One of the worst bottleneck creators in Corpus Christi history was the bascule bridge, which opened to traffic on July 30, 1926. Residents found the new bridge charming at first and turned out to ...

The bascule bridge that connected downtown and North Beach opened in July 1926, just a few short months before the Port of Corpus Christi celebrated its opening.

Remembering Corpus Christi. Special | 59m 43s. There was a roller coaster on North Beach, dancing was the town’s entertainment and fun on Sunday afternoon was watching the Bascule Bridge go up ...

The new Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History would open in 1968 and become the first component of the “Bayfront Arts and Science Park”. Meanwhile, the City continued to purchase ...