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Baytown Tunnel

Harris County, Texas
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Photo taken by Dan

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Overview
Lost Tunnel under Houston Ship Channel on TX 146
Location
Houston, 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)
- Farnsworth & Chambers Co. of Houston, Texas (Contractor; Phase II)
- US Steel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Tube Construction; Orrange, Texas Subsidiary)
Design
Tunnel
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 

Associated Contractors Inc. (1)
Baytown, Texas (7)
Brown & Root Inc. (7)
Built 1953 (223)
Built during 1950s (2,729)
Farnsworth & Chambers Co. (1)
Harris County, Texas (116)
Houston, Texas (79)
 Lost (13,522)
Lost 1999 (393)
Lost during 1990s (3,417)
Replaced by new bridge (8,922)
Texas (1,971)
Tunnel (990)
US Steel (5)

Update Log 

  • September 19, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • June 6, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
  • June 4, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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