Port and Terminal Facilities at the Port of Houston, Texas, 1941 |
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Page 5 - When a vessel, tug, or any watercraft unable to pass under the bridge desires to pass through the draw at any time between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am, notice of such intention shall be given to the superintendent of the bridge by telephone or otherwise, either at the bridge before 9 pm or at his residence thereafter. If the notice is given between the hours of...
Page 5 - Whenever a vessel unable to pass under the closed draw desires to pass through the draw at any time between the hours of 10:20 pm and 6:20 am, notice of such intention shall be given to the bridge tender by telephone or otherwise, either at the bridge before 10:20 pm or at his residence thereafter.
Page 5 - The owner of the bridge shall keep conspicuously posted thereon, in such manner that it may be easily read at any time, a notice stating how the superintendent may be reached and shall arrange for ready telephonic communication with him at any time between 9 pm and 5 am, either from the bridge or from its immediate vicinity.
Page 2 - Harbor is the name generally applied to the entrance and southern part of Galveston Bay. It is about 345 miles west of the mouth of the Mississippi River, 180 miles northeast of Aransas Pass, and 280 miles northeast from the Rio Grande. The harbor extends from the Gulf through the pass between the jetties on Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula to Bolivar Roads, where it connects with the ship channels to Galveston, Houston, Texas City, and l Port Bolivar.
Page 5 - The owner or agency controlling the bridge shall keep conspicuously posted on both the upstream and downstream sides of the bridge, in...
Page 1 - HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEX. Location. — The channel connects Galveston Harbor, at a point opposite Port Bolivar, with the city of Houston, Tex., extending 50 miles in a northwesterly direction across Galveston Bay through the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou to a turning basin at the head of Long Reach with a light-draft channel 7 miles long from the turning "basin to Main Street, Houston.
Page 2 - The northeastern end of the upper bay is known as Trinity Bay. Galveston Bay is the approach to East and West Bays, Houston Ship Channel, and the cities of Galveston, Texas City, and Houston, as well as to numerous smaller towns and bayous. Galveston...
Page 3 - ... and southeast winds raise the water in the bays from 2 to 4 feet above mean low tide. On the other hand, northerly and westerly winds force the water out of the bay and reduce the level of the water in the bay and the adjacent section of the Gulf to 2 or 3 feet below mean low water. TIDAL CURRENTS The currents are largely dependent on the force and direction of the winds. Easterly and southeasterly winds cause the current to set inward between the jetties, sometimes continuously for 3 days; northers...
Page 2 - Harbor entrance channel. The former includes the deep water between Bolivar Point on the north and Pelican Island and Fort Point on the south. It affords good anchorage in 30 to 50 feet for large vessels at all seasons except during hurricanes, and during the winter months furnishes refuge for coasting vessels.