Almeda Road Bridge over Brays Bayou
a.k.a. B026-01-001
Almeda Rd. at Brays Bayou, Houston, TXThis bridge is one of a few remaining examples of bayou crossings constructed during early Houston's street improvement bond program of the 1930s and is a typical example of City Beautiful design in Houston. This bridge is significant as a good example of City Beautiful design on a concrete girder structure and retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship, location, setting, feeling, and association. The Almeda Road Bridge over Brays Bayou is nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C in the area of engineering at the state level of significance.
Local significance of the structure:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.