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The Harbor Bridge at Corpus Christi... Carries Hiway 181 North and spans the ship channel at Corpus...
I was just reading on the net that it cost $17 million to build about 50 years ago... But now it's showing it's age and they are proposing a replacement... It is 234 feet tall now, but they want to increase the clearance by 60 feet to allow for taller ships to pass... And at a projected cost of $150 million... |
| On the way South to Padre Island we usually take off East just south of San Marcos, Texas, to take the shorter route past Corpus Christi |
| You can drive out on the piers, here looking back to Shoreline drive |
| A walkway on the outer edge of one of the piers |
| Still 150 miles or so from South Padre Island and my favorite stop over was the Sand and Sea motel |
| Really nice place right on the waterfront, a beautiful courtyard and pool inside |
| A rest and proper libation before heading on South |
| Waiter, would you refill this for me please? |
| The huge high Harbor Bridge in the background |
| And the piers and boats just across the street |
| Fishing boats and shrimp boats... Boats for hire for a tour or a fishing trip |
| Out on the pier, little parks with picnic areas and restrooms, really nice |
| Another look back to Shoreline Drive |
| Then another side trip across the Harbor Bridge, North to Aransas Pass and Mustang Island |
| A very extensive view possible from the top of the Harbor Bridge |
| And a look back toward Corpus Christi harbor |
| On the causeway leading to Aransas Pass |
| Now a wait for the ferry to Mustang Island |
| OK, back in the van, here comes one |
| And on an earlier trip we waited in the 73 Pontiac... We called this the 'banana', can you see why? |
| We're next, let's go for a boat ride... |
| Hey, we're in the water! did you think this van would float? |
| Here's a ferry on the way back from Mustang Island |
| Almost ready to dock... |
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On the beach on Mustang Island... Actually Mustang Island is the same barrier island that extends all the way South to the Mexican Border... A road leads to the Southern extent of Mustang Island, then becomes 'Padre Island' and a causeway leads back to Corpus Christi |
| The fishing pier off Mustang Island |
| Just choose an open spot, the fishing is good all the way out |
| I went fishing one night here and caught a little shark... The ferry stops running at 10 p.m. and we caught the last one... |
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At the end of the pier, looking back Saw a Mexican with a really nice bonito he had just caught here... |
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Ok guys, don't be sitting on my Chevy... This was even earlier, that was my 72 Nova SS |
| Help! Doggone, where's the lifeguard? |
| A pavillion farther South on Mustang Island |
| Late afternoon approaching so... |
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On South to South Padre Isand... (the Next Web Page) |
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