STARBASE HWY 4 • CANAVERAL SR 401 / NASA CAUSEWAY • VANDENBERG PACIFIC • RO-RO DOCKS

Space Coast & Starbase Gulf Coast Heavy Launch Transit Corridor Guide

Engineering route clearances, causeway bridge load analyses, roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) barge dock interfacing, and utility line lifting for 9-meter orbital rocket stages traversing primary U.S. spaceport corridors.

Port of Brownsville Turning Basin → Starbase Orbital Launch Pad

22.4 MILES • TX HWY 4

Transporting 9-meter Starship booster cores, forward ship sections, and orbital tank farm components from marine delivery barges at the Port of Brownsville east along Texas State Highway 4 directly to the Starbase production complex and launch pad.

Marine Ro-Ro Dock

Brownsville Cargo Dock 15

Critical Choke

South Bay Tidal Culvert

Trailer Platform

4-File 24-Axle SPMT

Lead Escort Authority

Texas DPS • Cameron County

Critical Engineering Obstacles & Transit Protocols

MP 003:

Port of Brownsville Gate → FM 511 / SH 4 Intersection

Pre-arranged traffic signal swing-away arms and removal of median delineator posts to allow 38-meter radius swept turn for 71-meter booster package.

MP 014:

U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Checkpoint Bypass

Pre-cleared DHS security protocol with designated secondary bypass lane utilizing steel road plates over unpaved caliche shoulders.

MP 021:

Starbase High Bay Complex → Pad Ingress Frontage

Coordination with Cameron County road closure window; real-time anemometer tracking on Gulf beach winds before approaching launch mount upenders.

Request Spaceport Route Dossier

Coordinate road closures, Ro-Ro barge transload engineering, and state DOT superload permits with Exspeedite Aerospace Logistics.

Launch Transit Rules:

• TxDOT / FDOT superload structural clearance permit.

• Continuous ultrasonic wind gust monitoring (≤18 knots).

• Coordinated FAA temporary flight restriction (TFR) interface.