 The population of Seabrook rose from 200 to 560 before the Great Depression, but fell to 200 in 1936, and remained at 400 from 1940 until 1947, when the Albert and Ernest Fay shipyard opened.It could handle 150 boats, and opened up jobs and is the main cause of the population increase.Despite damage from Hurricane Carla, a bridge linking Seabrook and Kemah was completed in 1961.