Houston, Harris County, TX
Houston Avenue Bridge (Houston)
Posted clearance 14'3" location needs review
- Clearance
- 14'3"
- Carried
- Houston Avenue
- Crosses
- Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway)
- Location
- Houston, Harris County, TX
This bridge clears the legal 13'6" (14'3"). Vehicles that strike it are over-height; the bridge is not.
77
Reported strikes (since Jan 2025 (Houston TranStar, as of May 2026))
1
Incident records here
0
Fatalities
—
Injuries (confirmed counts)
Mitigation history: One of Houston's lowest bridges at 14'3" on I-10; struck 77 times in 2025 alone per Houston TranStar, with drivers ignoring designated over-height routes.
77
strikes · TX · since Jan 2025 (as of May 2026)
Houston TranStar counted the Houston Avenue Bridge over I-10 — the lowest on that stretch at 14'3" — as struck 77 times since the start of 2025 (four more in the first weeks of 2026). Drivers routinely ignore designated over-height routes.
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Incident history
- 2025 (as of May 2026) Recurring strikes
Chronically struck: Houston TranStar counted 77 strikes on the 14'3" Houston Avenue Bridge over I-10 since the start of 2025, with several more in early 2026.
Vehicle: Semi-trucks · Recurring traffic tie-ups · Cause: One of Houston's lowest bridges (14'3"); drivers ignore designated over-height truck routes