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The Houston Ship Channel, in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston, one of the busiest seaports in the world. [1] The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of Mexico , and it serves an increasing volume of inland barge traffic.
When the Baytown Tunnel was removed in 1997 to allow deepening and widening of the Houston Ship Channel (it was replaced by the Fred Hartman Bridge), it was the largest tunnel so removed (35 feet (11 m) diameter by 1,041 feet (317 m) length) without closing the channel, losing time due to accidents, or impacting the navigational safety of the port.
The Houston Ship Channel, which connects the Port of Houston to the Gulf, passes through the bay. It is a partially man-made feature created by dredging the Buffalo Bayou, the ship channel subbays, and Galveston Bay. [61] The area has a broad industrial base including the energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, transportation, and health care sectors.
Houston Ship Channel, Buffalo Bayou, and Galveston Bay: SH 146: M-10 in Galveston, Texas: Houston: M-295 East River, Long Island Sound, and Block Island Sound: I-295: M-87 in New York City: M-95 near Block Island: M-495 Anacostia, Occoquan, and Potomac Rivers I-495: Washington, D.C. M-95 at Chesapeake Bay: M-580 San Joaquin and Sacramento ...
The Washburn Tunnel is a two-lane underwater motor-vehicle tunnel connecting Galena Park and Pasadena, two suburbs of Houston, Texas. Completed in 1950, it travels north-south underneath the Houston Ship Channel. It was named after Harris County, Texas Auditor Harry L. Washburn. It is the largest and first toll-free vehicular tunnel in the ...
Pemex Deer Park is an oil refinery located in Deer Park, Texas on the Houston Ship Channel in the Greater Houston area. It is owned and operated by Pemex.. As of December 2017, the plant is the fourth-largest taxpayer [1] and the tenth largest employer [2] in Harris County.
One barge was severely damaged and another capsized following a collision with a 755-foot (230-m) tanker in the Houston Ship Channel near Bayport, Texas, that spilled about 9,000 gallons of ...
This includes bridges, ferries, and tunnels across the Houston Ship Channel. Pages in category "Crossings of the Houston Ship Channel" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.