Baytown Tunnel

Photos

Opening Day 1953

BH Photo #317839

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)
- Farnsworth & Chambers Co. of Houston, Texas (Contractor; Phase II)
- US Steel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Tube Construction; Orange, Texas Subsidiary)
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)