Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge is a span in Harris County, Texas. It was acquired from the then–Texas Turnpike Authority on May 5, 1994, and is now a part of the Harris County Toll Road Autho
The old bridge behind construction of the new bridge in 2026
The original bridge in 2006
The bridge at sunset in 2008
The bridge and surroundings in 2014
Houston Ship Channel
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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. The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals
Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge
…of the Harris County Toll Road Authority system. The bridge opened to traffic in May 1982 and carries four lanes of the Sam Houston Tollway over the Houston Ship Channel with a clearance of 175 feet (53 m). The 1952 City of Houston planning document recommended a second loop designated the Outer Belt. Harris County took…
Part of the Buffalo Bayou portion of the Houston Ship Channel in 1999
San Jacinto River in Channel - inset (white line top left) magnified as bottom photo showing the Texas and San Jacinto Monument
Postcard of the Houston Ship Channel, undated
Drawing of ship at port 1859