After flowing 31 miles, Brays Bayou meets the Houston Ship Channel at the old site of the town of Harrisburg. It’s one of the most dramatic contrasts on Houston’s bayous.
On one side of the Broadway bridge is a beautiful greenway that @houparksboard is busy connecting all the way to the western reaches of Houston. The bayou flows amongst green banks surrounded by the back yards of the East End.
But Brays is still a working bayou. The lower three quarter mile of the bayou has three docks on it.
Deckhands stand at the front corners to guide the captain. (The sign marks the security zone in the ship channel, enforced by Coast Guard boats with mounted guns.)