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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.
Natcher Parkway — tolls removed in 2006; mostly now designated as I-165, with a small section as KY 9007; Pennyrile Parkway — tolls removed in 1992; now designated as I-69, I-169, and US 41; Purchase Parkway — tolls removed in 1992; about half of the route is now designated as I-69, with the rest to follow in the coming years
HCTRA came into being in September 1983 after Harris County voters approved a $900 million bond referendum by a 7–3 margin to release up to $900 million in bonds to create two toll roads – the Hardy Toll Road and the Sam Houston Tollway – to improve the regional mobility and reduce traffic congestion in the Greater Houston area, an area known for rapid population growth.
The toll road runs 21.6 miles (34.8 km) [4] and costs $3 to drive its full length ($1.50 north of Beltway 8 and $1.50 south of Beltway 8). A four-mile (6 km) connecting road to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport requires a $1.20 toll. As of July 18, 2016, the Hardy Toll Road discontinued cash tolling and made the switch to all-electronic ...
Beltway 8 (Frontage Road) / Sam Houston Tollway: Access to Sam Houston Tollway via frontage roads: 9.7: 15.6: Toll gantry for both directions Electronic toll tags only, cash and pay-by-mail not allowed: 10.7: 17.2: US 90 Alt. / Chimney Rock Road: Northbound exit and southbound entrance: 11.4: 18.3: US 90 Alt. east (South Main Street) to I-610
As of June 2016, two portions of State Highway 99 have been completed: a 14.5-mile segment completed in April 2008 that runs from Interstate 10 in Mont Belvieu to Business State Highway 146 in Baytown, east of Houston; and a 71-mile segment completed between August 1994 and March 2016 that runs from Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 in Sugar Land ...
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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.