Baytown Tunnel

Photos 

Opening Day 1953

© Texas Department of Transportation

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BH Photo #317839

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Tunnel under Houston Ship Channel on TX 146

Location

Baytown, Harris County, Texas

Status

Replaced a new bridge

History

Built 1953, Closed 1995, Demolished 1997-1999 due to the deepening of the Houston Ship Canal

Builders

- Associated Contractors Inc. of Monroe, Louisiana (Excavation)
- Brown & Root Inc. of Houston, Texas (Contractor; Phase I)
- Consolidated Western Steel Co. of Los Angeles, California & Orange, Texas (Tube Construction; US Steel Subsidiary)
- Farnsworth & Chambers Co. of Houston, Texas (Contractor; Phase II)

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 9,999,999.9 ft. (1,893.9 mi.)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+29.70506, -95.01716   (decimal degrees)
29°42'18" N, 95°01'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/304856/3287807 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

La Porte

Inventory number

BH 56474 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 5, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
• August 5, 2019: Updated by Luke: Refined builder
• September 19, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• June 6, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
• June 4, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• Fred Hartman Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
• Luke
• Newspapers.com - Info

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