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Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge (formerly known as the Jesse H. Jones Memorial Bridge) is a span in Harris County, Texas. It was acquired from the then– Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) (now North Texas Tollway Authority) on May 5, 1994, and is now a part of the Harris County Toll Road Authority system.
The first opened section was the Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge in the east quadrant of the road system. From 1982 to 1994, the bridge, which was originally named in honor of local politician and entrepreneur Jesse H. Jones, was maintained by the Texas Turnpike Authority (now North Texas Tollway Authority). As of February 26, 2011, the Sam ...
A view of the Overseas Highway’s Seven Mile Bridge near Little Duck Key and Bahia Honda State Park on Monday, October 11, 2021.
East of Houston, the tollway crosses the Houston Ship Channel on the Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge, a toll bridge; this forms a gap in Beltway 8 between I-10 (Baytown-East Freeway) and State Highway 225 (SH 225, La Porte Freeway). Beltway 8 is the intermediate beltway in the Houston area.
Combined with the "ReBuild Houston" initiative approved by Houston voters in 2010, many new streets have been redesigned using the complete street guidelines. Houston currently has over 300 miles of City-constructed bike lanes, bike routes, shared lanes, bayou trails and rails-to-trails across a 500 square mile area of Houston.
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Bridge over Clear Lake: Harris: Seabrook: 16.6: 26.7: NASA 1 – Seabrook, Johnson Space Center: Access to Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital: 18.1: 29.1: Red Bluff Road 19.6: 31.5: Port Road – Port of Houston Bayport Terminal: No northbound exit (closed until February 2025), access is via U-turn at Shoreacres Boulevard 20.7: 33.3 ...