Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.913611,-94.068333
Carries FM 365 over Hillebrandt Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 779.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Hillebrandt Bayou on FM 365 in Port Arthur
History: Built 1953
Built: 1953
Location: Jefferson County
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248262
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
248263
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
317405
Hillebrandt Bayou Bridge
Texas
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.853219,-93.944483
Carries TX 82 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Cantilevered Warren through truss. Approaches are Haunched deck plate girders, Deck plate girders and Steel stringers
Total Length: 5032.4 Feet
Span Length: 664.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on TX 82 in Port Arthur
History: Built 1970
Built: 1970
Location: Jefferson County
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144508
Martin Luther King Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009
144509
Martin Luther King Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009
284703
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284704
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284705
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
318553
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318554
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318555
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318556
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking SE. Plaque on left side of picture. That is the NW side of bridge. If anyone is around there to get a pic.
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318557
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318558
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318559
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318560
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318561
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318562
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318563
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318564
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318565
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318566
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318567
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318568
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318569
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318570
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318571
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318572
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Lower chord
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318573
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318574
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318575
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318576
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318577
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318578
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318579
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318580
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318581
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Southern approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318582
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318583
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318584
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318585
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318586
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318587
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318588
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318589
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318590
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318591
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318592
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318593
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318594
Martin Luther King Jr Bridge pano1
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318595
Martin Luther King Jr Bridge pano2
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318596
Martin Luther King Jr Bridge pano3
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318597
Martin Luther King Jr Bridge pano4
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318598
Martin Luther King Jr Bridge pano5
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
326787
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.766246,-93.895364
Carries TX 82 over Mouth of Sabine
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 2005.0 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over Mouth of Sabine on TX 82 in Port Arthur
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: Jefferson County
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243633
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243634
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
243635
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
261743
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
282661
Swing Bridge & Replacement
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282662
Swing Bridge & Replacement
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282663
Swing Bridge & Replacement
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.980000,-93.871111
Carries Westbound TX 73 over Neches River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Cantilevered Warren through and deck truss
Total Length: 7741.5 Feet
Span Length: 680.2 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Neches River on Westbound TX 73 in Port Arthur
History: Opened Sept. 8, 1938; parallel bridge built 1991; rehabilitated and reopened to northbound traffic in 1998
Built: 1938
Location: Jefferson County
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115056
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115057
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115058
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115059
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115060
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115061
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115062
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115063
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115064
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115065
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
115066
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
214625
View looking northwest from the main span
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in September 2011
284707
Veterans Memorial Bridge in the background
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284708
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
319529
Rainbow Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319530
Rainbow Bridge
Looking NE. Main Span
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319531
Rainbow Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319532
Rainbow Bridge pano1
Looking NE. Southern approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319533
Rainbow Bridge pano3
Looking NE. Northern approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319534
Rainbow Bridge pano4
Looking NE. Main span and both approaches
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319535
Rainbow Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319536
Rainbow Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319538
Rainbow Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319539
Rainbow Bridge pano5
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319540
Rainbow Bridge pano6
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319541
Rainbow Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319542
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319543
Rainbow Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319544
Rainbow Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319545
Rainbow Bridge pano8
Looking North. Construction
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319546
Rainbow Bridge pano7
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319547
Rainbow Bridge
South approach construction
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319548
Rainbow Bridge
Approach bent
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319549
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319550
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319551
Rainbow Bridge
Approach and bent connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319552
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319553
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319554
Rainbow Bridge
Approach, Main span and bent connections
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319555
Rainbow Bridge
Bent connection for Main span
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319557
Rainbow Bridge
Approach bents
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319558
Rainbow Bridge
Approach bents
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319559
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319560
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319561
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319562
Rainbow Bridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319563
Rainbow Bridge
Look mid right for SE cantilever connection
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319564
Rainbow Bridge
SE cantilever connection
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319565
Rainbow Bridge
Look left side for NE cantilever connection
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319566
Rainbow Bridge
NE cantilever connection
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319567
Rainbow Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319568
Rainbow Bridge
North portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319569
Rainbow Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
497870
Rainbow Bridge
Photo from old postcard
497871
Rainbow Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.081845,-94.091541
Carries KCS Railroad over Neches River
Design: unknown
Design Details: The bridge has a horizontal clearance of 200 feet and a vertical clearance of 13 feet when closed and 147 feet when open. The bridge is opened an average of 231 times per year.
