Beltway 8, the Sam Houston Parkway, along with the Sam Houston Tollway, is an 88-mile beltway around the city of Houston, Texas, United States, lying entirely within Harris County.
Northbound at I-10 on the west side of Houston in 2007
The Sam Houston Tollway crosses the Houston Ship Channel on a bridge whose replacement is under construction as of 2026[update]
Beltway 8 (八號公路 Bāhào Gōnglù) sign in Chinatown
Sign indicating proximity to the Beltway 8 Toll Bridge
A ring road is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducing traffic volumes in the urban centre, such as by
Texas State Highway Beltway 8
…Beltway 8 (BW8), the Sam Houston Parkway, along with the Sam Houston Tollway, is an 88-mile (142 km) beltway around the city of Houston, Texas, United States, lying entirely within Harris County. Beltway 8, a state highway maintained by the Texas Department…
M25, the primary ring road of London
The Third Ring Road in the area of the Moscow International Business Center
The Autostrada A58, the Milan external east ring road, Italy. Together with the Autostrada A50 (Milan west ring road), the Autostrada A51 (Milan east ring road) and the Autostrada A52 (Milan north ring road), it is the largest system of ring roads around a city in Italy, for a total length greater than 100 kilometres (62 mi).
The Leeds Inner Ring Road in England was built in a series of tunnels to save space and avoid physically separating the city's centre from its suburbs.