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Construction on the Rainbow bridge, a cantilever truss bridge, began in 1936.It was contracted under the guidance of the Texas State Highway Department.Due to concerns by the upstream city of Beaumont about the bridge posing a threat to ship navigation, the Rainbow Bridge was built with a 680-foot (210 m) main span.
TX-43: Rainbow Bridge: Extant Cantilever: 1938 1996 SH 73 / SH 87 westbound Neches River: Port Arthur and Bridge City: Jefferson and Orange: TX-44: Rocky Creek Bridge Relocated Pratt truss: 1919 1996 Hilltop Road Boggy Creek Shiner: Lavaca
The city was originally named Prairie View, as it was located on the coastal grasslands of the upper Texas coastline. But in 1938, the Port Arthur-Orange Bridge (now known as the Rainbow Bridge) was built, and the unincorporated area took on the name "Bridge City". Despite several previous attempts, the city did not incorporate until 1970.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Rainbow Bridge & Veterans Memorial Bridge (Texas) Rector Road Bridge;
The Rainbow Bridge reopened on Thursday – one day after the fiery car crash that left a New York couple dead. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the development in a post on X on Thanksgiving.
Location of Rainbow Bridge explosion. FBI: ‘No indications of terrorism threat’ at Rainbow Bridge explosion. 01:15, Mike Bedigan. FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia said at a news ...
State Highway 87 (SH 87) runs for 249.4 miles (401.4 km) between Galveston, Texas (at a terminus shared with Interstate 45 and Spur 342) to U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 84 in Timpson, Texas. Highway 87 has a notable stretch between Sea Rim State Park and High Island, Texas that has been washed out repeatedly over the decades and has been ...
The Texas Department of Transportation had been scheduled in the summer of 2025 to begin construction on a project to replace the bridge with a new one. The project was estimated to cost $194 million.