Aransas Pass

Aransas Pass, Texas is located is on the Aransas County and San Patricio County line, just across the bay from Corpus Christi on Highway 361. There is a free 24-hour ferry service to nearby Port Aransas on Mustang Island , where Highway 361 ends. It is situated almost midway between Galveston and the Rio Grande river.

Six miles from the City of Aransas Pass is Port Aransas (Aransas harbor). The second lighthouse to be built in Texas was built there by the United States government to protect shipping in Aransas Bay . Aransas Pass was originally pictured as becoming a major Texas hub of commerce and travel with rail links to the harbor and harbor links by ships to Mexico, New York and other destinations.

External Sources

• History of Aransas Pass with illustrations.
• The New Aransas Pass Progress newspaper.