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The bridge, named for Fred Hartman (1908–1991), the editor and publisher of the Baytown Sun from 1950 to 1974, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Texas, and one of only four such bridges in the state, the others being Veterans Memorial Bridge in Orange County, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas and Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge in Erath ...
Dallas’ Margaret Hunt Hill bridge places No. 83 on America’s Top 100 Most Iconic Bridges.The Bridge located in West Dallas connects Woodall Rodgers Freeway to Singleton Boulevard — a span ...
In 1988, construction began on the Veterans Memorial Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge. This bridge runs parallel to the Rainbow Bridge, and was dedicated on September 8, 1990. [6] With a vertical clearance of 143 feet (44 m), the bridge is somewhat shorter than its neighbor and has 640-foot-long (200 m) main span . [7] [8]
Kemah (/ ˈ k iː m ə / KEE-mə) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, southeast of Houston along west Galveston Bay. The city's population was 1,807 at the 2020 census, [6] down from 2,330 at the 2000 census. Located in Galveston County, Kemah's main industry is shipping. Originally a small fishing town, the city has become a tourist ...
In 1965, the current bridge over the Angelina River was constructed. [16] Farm to Market Road 2628 from US 69 east 4.4 miles (7.1 km) and Farm to Market Road 3125 from SH 87 to FM 692 were combined with the route on February 15, 1970, adding 4.4 miles (7.1 km) and 11.3 miles (18.2 km) respectively to FM 255.
SH 146 was designated on March 19, 1930, from SH 6/US 75 northward to Texas City as a renumbering of SH 6A.On July 2, 1932, SH 146 was extended north to Dayton. [2] On August 3, 1932, SH 146 was extended north to Cleveland (the plan was to delete SH 132 when this extension was completed). [3]
Northbound Texas Route 155 between Palestine and Frankston, Texas, April 2006. SH 155 begins at US 79 / SH 19 in Palestine northeastward via Frankston to SH 64 at Tyler. Just north of Frankston, a series of three causeways, one measuring a mile in length, crosses Lake Palestine and passes through the resort towns of Coffee City and Dogwood City.
The only other bidder was the Texas Department of Transportation at $11.1 million. [11] The route was subsequently closed to all traffic. On May 27, 2004, TxDOT purchased the route from John Hancock for a negotiated $20 million, and reopened the route in September, dropping the toll to $2.00 for cars and $2.00 per additional axle.