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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. [1] The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of Mexico , and it serves an increasing volume of inland barge traffic.
The waterway provides a channel with a controlling depth of 12 ft (3.7 m), designed primarily for barge transportation. Although the U.S. government proposals for such a waterway were made in the early 19th century, [3] the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway was not completed until 1949. [4]
Houston Ship Channel, Buffalo Bayou, and Galveston Bay: SH 146: M-10 in Galveston, Texas: Houston: M-295 East River, Long Island Sound, and Block Island Sound: I-295: M-87 in New York City: M-95 near Block Island: M-495 Anacostia, Occoquan, and Potomac Rivers I-495: Washington, D.C. M-95 at Chesapeake Bay: M-580 San Joaquin and Sacramento ...
Part of the Intracoastal Waterway: Houston Ship Channel: Houston: TX: 50 mi (80 km) Illinois Waterway: Northern and Central Illinois: IL: 336 mi (541 km) Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal: East Chicago: IN: 6.75 mi (10.86 km) Has two branches Industrial Canal (Inner Harbor Navigation Canal) New Orleans: LA: 5.5 mi (8.9 km) Intracoastal Waterway ...
Victoria Barge Canal and Liquid Dock Port of Victoria- South Site. The Port of Victoria is a shallow-draft port in Victoria, Texas (United States).It was opened in 1968 by creation of a 35-mile barge canal (dredged to a depth of 9 feet) linking Victoria, Texas to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW).
The natural waterway inlet has a depth of 45 feet (14 m) with an island to peninsula shoreline width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The ship canal approach is defined by two jetties extending into the Gulf of Mexico with distances of 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from the Bolivar Peninsula and 2.25 miles (3.62 km) from Galveston Island.
[31] [32] [33] The estuary is a major shipping center, the heart of the Houston Ship Channel, and the Port of Houston, Port of Texas City, and Port of Galveston drive much economic activity on the waterways. [34] Petrochemical industries are concentrated along the western shore, and the estuary also supports Texas's largest commercial fishery ...
The bay serves an essential economic role as the home of the Houston Ship Channel and a large fishing industry and is also an important destination for recreation and coastal wildlife. Covering approximately 600 square miles (1,600 km 2 ), the estuary extends 30 miles (48 km) inland from the coast and has a maximum width of 17 miles (27 km). [ 23 ]