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Sen. Chuy Hinojosa attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for new bridge in Corpus Christi

Special to the Advance CORPUS CHRISTI —On Saturday, State Senator Juan 'Chuy' Hinojosa, and the Coastal Bend legislative delegation joined the Texas Department of Transportation and the community of Corpus Christi for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the new bridge. With a main span length of 1,661 feet and a total span length of 3,295 feet, this bridge is now the largest cable-stayed bridge in the United States, featuring towers that reach 538 feet— surpassing One Shoreline Plaza by over 100 feet. This impressive height makes it the tallest point in South Texas, capable of housing the old Harbor Bridge beneath ...

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