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The Texas Department of Transportation had been scheduled in the summer of 2025 to begin construction on a project to replace the bridge with a new one. The project was estimated to cost $194 million.
A Texas bridge was struck by a cargo ship on Wednesday morning, bringing traffic to and from a small residential island to a standstill as officials work to determine whether the structure is safe ...
Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat and slammed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas ...
The Gulf Coast gained its present configuration during the most recent glacial period approximately 18 ka (thousands of years ago). Low global sea levels allowed the Texas mainland to extend significantly farther south than it does presently, and the Trinity River had carved a 170-foot (52 m) deep canyon through present-day Bolivar Roads (the exit of the Houston Ship Channel) on its way to the ...
The George and Cynthia Mitchell Memorial Causeway is a set of causeways in Galveston, Texas, United States. Two of the routes carry the southbound and northbound traffic of Interstate 45, while the original causeway is restricted to rail traffic. It is the main roadway access point to Galveston Island. The second access point is Bolivar Ferry.
The crane barge was built by Kelso Marine in Galveston, Texas [6] [7] for Sun Shipbuilding in 1972 at a cost of nearly $5 million. [2] [8] At the time, it was the largest crane ship in the world. [8] The crane was initially able to lift 800 short tons (710 long tons; 730 t), and so was named Sun 800. [9]
Pelican Island is home to Texas A&M University at Galveston, a fishing pier and naval museum. ... A container ship hit the the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 6, ...
As of 2019, Galveston is the fourth-busiest cruise ship homeport in North America [18] and one of the top 10 homeports in the world. [24] Over the years, the port has welcomed ships from major cruise lines including Carnival Cruise Lines , Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines , Princess Cruises , Disney Cruise Lines , and Norwegian Cruise Lines . [ 20 ]