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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beltway 8 vicinity | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beltway
ⓘ
highway ⓘ toll road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sam Houston Parkway
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beltway 8 vicinity