Port Arthur-Orange Bridge
The Rainbow Bridge and Veterans Memorial Bridge are two bridges that cross the Neches River in Southeast Texas just upstream from Sabine Lake. It allows State Highway 87 and State Highway 73 to connect Port Arthur in Jefferson County on the southwest bank of the river. Bridge City in Orange County is on the northeast bank.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: cantilever bridge crossing the Neches River, Texas, United States
- Also known as: “Port Arthur–Orange Bridge”, “Rainbow Bridge”, “Rainbow Bridge & Veterans Memorial Bridge”, and “State Highway 87 Bridge at the Neches River”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Veterans Memorial Bridge.
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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Veterans Memorial Bridge is situated 440 feet east of Port Arthur-Orange Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groves and Bridge City.
Groves
Town
Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,335 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Groves is situated 3½ miles southwest of Port Arthur-Orange Bridge.
Bridge City
Town
Bridge City is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. It is 100 miles east of Houston, near the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 9,546 at the 2020 census. Bridge City is situated 4 miles northeast of Port Arthur-Orange Bridge.
Port Neches
Town
Port Neches is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,692 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 13,040 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area. Port Neches is situated 5 miles west of Port Arthur-Orange Bridge.
Port Arthur-Orange Bridge
- Categories: cantilever bridge, steel bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Jefferson, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.98048° or 29° 58′ 50″ northLongitude
-93.87158° or 93° 52′ 18″ westOpen location code
76X8X4JH+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 705798165OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
4720046Wikidata ID
Q2127916
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In Other Languages
From German to Tamil—“Port Arthur-Orange Bridge” goes by many names.
- German: “Port Arthur-Orange Bridge”
- German: “Rainbow Bridge (Texas)”
- German: “Rainbow Bridge”
- German: “Veterans Memorial Bridge (Texas)”
- Kazakh: “Рейнбоу көпірі”
- Tamil: “வானவில் பாலம்”
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