Triton Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Would be nice to see this again! I was wondering what's up with this as well... That's beautiful but I honestly don't even remember what they really looked like. This definitely isn't anything that I would imagine had been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I guess they have been out so long that I have to make the confession that I never knew that these ever lite up >.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That's beautiful but I honestly don't even remember what they really looked like. This definitely isn't anything that I would imagine had been there. As i recall, it was just the light on the arch (the red light in the pic) that lit up. The color changed slowly (like the Memorial Hermann Tower). The orange criss-crossing beams in the pic did not light up, at least not that I ever noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I remember the neon strips arching the top but not tge bright orange glow on the upper framing. It seems there were new surface street lights erected when the bridge opened, making the road a brighter orange, but not the frame lit up that way. It's sad that we don't remember what it looked like, because its never been maintained. What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I thought they were rainbows, not solid colors? Maybe each bridge was a different color of the rainbow. Yep, sad... Hopefully they fix them soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I don't remember exactly what technology was used, but IIRC it was something a bit novel at the time. It seems like they only worked for a few months, and after that, the tubes carrying the lighting element (whatever it was) started drooping like crazy. Lighting technology has advanced so much in just the last several years, it may be feasible to replicate the intended appearance with something both more economical and more reliable - perhaps LED based. I can't imagine TxDoT digging up the money to do so, however, unless they can come up with some sort of tolling scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 A rainbow would be perfect for the area lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 They changed color with the weather supposedly. I remember driving on 59 a few months after they originally went up, the lighting had faded and looked like those tiny inch thick party tube lighting you can buy for parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 That's because you probably weren't extended out over the freeway hanging on to the vines on the end of the lightpole to get this angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 These would look wonderful with new LED's. I hope this project moves forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 A few years back I attended most of the MMD meetings- they are open to the public ( weird time tho like 3pm on week day) I should say that everyone was friendly and each meeting there was a time when " does anyone in audience have any issues to bring before the district?" I was part of the agenda-- in the years I went I only saw one other observer-Ii'm not sure how much feedback the MMD gets from Montrose residents- I never had anything specific to bring up - I just wanted to report their "doings" back to my civic associations--- but all this discussion about the bridge might be a great topic to bring to the MMD---it could liven up those meetings for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 IIRC, the MMD was one of the movers behind a) having nice looking bridges and putting purty lights on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Tangentially related, is the any chance the Montrose Management District will pay to bury utilities? The nature of the neighborhood is shifting toward mid-and highrises. The overground utilities look unfortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Montrose Bridge Lighting gets Chance to Shine The Montrose Management District, Texas Department of Transportation and Houston-Galveston Area Council are poised to split the nearly $2 million cost overrun to replace lighting along Woodhead, Mandell, Dunlavy, Hazard, Graustark and Montrose - the latter actually two bridges. H-GAC's technical advisory council approved spending nearly $665,000 on Wednesday, sending the final approval on to the Transportation Policy Council that has the final say later this month. If approved, and with a state approval also pending but expected, the project could start in a matter of months, with a contract awarded in February or March, officials said. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 ......and these are the things that make me happy. Weird, I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Man this was talked about forever ago. Finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Too soon to ask to fix the green neon on the I-45 and Beltway 8 stack? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Man this was talked about forever ago. Finally! I know right! Been waiting for years for this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 The Chronicle had article in today's paper:The Montrose Management District, Texas Department of Transportation and Houston-Galveston Area Council are poised to split the nearly $2 million cost overrun to replace lighting along Woodhead, Mandell, Dunlavy, Hazard, Graustark and Montrose - the last actually two bridges. H-GAC's technical advisory council on Wednesday approved spending nearly $665,000, sending the final approval on to the Transportation Policy Council, which has the final say later this month......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Too soon to ask to fix the green neon on the I-45 and Beltway 8 stack?For real! We have giant highway stacks, might as well add something. I'm surprised W Beltway 8 @ 10 haven't received the blue treatment yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Heard Anthony Allender talk about this yesterday---He said it should be completed before Superbowl event here in Houston. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I wonder when they plan to start. I noticed one of the strips of lighting has come loose on one side and is dangling down over the sidewalk.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdotwill84 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 the week before superbowl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 On 5/21/2016 at 4:00 PM, sdotwill84 said: the week before superbowl. Ha... you joke but probably sometime closer to the Superbowl, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pragmatist Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I am in the group of people who never knew nor saw that these lit up. Granted, I was young and was never around this area when these bridges were first built. It would look nice to see them lit up though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placoors Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 1 hour ago, The Pragmatist said: I am in the group of people who never knew nor saw that these lit up. Granted, I was young and was never around this area when these bridges were first built. It would look nice to see them lit up though. They used to look pretty neat and made it interesting driving through the area until they started burning out and were never replaced. I always thought it would be more interesting if the bridges were painted different colors instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkHouston Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Any update on these lights :/ Hope this is really happening again. The bridges looked pretty neat back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooljunkie Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I have some proof from Friday that this started... http://imgur.com/lmscNYu 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 9 hours ago, skooljunkie said: I have some proof from Friday that this started... http://imgur.com/lmscNYu Nice! Does anyone remember who was quoted saying that this part of 59 is considered the gateway to the city? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 They have closed Mandell bridge as of yesterday so I guess its a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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