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Port Aransas (/ ə ˈ r æ n z ə s / ə-RAN-zəs) [4] is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. This city is 180 miles southeast of San Antonio. The population was 2,904 at the 2020 census. Port Aransas is the only established town on Mustang Island. It is located north of Padre Island and is one of the longest barrier islands along ...
The city of Corpus Christi includes the northernmost portion of Padre Island and part of Mustang Island between Port Aransas and the state park. The island is a popular Spring Break destination for its beaches and is also popular with snowbirds , Northerners and Canadians who spend their winters in warm climates.
The southern terminus of SH 35 is at an interchange with Interstate 37 (I-37) near downtown Corpus Christi, concurrent with U.S. Route 181 (US 181). [2] The two highways run as a freeway near Corpus Christi Bay before crossing Nueces Bay on the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge and entering Portland .
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 ...
U.S. Highway 181 is a south–north U.S. Highway located entirely in the state of Texas.Both termini are at Interstate 37, the road that it mainly parallels to the east.US 181 begins in Corpus Christi, Texas at mile marker 0 [citation needed] to the south, through south-central Texas to just south of San Antonio to the north (mile marker 131), for a total length of 137 miles (220 km).
Aransas Pass is located on the shore of Redfish Bay, a tidal water body between Corpus Christi Bay to the south and Aransas Bay to the north. The city is on the mainland of Texas and is connected to Mustang Island (which contains the city of Port Aransas) by a 6-mile (9.7 km)-long causeway, and a free ferry that carries vehicles to the island.
The largest city of the Coastal Bend is Corpus Christi. It includes the Nueces Estuary (Corpus Christi Bay) and the Mission–Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay), as well as part of Laguna Madre. The coastline is paralleled by several of the Texas barrier islands, including North Padre Island, Mustang Island, and San José Island.
The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority is the operator of public transportation in Nueces County, Texas. Twenty-eight local routes are offered, plus Six peak hour express offerings. A seasonal express route is also provided to Padre Island beaches and two year-round shuttles in Downtown Corpus Christi in Port Aransas.