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Houston, known for its fast population growth, began planning for a second beltway in the 1950s (the first was the I-610 loop, created between the 1950s and the 1970s). The beltway was designated as part of the state highway system, reusing the Loop 8 number, on May 7, 1969. Because the proposed route had been referred to locally as the Outer ...
Along Texas State Highway 249 northwest of Beltway 8 2 Greater Greenspoint: North Around the junction of Beltway 8 and Interstate 45 North 3 Carverdale Northwest South of the junction of Beltway 8 and U.S. Route 290: 4 Fairbanks / Northwest Crossing Northwest Along U.S. Route 290 between Interstate 610 and Beltway 8 5 Greater Inwood: Northwest
While the entirety of the route maintained its number, on September 26, 1939 the co-designations were dropped (with US 96 replacing part of US 59), leaving only the Arkansas-Corley segment to the old highway. The SH 8 Loop and SH 8 Spur routes were renumbered Loop 7 (Jasper), Loop 8 (Beaumont), and Loop 68 (Buna). On October 13, 1947 a small ...
Since the 1990s, Asian developers began settling in Southwest Houston an area heavily affected by the 1980s oil glut. Vietnamese businesses have dominated the area along Bellaire Boulevard west of Beltway 8. In 2003, architect Nghiep Nguyen's design for a Vietnam War memorial received funding and later debuted in 2005. [4]
Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the city of Houston. [4]
The West Lake Houston parkway starts just inside the developing portion of the Beltway 8 in a developing neighborhood. The parkway heads east, passing the beltway and passes through the neighborhood of Summerwood. In the neighborhood, the parkway turns north. The parkway passes through a very rural area as it heads north towards Atascocita.
2 Houston Center, the location of the consulate. The Consulate-General of Japan in Houston (在ヒューストン日本国総領事館, Zai Hyūsuton Nippon-koku Sōryōjikan) is Japan's diplomatic facility in Houston, Texas, United States. It is located in Suite 3000 at 2 Houston Center, which is located at 900 Fannin Street in Downtown Houston.
Houston Community College Alief Campus, opened in 2007, is located along Westheimer in Westchase. [58] In 2017, the West Houston Institute, a STEM-focused facility, opened adjacent to HCC Alief. [59] American InterContinental University, a for-profit institution, operates its Houston campus in the district. [60]