Total Length: 673.0 Feet
Span Length: 239.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Neches River on KCS Railroad
History: Constructed in 1941, it was operated on-site until 2004 until its operation was remotely relocated to Kansas City.
Built: 1941
Location: Jefferson County
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235257
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235258
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
235259
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
264231
Neches River Bridge
Texas
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
264232
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
282676
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282677
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
282678
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
418709
Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2018
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 30.084246,-94.093502
Carries Railroad (Southern Pacific) over Neches River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 230.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss Abt bascule bridge over Neches River on Railroad (Southern Pacific)
History: Opened in 1941, abandoned in 1967, and removed in 1969.
Built: 1941
Location: Jefferson County
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235439
Historical Photo
From 1941 American Bridge Company Advertisement
260359
Drawing
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
384034
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2017
268524
Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge
Beaumont TX
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013
288914
SP - Neches River Bridge
Once in operation
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2014
288915
SP - Neches River bridge
Raised for ship traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.045594,-94.350149
Carries US-90 WB over Lnva Canal
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Lnva Canal on US-90 WB
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 1939
Built: 1922
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.068056,-94.136944
Carries US-90 over Hillebrandt Bayou
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Hillebrandt Bayou on US-90
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1964
Built: 1931
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.868559,-93.929737
Carries Pleasure Pier Highway over Sabine Neches Canal
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss Strauss Heel Trunnion Type
Total Length: 1046.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Sabine Neches Canal on Pleasure Pier Highway
History: Built 1913. Struck out of alignment in 1916 by the Itlaian steamship Splendor and rebuilt; Replaced 1931
Built: 1913
Location: Jefferson County
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266517
Pleasure Pier Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
266518
Pleasure Pier Bridge
Raising
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
266519
Pleasure Pier bridge
Closed for vehical traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
266520
Port Arthur Pleasure Pier bridge
Open for vessel traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
375718
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
375709
Pleasure Pier Bridge (Old)
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
307715
Pleasure Pier Bridge (Old)
Raised of ship traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
502916
Photo taken by Portal To Texas History
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Chicago Bridge & Iron plans to remove the spur at some point.
Location: 30.089555,-94.098222
Carries Railroad (UP) over Brakes Bayou
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Brakes Bayou on Railroad (UP)
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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268527
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
268528
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 30.089722,-94.098889
Carries Trinity Industrial Road over Brakes Bayou
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 455.1 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Brakes Bayou on Trinity Industrial Road
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.901389,-93.932222
Carries Railroad (KCS) over US 69,96,287
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 153.9 Feet
Span Length: 91.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over US 69,96,287 on Railroad (KCS)
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Jefferson County
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283845
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283847
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
283848
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 29.875684,-93.950398
Carries Kansas City Southern Railway Co. over Texas State Highway 87
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Texas State Highway 87 on Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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282561
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.985833,-94.001111
Carries KCS Railway over Fm 366
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Pony/through girder
Total Length: 245.1 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over Fm 366 on KCS Railway
History: Built 1964
Built: 1964
Location: Jefferson County
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282562
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.868213,-93.929380
Carries Pleasure Pier Highway over Sabine Neches Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sabine Neches Canal on Pleasure Pier Highway
History: Built 1931, replaced 1967
Built: 1931
Location: Jefferson County
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283292
Pleasure Pier Bridge (Old)
An Old double leaf bascule bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
375719
Public Domain: Copyright Expired
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.979933,-93.870544
Carries Sh 73/Sh 87 Eb over Neches River
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed
Total Length: 9440.4 Feet
Span Length: 640.1 Feet
Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Neches River on Sh 73/Sh 87 Eb Parallel span to Rainbow Bridge
History: Built 1991
Built: 1991
Location: Jefferson County
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284709
Rainbow Bridge in the distance
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284710
From Rainbow Bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284711
Rainbow Bridge in the distance
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
284712
Veterans Memorial Bridge on the left. Rainbow Bridge on the right,
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
320420
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320421
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320422
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NNE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320423
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320424
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320425
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NNW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320426
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320427
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NNW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320428
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NNW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320429
