Harbor Bridge

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Structure in general

Usage

Facts

• Post 9/11 security mandates from the city's port transit department prohibit people from taking photos from directly under the bridge.
• This is the second tallest bridge in Texas, and has a span of 620 feet.
• The road deck is 138 feet over the Corpus Christi Channel.
• There is a proposal to replace this bridge with a taller concrete bridge that will allow for taller ships, including cruise ships into Corpus Christi Harbor.
• The bridge first opened to traffic on November 1, 1959.
• NOTE: Another height of 235 feet and 250 feet has been given before for the bridge.
• Construction started in May 1956.
• With the construction of the bridge the channel was widened from 91 feet, to 400 feet. It also provided a replacement for a drawbridge which caused traffic problems on US 181 with ship traffic.