John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway
Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with John F. Kennedy Causeway.
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway is a paved highway located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The causeway crosses the Laguna Madre and connects North Padre Island with Flour Bluff on the Texas mainland.
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway | |
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Coordinates | 27°39′29″N 97°15′41″W |
Carries | Motor vehicular traffic traveling on Texas Park Road 22 |
Crosses | Laguna Madre |
Locale | Corpus Christi, Texas |
Official name | John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway |
Named for | John F. Kennedy |
Owner | Texas Department of Transportation[1] |
Maintained by | Texas Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Box girder bridge |
Material | Post-tensioned concrete |
History | |
Constructed by | First bridge: Bauer-Smith Dredging Company[2] |
Construction start | First bridge: February 1949[2] Second bridge: circa 1970[1] |
Construction cost | First bridge: $1.7 million[1] Second bridge: $2.5 million[1] |
Opened | First bridge: 17 June 1950[1] Second bridge: 28 June 1973[1] |
Replaces | Don Patricio Causeway |
Statistics | |
Toll | none |
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