Rainbow Bridge

State Hwy 87, Port Arthur, TX 77642
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bridges in port arthur texas. photo by thomas tweedel.

Completed in 1938, the Rainbow Bridge is the second tallest bridge on the Gulf Coast. It rises to a height of a 20-story building and clears the river by 177 feet. The newer companion bridge, the Veterans Memorial Bridge to the east, has 143 feet of navigational clearance, and its claim to fame is that it is the only cable-stayed bridge built on a Texas Highway.

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Twin Bridges in Port Arthur

Rainbow Bridge photo taken from a boat
an oil painting of the bridges in port arthur texas. art by mark nesmith.
ground image of veteran's memorial bridge and the rainbow bridge in port arthur texas

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Golden Triangle Veterans Memorial Park

Museum of the Gulf Coast

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Getting There

Rainbow Bridge

State Hwy 87, Port Arthur, TX 77642, USA

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