Epilogue

The finished product:

Interesting times following Tropical Storm Allison in 2001:

US59 becomes a bayou.

view from the Hazard St. bridge

view from "shore"

Ky Calder kayaks along US 59. (Photo by Dave Rossman, Houston Chronicle)

Cars emerge as waters recede.

More Allison photos at the TexasFreeway.com page.

Note: These photos circulated widely following Allison. Attribution given where known. Apologies where not known.

Houston Gateway arches win 2003 NSBA Prize Bridge competition, medium span. Congratulations to designer John Vogel!

TexasFreeway.com has a page dedicated to this project.

Three more arches (two at Montrose and one at Graustark) were built in 2005-2006.

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