Saturday, October 3, 2015

cars on the Port Aransas ferries, Texas, 1950s




According to the Texas Department of Transportation:

The Port Aransas route runs between two and six ferries a day and connects travelers on SH 361 a link across the Corpus Christi Channel between Aransas Pass, on the mainland, and Port Aransas, on Mustang Island. The quarter-mile [400 metres] route typically takes less than ten minutes, although peak summer hours may require drivers to wait longer.
Each ferry can carry up to 20 regular passenger vehicles. Combined vehicles, such as a truck towing a boat, may not be longer than 80 feet [24.4 metres], wider than 13 feet or taller than 13 feet 6 inches. Single-axle vehicles may weigh no more than 20,000 pounds [9 tonnes], tandem axles no more than 34,000 pounds and combination vehicles may not exceed a total of 80,000 pounds [36.3 tonnes].

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