State Highway 358 (SH 358) is a Texas state highway that runs along the southern edge of Corpus Christi. The access road for Highway 358 is known as South Padre Island Drive (SPID). The official division is FM 665 (Old Brownsville Road).

History

The section of the highway from SH 286 east to Corpus Christi Naval Air Station was originally designated as FM 693 on June 4, 1946. On September 5, 1946, it was redesignated to SH 358. The section from SH 286 northward to Spur 407 (SH 9 at the time) was originally designated as Farm to Market Road 891 on November 23, 1948 and was combined with the current route on April 24, 1958, and SH 358 was extended north to I-37 also.

Route description

Sh358 Westbound Between StaplesandEverhart

SH 358 is located in Corpus Christi in Nueces County and begins at I-37 near

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and ends at the

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on the south side of

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. SH 358 is a freeway that follows Padre Island Drive and provides access to

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and

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s by way of Park Road 22 (PR 22). The freeway begins at an interchange with I-37 west of the bayfront area of Corpus Christi. It heads south from the interchange to an interchange with SH 44 which provides access to

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. It continues to the south and begins to turn to the southeast just prior to a junction with FM 665 (Old Brownsville Road). The highway continues to the southeast to an interchange with SH 286 (Crosstown Expressway). The freeway continues to the southeast through the city to a junction with SH 357 (Rodd Field Road) just prior to

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. After crossing the bridge over Oso Bay, the freeway heads southeast to an interchange with PR 22. PR 22 continues to the southeast over the

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as SH 358 curves to the northeast to its eastern terminus at the Corpus Christi Naval Station.

Future

, SH 358 is undergoing major improvements to of its roadway from its interchange with SH 286 to Airline Road in Corpus Christi. The traffic volumes along South Padre Island Drive are at an all-time high with an average daily traffic count of 153,430 vehicles in 2005. The roadway construction project consists of ramp reversals and adding auxiliary lanes to the roadway.

Exit list

All exits are unnumbered.

References

External links

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