When was galveston causeway built

In , a cast-in-place reinforced concrete causeway was opened, allowing people in those new-fangled motor vehicles to abandon the ferry and drive to the island at will. In , a new causeway with pre-stressed concrete beam spans on cast-in-place reinforced concrete bents became part of the Interstate 45 highway system, and was doubled in capacity with a sister bridge in Texasbubba By: Texasbubba. My father Lovell Brown Crain and his roommate J.

They bought a huge can of peanut butter and made a deal with the manager of a cafeteria in Galveston for one meal a day on credit, to be paid when they collected their wages. They both lost 50 lbs. They managed to can 16 gallons of fig preserves from a huge fig tree on the property of the fraternity house on their days off.

The fraternity brothers enjoyed that during the following school year. I would like to know the dates when construction was started and ended and when that span was dedicated. Before leaving a comment, please note: Comments allow viewers to share information with others or alert us to errors or changes in a New Deal site.

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