Houston). The bridge is also expected to carry State Highway 99 (SH 99) (Grand ...
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. The bridge opened to traffic in ...
History. Opened. March 2, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-03-02) Location. 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.
October 10, 1996 (Rainbow Bridge) The Rainbow Bridge and Veterans Memorial Bridge are two bridges that cross the Neches River in Southeast Texas just upstream from Sabine Lake. It allows State Highway 87 and State Highway 73 to connect Port Arthur in Jefferson County on the southwest bank of the river. Bridge City in Orange County is on the ...
The ten highest bridges in the United States: Royal Gorge Bridge —955'. Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge —900'. New River Gorge Bridge —876'. Foresthill Bridge —730'. Glen Canyon Dam Bridge —700'. Phil G. McDonald Bridge —700'. Rio Grande Gorge Bridge —565'.
Houston, the largest city in Texas, is the site of 58 completed skyscrapers over 427 feet (130 m), 50 of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). [1][2][3] The tallest building in the city is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises 1,002 feet (305 m) in Downtown Houston and was completed in 1982. It also stands as the tallest building in Texas ...
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San Jacinto Street Bridge over Buffalo Bayou. / 29.763325; -95.357487. The San Jacinto Street Bridge is a viaduct which crosses Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This bridge was built in 1914 to replace an iron pivot bridge of 1883 origin, and rehabilitated in 1997.