Beltway 8

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Beltway 8, also known as the Sam Houston Tollway, is a major loop highway encircling much of the Houston metropolitan area and serving as a key route for regional traffic.

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Surface form Occurrences
Beltway 8 vicinity 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf beltway
highway
toll road
alsoKnownAs Sam Houston Parkway NERFINISHED
Sam Houston Tollway NERFINISHED
encircles Houston metropolitan area NERFINISHED
function bypass for through traffic around central Houston
regional traffic route
hasAccessControl full or partial limited access
hasJunctionWith Hardy Toll Road NERFINISHED
Interstate 10 NERFINISHED
Interstate 45 NERFINISHED
Interstate 69 NERFINISHED
State Highway 225 NERFINISHED
State Highway 249 NERFINISHED
State Highway 288 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 290 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 59 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 90 Alternate NERFINISHED
Westpark Tollway NERFINISHED
hasRouteNumber 8
hasTollPlazas yes
isOuterLoopRelativeTo Interstate 610 NERFINISHED
isPartOf Houston’s ring road network
laneConfiguration multiple lanes in each direction
locatedIn Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED
Houston
surface form: Houston, Texas

Texas
United States of America
surface form: United States
maintainedBy Harris County Toll Road Authority NERFINISHED
Texas Department of Transportation NERFINISHED
namedAfter Sam Houston NERFINISHED
partOf Houston freeway system NERFINISHED
passesThrough eastern Houston
northern Houston
southern Houston
western Houston
roadType divided highway
serves commercial areas around Houston
industrial areas around Houston
suburban areas of Houston
tollingAuthority Harris County Toll Road Authority NERFINISHED
usedFor commuter traffic
freight transport
regional connectivity

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Southwest Houston hasMajorRoad Beltway 8
Pearland, Texas majorHighway Beltway 8
Channelview, Texas majorRoad Beltway 8
Deer Park, Texas transportCorridor Beltway 8
this entity surface form: Beltway 8 vicinity