John F. Kennedy Memorial 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.
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 |
| Maintained by | Texas Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Material | Post-tensioned concrete |
| History | |
| Constructed by | First bridge: Bauer-Smith Dredging Company |
| Construction start | First bridge: February 1949 Second bridge: circa 1970 |
| Construction cost | First bridge: $1.7 million Second bridge: $2.5 million |
| Opened | First bridge: 17 June 1950 Second bridge: 28 June 1973 |
| Replaces | Don Patricio Causeway |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | none |
| Location | |
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