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The Port of Corpus Christi’s headquarters, the Executive Administration Building, is located near the entrance the Inner Harbor (adjacent to Downtown Corpus Christi) in Nueces County. The Port operates as an independent subdivision of the State of Texas and is governed by state Navigation Code. [ 4 ]
Corpus Christi Bay is a natural harbor, and its port has contributed to the growth of the main port city of Corpus Christi. [4] Corpus Christi is the 5th largest port in the United States, [21] and the deepest on the Gulf of Mexico. [22] The channel to the Gulf was dredged through the bay to the jetties at Port Aransas. Freight exchanged at the ...
Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge Location The Harbor Bridge Project (or New Harbor Bridge or US 181 Harbor Bridge ) is the replacement of the existing through arch bridge that crosses the Corpus Christi Ship Channel , which serves the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas , with a modern cable-stayed bridge design.
NOAA map of the 3,856 oil and gas platforms extant off the Gulf Coast in 2006. The Gulf Coast is a major center of economic activity. The marshlands along the Louisiana and Texas coasts provide breeding grounds and nurseries for ocean life that drive the fishing and shrimping industries.
Port of Corpus Christi officials are planning to apply for a new permit for a Harbor Island desalination plant – the second permit request that would accommodate a larger plant than initially ...
The Port of Corpus Christi was opened in 1926, and the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station was commissioned in 1941. [8] In February 1929, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was founded in Corpus Christi. This organization was created to battle racial discrimination against Hispanic people in the United States.
The Corpus Christi City Council may make its choice Tuesday on who will fill one seat of the three on the commission representing the city on the Port of Corpus Christi Authority.
The Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge is a through arch bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, that carries six lanes of U.S. Route 181 (US 181) and Texas State Highway 35 (SH 35) from downtown Corpus Christi to Rincon Point, known to locals as North Beach. The bridge crosses the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and handles