Memorial Drive (Houston)
Length | 20 mi (32 km) |
---|---|
Location | Texas Beltway 8
I-610 |
To | SH 6 |
Construction | |
Inauguration | 1955 |
Memorial Drive is an arterial road in the western half of
History
Memorial Drive was established in the 1920s.
Houston City Council member Pam Holm announced in May 2007 that a large portion, roughly one fourth of the Memorial's length, will be expanded and beautified. The stretch of road from George Bush Park eastward to Gessner Road, about 6.2 miles (9.9 km), will be renovated to meet the population boom in the west Houston area. The first part of the expansion was slated to begin in 2009.[6]
Path
Parkway section
This limited-access portion of Memorial Drive was opened to traffic in early 1956.
This section of Memorial Drive hugs the north bank of Buffalo Bayou, crossing over it twice near Glenwood Cemetery, while Allen Parkway follows the south bank of the Bayou. There are continuous bike paths and jogging trails along the road, which passes by Buffalo Bayou Park, Cleveland Park, Spotts Park, and the Houston Police Officers' Memorial.[8][9]
Memorial Park
Memorial Drive is the only major road in Memorial Park (except for a short section of Woodway Drive) and the only road that traverses the entire park. Like the parkway section, there are many bicycle and jogging trails along the road. The annual Chevron Houston Marathon is held on this section of Memorial Drive each January.[10]
Memorial Villages
After passing under
West end
West of Beltway 8, Memorial Drive is considered a major road in the area, making its way through numerous residential neighborhoods on the westside and usually bordered by retail shops and strip malls, many of them serving the surrounding higher-income residential population. The upscale shopping center
See also
- Texas portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ Smith, Brenda Beust. "Just who was...Westheimer/A guide to the people whose names grace the street signs of Houston." Houston Chronicle. Sunday March 23, 1986. Lifestyle 1. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.
- ^ "Memorial Drive". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 1999-09-14. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ Ch. 3-Downtown Freeways Archived 2006-11-04 at the Wayback Machine. Houston Freeways, Erik Slotboom.
- ^ a b Ch. 4-Spokes Archived 2005-12-25 at the Wayback Machine. Houston Freeways, Erik Slotboom.
- ^ 24 Hour Saturation Counts Archived 2006-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. H-GAC Transportation Department.'
- ^ Westchester neighborhood news archive (May 2007) Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Satellite image of Memorial/Heights Boulevard Interchange. Google Maps. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
- ^ Police Officer Memorial Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. www.houstonmunicipalart.org.
- ^ The Houston Police Officers' Memorial
- ^ Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Half Marathon Archived 2006-05-10 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ City of Hunters Creek City Map Archived 2009-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. February 2003. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
- ^ Map of the City of Piney Point Village Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Claunch and Miller, Inc. October 2004. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
- ^ City of Bunker Hill Village. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
- ^ Map of western terminus of Memorial Drive. Google maps. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
- ^ Satellite image and map of western terminus of Memorial Drive. Google maps. Retrieved November 26, 2006.