In 1959, the Texas Highway Department, now TxDOT, built the largest project in its history: the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge. And now, nearly seven decades later, the last moments you’ll ever have of that bridge are officially coming to an end.
This weekend, the operation to decommission the Harbor Bridge will begin, marking the beginning of the end for the iconic South Texas bridge. Over the next few days, crews will carefully cut and lower the massive center section onto a barge .
From there, it will be hauled away to a dock between Portland and Ingleside. By Tuesday, that familiar shape that’s stood tall over the bay since the Eisenhower era will be gone…