Denver / San Francisco / Houston / New York City / Texas City / St. Louis / /
Company
Prominent Galvestonian George Mitchell / Galveston / Tunnels / /
Continent
America / /
Country
Mexico / United States / Spain / /
Currency
USD / /
EntertainmentAwardEvent
Southbound / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Debt Financing / Force Majeure / /
Facility
Galveston Causeway / West Bay Freeway / Texas City Causeway / Brooklyn Bridge / Turnpike Authority / Eads Bridge / Rosenberg Library / Type Pier / University of Texas / Houston Freeways The Galveston Causeway / bridge Opened Southbound / Tunnels Causeway / /
Holiday
Corpus Christi Day / /
IndustryTerm
steel truss spans / transportation / real estate investors / real estate developer / food / stainless steel / real estate interests / steel / /
NaturalFeature
Texas coast / Galveston Island / Houston Ship Channel / Mississippi River / Galveston Bay / /
Organization
University of Texas at Austin / Center for American History / Public Works Administration / Texas Turnpike Authority / Texas Transportation Commission / /
Bridges and Tunnels Fifty miles inland, on a flat plain drained by small bayous, Houston in its early days did not seem destined to become a city of bridges. There were no rivers to cross and no nearby bays or lakes to