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Corpus Christi, Texas. / 27.74278°N 97.40194°W / 27.74278; -97.40194. Corpus Christi ( / ˌkɔːrpəs ˈkrɪsti / KOR-pəs KRIS-tee; Latin for ' Body of Christ ') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County [ 5] with portions extending into Aransas ...
Texas Coastal Bend. The Texas Coastal Bend, or just the Coastal Bend, is a geographical region in the US state of Texas. The name refers to the area being a curve along the Texas Gulf Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The largest city of the Coastal Bend is Corpus Christi. It includes the Nueces Estuary ( Corpus Christi Bay) and the Mission ...
Interstate 37 I-37 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by TxDOT Length 143.00 mi (230.14 km) Existed October 16, 1959 –present NHS Entire route Major junctions South end US 181 / SH 35 at Corpus Christi Major intersections I-69E / US 77 in Corpus Christi Future I-69W US 59 / US 281 near George West US 181 in San Antonio I-410 / US 281 in San Antonio I-10 / US 87 / US 90 in San ...
Nueces Bay is a northwestern extension of Corpus Christi Bay in the San Patricio and Nueces Counties of Texas. The bay is fed by the Nueces River, forming a natural estuary, which renders it ecologically and economically vital to the surrounding area. It serves as a habitat for the propagation of fish and shellfish, which sustain diverse ...
Corpus Christi was founded in 1839 by Colonel Henry Lawrence Kinney as Kinney's Trading Post, or Kinney's Ranch, a small trading post to sell supplies to a Mexican revolutionary army camped about 25 miles west, just three years after Texas declared independence from Mexico. The post was located in the disputed territory south of the Nueces River.
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 nearly 26,000 vehicles daily.
Texas State Highway 286. State Highway 286 ( SH 286) is a Texas state highway running from downtown Corpus Christi south to Chapman Ranch. The route was designated on its current route in 1939. Before 1939, this route was known as SH 96, and was proposed to be extended to the southwest to Riviera. It is also locally known as the "Crosstown ...
Lake Corpus Christi State Park. / 28.06333°N 97.87389°W / 28.06333; -97.87389. Lake Corpus Christi State Park is a state park located on Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas, United States southwest of Mathis. The state leased the land from the City of Corpus Christi in 1934 and the park was opened the same year.