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The Gulfgate
Bridge
AKA Martin Luther King Bridge
Port
Arthur, Texas
Photos courtesy
Capt. David R. Byrnes
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Gulfgate Bridge in Port Arthur |
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"The
Gulfgate Bridge in Port Arthur over the Sabine-Neches Ship Canal.
The Bridge only has a 136 vertical Clearance and is a restriction
to the Height of which a ship can safely pass under." - Photo
taken 5-9-05 by Capt. David R. Byrnes, Sabine Pilots |
Port
Arthur became a port of entry in 1906 and two years later the
canal was extended up the Neches River to Beaumont
and Orange.
The Gulfgate Bridge (since renamed the Martin Luther King
Bridge) was built in the 1960s to connect Port
Arthur with Pleasure Island and Louisiana. |
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Another view of the Gulfgate Bridge
Photo by John Troesser, 5-03 |
The
Neches River Rainbow Bridge, (1939) crosses the Neches River on
State Highway 87 between Port
Arthur and Orange.
©
John Troesser
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