Awesome bridge… beautiful view… sucks when they do maintenance on it but on the other hand way better then the baytown tunnel back in the day…
Bryan R.
Tu valoración: 2 Baytown, TX
The bridge is way better than the tunnel ever was, but why does it always smell like something dead?
Liz F.
Tu valoración: 5 Houston, TX
One lane closed on the side going into Baytown today. It is still a great work of art not to be missed.
Pam L.
Tu valoración: 5 Baytown, TX
I love the Fred Hartman Bridge! Its the bridge to get to our other Cities like Pasadena, Clear Lake, Kemah! Yes the tunnel was great but I am glad they have this bridge now because it helps the traffic flow much easier!!! So yes this bridge is very much Appreciated by me!!!
Kimberly L.
Tu valoración: 5 Webster, TX
I am a fan of Fred. Fred Hartman bridge, that is. I fell in love with this bridge for the first time when we moved down here in 2001. I thought it was the coolest bridge ever, and there was just something about it that I loved. Fast forward thirteen years and all of a sudden, I’m planning on running a half marathon over the darn thing. Hey, love makes you do crazy things! Before the half in November, we decided we needed to do a training run to get past the fear of the unknown. But we had to make sure we took a couple of people that knew how to get around and where to park, as it’s not the easiest bridge to run on, unlike Kemah. You park at the public boat ramp, then run along a little road and head up the bridge going south,(always, always run against traffic, especially on bridges), you run and run and run and think«Damn, this is a long bridge… does it ever end?» and then finally, you get up and over, and on your way down. Whew. Then you’re running down the other side and woo hoo gravity is awesome again! You have to actually jump over a barrier to get to the frontage road below so you can cross under to go back to run the other side. On the other side, you have to climb up a a little to jump back over a barrier to get back on the bridge. Truly, it’s kinda hard to know where to do all this if you’re a newbie like me. But then you’re heading the other way and holy cow now you’re feeling it. Oh yeah, this is a LONG bridge — oh but wait, there’s the San Jacinto Monument… that’s cool. And then you get to the top and the hard part is over! You do have to run over a flyover bridge to get back down to the road by the boat ramp. And some of the cars do fly across it. So just be aware and be careful. They do go fast on the bridge itself, but there’s a wide shoulder, and has four lanes, so plenty of room for people to move over. So just be cautious and be aware. All in all, including getting to the bridge, under the bridge, and back to the boat ramp, I ran 6.02 miles. The half marathon is one full loop so the other 6+ miles is on the flat areas around La Porte. It’s not as hard as it looks, but it’s not a walk in the park either. But if you want to feel like a badass, then run over this bridge and join that club! There’s always room for new members!
Troy K.
Tu valoración: 4 Kemah, TX
Ok I know it’s a bridge but let me tell you. As someone who used to drive through the Baytown tunnel daily this is an awesome replacement. The Fred Hartman Bridge is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Texas, and one of only three such bridges in the state, It’s wide and has plenty of lanes. Traffic always seems to move over it at a high rate of speed with hardly ever a hold up. Being a cable bridge if you ride a bike over it and stop at the top you can feel it sway in the breeze. It truly is something to see and is a testament to good engineering.
