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A bridge in Galveston Texas was hit by a barge on Wednesday, causing part of an attached railway to collapse (AP) According to the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management, the incident ...
The accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. after a tugboat operator pushing two barges lost control of them, said David Flores, a bridge superintendent with the Galveston County Navigation District.
At least from the Galveston Island side, entering the water is prohibited, because of safety hazards. [4] [10] Hurricane Ike in September 2008, forever changed the topography of the beach. What was once a driveway and public beach access is now part of the Gulf of Mexico. The land where the bait house of the pier once stood is now permanently ...
Instead of a trip to Mexico, Barkley suggested the team be flown to Galveston. "We sending they ass to Galveston, Texas, right where that dirty water washed up on the beach.
State Highway 332 (SH 332) is a 15.646-mile (25.180 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Texas.The highway includes a 4.8 mi (7.7 km) concurrent section with SH 288 that brings the total length to 20.4 miles (32.8 km).
Galveston County officials order the mandatory evacuation of coastal communities; the order is the first mandatory evacuation order in Texas in response to Hurricane Rita. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 16 ] : 12 The evacuation plan directs the evacuation of nursing homes and assisted living facilities at 6 a.m. on September 21 followed by evacuation of the ...
Floodwaters swirl around the Romero house in Surfside Beach, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) A man takes pictures before the arrival of Tropical Storm Alberto at Bagdad Beach in Matamoros, Mexico.
Sunset image taken from Texas City Dike. The Texas City Dike is a levee located in Texas City, Texas, United States that projects nearly 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east into the mouth of Galveston Bay. [1] It is flanked by the north-eastern tip of Galveston Island and the south-western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula. The dike, one of the area's most ...