Harbor Bridge Project
Harbor Bridge Project | |
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| Coordinates | 27°48′48.55″N 97°23′56.22″W / 27.8134861°N 97.3989500°W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of US 181; bicycle/pedestrian shared path |
| Crosses | Corpus Christi Ship Channel |
| Locale | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Website | harborbridgeproject |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Post-tensioned concrete |
| Total length | 3,295 ft (1,004 m) (main span unit) ~10,820 ft (3,298 m) (total length with approaches) |
| Width | 134 ft (41 m) |
| Height | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Longest span | 1,661 ft (506 m) |
| Clearance below | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Design life | 170 years |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | FIGG Bridge Engineers Arup-CFC |
| Constructed by | Flatiron/Dragados |
| Construction start | August 8, 2016 |
| Construction end | June 28, 2025 |
| Construction cost | $1.2 billion |
| Opened | June 28, 2025 |
| Replaces | 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. The route will connect with SH 286 (the Crosstown Expressway) at its southern terminus and US 181 on the north. Groundbreaking on construction took place on August 8, 2016 and was scheduled to be completed by the spring of 2020, but was extensively delayed by engineering and design issues, and is currently planned to be open to traffic by June 28, 2025.