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The Galveston Seawall is a seawall in Galveston, Texas, that was built after the Galveston hurricane of 1900 for protection from future hurricanes. Construction began in September 1902, and the initial segment was completed on July 29, 1904. From 1904 to 1963, the seawall was extended from 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to over 10 miles (16 km). [2]
The Ike Dike is a proposed coastal barrier that, when completed, would protect the Galveston Bay in Texas, United States.The project would be a dramatic enhancement of the existing Galveston Seawall, complete with floodgates, which would protect more of Galveston, the Bolivar Peninsula, the Galveston Bay Area, and Houston.
In Galveston, by 4 p.m. CDT (2100 UTC) on September 12, the rising storm surge began overtopping the 17 ft (5.2 m) Galveston Seawall, which faces the Gulf of Mexico; [29] waves had been crashing along the seawall earlier, from 9 a.m. CDT. [38] Although Seawall Boulevard is elevated above the shoreline, many areas of town slope down behind the ...
The formation of an eye just prior to landfall resulted in a slight increase in winds, [18] and at 0700 UTC on September 13, Ike made landfall on the northeast end of Galveston Island in Texas, with a minimum barometric pressure of 950 mbar (28 inHg) and sustained winds of 110 mph (180 km/h), making Ike a Category 2 hurricane. [23]
AT&SF Union Station in Galveston, Texas. GC&SF also participated in Galveston's efforts to raise the city after the 1900 Galveston hurricane.In 1904, the board granted Goedhart and Bates a five-year lease to a strip of land on the east end of the Gulf Company in Galveston, which would be used for canal purposes in connection with the grade-raising of the city.
Surfside Beach is the closest city on the other side of Galveston along Brazoria County Road 257. The east approach to the San Luis Pass Bridge also serves as the western terminus of FM 3005 . As of 2024, the bridge is the only toll crossing in the Houston Metro that continues to collect cash and does not utilize electronic toll collection .
Today, Galveston Bay is encompassed by Greater Houston, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. [6] The Port of Houston , which has facilities spread across the northwestern section of the bay, is the second-busiest port in the nation by overall tonnage. [ 7 ]
Hurricane Ike made landfall on Galveston Island in the early morning of September 13, 2008, as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) [70] Ike produced waves and a rising storm surge of about 14 feet (4.3 m), which went around the famous Galveston Seawall, flooding the city via the storm sewers, and the unprotected ...