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9-655: The bridge, named for Fred Hartman (1908–1991), the editor and publisher of the Baytown Sun from 1950 to 1974, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Texas, and one of only four such bridges in the state, the others being Veterans Memorial Bridge in Orange County , Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas and Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge in Erath County . It is the 77th largest bridge in

18-733: A complete listing, see list of cities and towns in Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land MSA Baytown Sun The Baytown Sun , is a newspaper published in Baytown, Texas , United States. It was first published 1919 as the Goose Creek Gasser . The paper is owned by Southern Newspapers Inc. , a news-media company based in Houston, Texas . The Baytown Sun was founded in Goose Creek, Texas , as

27-624: The city of Baytown via the Baytown Sun in early 1995 which helped spur interest in finishing the project. Finally, on September 27, 1995 the Fred Hartman Bridge had its grand opening ceremony, which was hosted by Baytown Chamber of Commerce and La Porte Chamber of Commerce. Notable guests include George W. Bush , Miss Texas 1995, William Burnett and the Hartman family. Fred Hartman died in 1991 and did not live to see his dream come to fruition. For

36-451: The killer in the Halloween murder of a local 11-year-old girl. Each letter contained a riddle which when answered, the author stated, would eventually reveal the killer's name. However, if the police answered incorrectly, another child would be killed on Christmas. In an unusual request, the letters also demanded the answers to the riddles be printed on front page of the Baytown Sun. When

45-476: The mid-1940s the towns of Baytown, Goose Creek and Pelly voted to incorporate into one city, with Baytown being the surviving name. Therefore, in 1949 to better identify with the new community it served, the paper was given its current name, Baytown Sun . In December 1985, the Baytown Police Department received five letters from someone identifying themselves as "Madman" and claiming to have been

54-563: The tunnel being the responsibility of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In October 1985 the Texas Highway department announced the project and estimated it would take two years to complete. The bridge was designed by Greiner Engineering, Inc. , which was acquired by URS Corporation in 1995, which in turn was acquired by AECOM in October 2014. Construction began in 1987 and

63-573: The weekly publication, Goose Creek Gasser , in 1919. By 1928, the paper was operating under the name Daily Tribune . Due to the economic pressures caused by the Great Depression , in 1931 the Daily Tribune merged with newspapers in the nearby communities of Pelly and Baytown. The new newspaper was named the Daily Sun and was published in the Daily Tribune ' s hometown of Goose Creek. During

72-694: The world. The construction cost of the bridge was $ 91.25 million. The bridge replaced the Baytown Tunnel (of depth clearance 40 feet or 12.2 m). The tunnel had to be removed when the Houston Ship Channel was deepened to 45 feet (13.7 m), with a minimum 530 feet (161.5 m) bottom width, to accommodate larger ships. The last section of the Baytown Tunnel was removed from the Houston Ship Channel on September 14, 1999, with removal of

81-514: Was contracted by Williams Brothers and Traylor Brothers construction companies. In 1993, The firm selected to produce the steel, a Mexican company, went bankrupt. The contract was then awarded to a South African company which caused complaints because of the country's apartheid policies. After the completion date was pushed back several times, a letter was sent to the Texas Department of Transportation's executive director, William Burnett from

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