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Dominic MazochOGR Forum Member

I just saw a train two hours ago by the new Galveston Lit Bridge. TXDOT and Galveston County had to widen the "waterway" for the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway under I45 and the railroad draw. TXDOT built new bridges for the Interstate, replacing ones at the end of their lives. The county replaced the draw placed in the 1980's with a new lift bridge, which went to the Golden State. These two bridges were contantly being hit, to the USCG wanted a wider path for ships.Why does the county own the bridge? It was built to bring in huge granite blocks to build the post 1900 Storm Seawall. Plus the county did own the Gulf And Santa Fe, until it was sold to, er, the ATSF. I do not know when that sale was, and if the county had some control over it aftr the sale.

At one time the City and County of Galveston were like a "City-State" within Texas.

8/6/1610:53 PM

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