Built at Todd Shipyards in Houston and commissioned in Galveston in 1964, the Reliance was the first built in the Reliance ...

After the barge collision, Texas A&M University at Galveston, which has a campus on Pelican Island, had closed its facility. Fewer than 200 people related to the school were on the island at the time.

Pelican Island is just north of Galveston and is home to Texas A &M Galveston, Seawolf Park, and the Galveston Naval Museum. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said they've been trying to get the ...

The bridge provided the only road access between Galveston and the small island. Oil leaking from the barge led to the closure of about 6.5 miles (10.5 kilometers) of the waterway.

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The bridge connecting Galveston, Texas, to Pelican Island remained closed Thursday after a barge crashed into a pillar supporting the span, causing it to partially ...

GALVESTON, Texas – Many conversations surrounding the origin of Pelican Island have happened since an oil-carrying barge strike damaged their main bridge on Wednesday. According to officials ...

Share Galveston County Office of Emergency Management A barge carrying petroleum products crashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

GALVESTON, Texas — Travel on the Pelican Island Causeway Bridge remained limited on Thursday, a day after a barge struck it. The incident Wednesday morning led to a closure of the bridge and an ...

The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.