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320430
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320431
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NNE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320432
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320433
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320434
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NNW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320435
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320436
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NNW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320437
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NNW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320438
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320439
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE. SW approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320440
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320441
Veterans Memorial Bridge
SW approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320442
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE. Rainbow bridge on left
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320443
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320444
Veterans Memorial Bridge
North bound
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320445
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320446
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320447
Veterans Memorial Bridge
South tower
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320448
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320449
Veterans Memorial Bridge
South and North towers
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320450
Veterans Memorial Bridge
North tower
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320451
Veterans Memorial Bridge pano1
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320452
Veterans Memorial Bridge pano2
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320453
Veterans Memorial Bridge pano3
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320454
Veterans Memorial Bridge pano4
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320455
Veterans Memorial Bridge pano5
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
320456
Veterans Memorial Bridge pano7
South approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 30.083949,-94.093791
Carries Southern Pacific RR over Neches River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Neches River on Southern Pacific RR
History: Replaced 1918
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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288916
Sp - Neches River Bridge
Swing bridge removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2014
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.084427,-94.094212
Carries Southern Pacific Railroad over Neches River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 247.0 Feet
Span Length: 247.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Neches River on Southern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1918; Replaced 1940
Built: 1918
Location: Jefferson County
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289187
SP - Neches River Bridge (Old)
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2014
348405
Taken by the American Bridge Company
Status: No longer exists
Location: 29.875058,-94.159553
Carries Labelle Road over Taylor Bayou
Design: unknown
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bascule Bridge over Taylor Bayou on Labelle Road
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open
Location: 30.183887,-94.183283
Carries Timber Rock Railroad Company, Inc. over Angelina River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Angelina River on Timber Rock Railroad Company, Inc.
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908
Location: Jefferson County
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295847
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
295848
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
295849
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
295850
photo
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 29.875536,-94.159789
Carries Labelle Road over Taylor Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 359.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Taylor Bayou on Labelle Road
History: Built 1960. Replaced swing bridge at this location
Built: 1960
Location: Jefferson County
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309745
Looking south
Showing center pier of older swing bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309746
Looking southwest
Showing center pier of older swing bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309747
Looking southwest
Showing center pier of older swing bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309748
Looking North
Showing center pier of older swing bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 29.875536,-94.159789
Carries Labelle Road over Taylor Bayou
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Swing Bridge over Taylor Bayou on Labelle Road
History: Replaced 1960
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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309749
Looking South
Showing Center Pier of Swing Bridge
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309750
Looking southwest
Showing center pier
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309751
Looking North
Showing center pier
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 29.851697,-93.972724
Carries Union-Pacific Railroad Co. over Taylor Bayou
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Replaced Swing Bridge over Taylor Bayou on Union-Pacific Railroad Co.
History: Swing bridge replaced by fixed spans
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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309752
Looking East
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309753
Looking northeast
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309754
Looking East
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309755
Looking East
Center pier
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
309756
Looking southeast
Photo taken by Patrick Feller
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.081812,-94.091958
Carries Kansas City Southern Railway over Neches River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Neches River on Kansas City Southern Railway
History: Built ?; Replaced 1941
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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348404
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Provided by the SMU Central University Libraries
349290
KCS - Neches River Swing Bridge (Old)
Replace with a lift bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2016
495886
KCS - Neches River Swing Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: No longer exists
Location: 30.095070,-94.090821
Carries Old Spanish Trail (US 90) over Neches River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Neches River on Old Spanish Trail (US 90)
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Jefferson County
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429235
Postcard View
442162
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2019
442163
Photo taken by Marilyn Tennissen
442464
US90 Neches River Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2019
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
