History
The highway was first designated in 1956 as the six-mile (10 km) portion of the route from Aransas Pass to Port Aransas, and a slight extension in Port Aransas was added to the designation in 1967. In 1969 FM 632 from Gregory to Aransas Pass was added to the SH 361 designation. The present route was completed in 1988 with the designation of PR 53 from Port Aransas to PR 22 on Padre Island as part of SH 361.
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