Vince’s Bridge
Vince's Bridge was a wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Houston, Texas. Its destruction by the Texan Army Rangering Company played a critical role during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto in the decisive defeat of the Mexican Army, which effectively ended the Texas Revolution.Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pasadena High School and Houston Refining.
Pasadena High School
School
Pasadena High School is the first established high school in Pasadena, Texas, located along Texas State Highway 225. It serves grades 9th through 12 and is part of the Pasadena Independent School District. Pasadena High School is situated 1 mile southeast of Vince’s Bridge.
Houston Refining
Photo: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Operating as Houston Refining, LP, LyondellBasell's Houston refinery is a 268,000-barrel-per-day along the Houston Ship Channel. This refinery has been in operation since 1918, and it currently produces gasoline, lubricant base stock, propylene, and other associated materials. Houston Refining is situated 1 mile southwest of Vince’s Bridge.
Galena Park High School
School
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Galena Park High School is a secondary school located in Galena Park, Texas, United States and is one of three secondary schools in the Galena Park Independent School District. Galena Park High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Vince’s Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galena Park and Pasadena.
Galena Park
Town
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Galena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 10,740 at the 2020 census. The population is predominantly Hispanic.
Pasadena
Photo: ShreveNewsMan, Public domain.
Pasadena is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston.
Jacinto City
Village
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Jacinto City is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the intersection of Interstate 10 and the East Loop of Interstate 610. Jacinto City is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area and is bordered by the cities of Houston and Galena Park. Jacinto City is situated 3½ miles north of Vince’s Bridge.
Vince’s Bridge
- Type: Memorial
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Categories: wooden bridge and historic site
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.71934° or 29° 43′ 10″ northLongitude
-95.22015° or 95° 13′ 13″ westOpen location code
76X6PQ9H+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 10579374161OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q7931432
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