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History of Highway 48 & Park Road 100
Reprinted from the Port Isabel PressJanuary 1, 1954, p. 3 Most spectacular coastal highway in America may take shape within the next few years along the Gulf coast, providing another strong link between two friendly nations and a shortcut to Mexico City for most residents of the United States. The route would reach from Corpus…
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Late 1970s Downtown Port Isabel
Downtown Port Isabel in the early-1980s. The 2nd Queen Isabella Causeway opened for traffic in September 1974. The traffic pattern through Port Isabel changed as a result of the new route. Garcia Street (the last street before crossing the causeway) was less traveled and Maxan Street, one block north of Highway 100 became more developed.…
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Port Isabel Road Work Will Open (1930)
First Piling Here For Construction Of Causeway. Brownsville Herald, August 12, 1930. Construction work on the state highway to Port Isabel will open either Wednesday or Thursday > > >
