Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge

Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge
Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge in 2006
Coordinates29°44′09″N 95°08′46″W / 29.73597°N 95.146227°W / 29.73597; -95.146227 (Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge)
Carries Sam Houston Tollway
CrossesHouston Ship Channel
LocaleHarris County, Texas
Maintained byHarris County Toll Road Authority[1]
Characteristics
Designcantilevered concrete trapezoidal haunched hollow box girder bridge[2][3]
MaterialConcrete
Total length1,560 feet (480 m) (main bridge)
2 miles (3.2 km) (total length)[2]
Width59 feet (18 m)[2]
Longest span750 feet (230 m)[3]
Clearance below175 feet (53 m)[3]
History
Construction start1980[2]
Construction end1982[2]
Opened1982-05-06[3]
Location
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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 bridge opened to traffic in May 1982 and carries four lanes of the Sam Houston Tollway over the Houston Ship Channel with a clearance of 175 feet (53 m).

  1. ^ "Harris County Toll Road Authority Enterprise Fund: Basic Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2022". Harris County, Texas. August 25, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jesse H. Jones Memorial Bridge at Structurae
  3. ^ a b c d Slotboom, Eric (2003). Houston Freeways: A Historical and Visual Journey. O. F. Slotboom. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-9741-6053-5.