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Foreground - Veteran's Memorial Bridge
The Rainbow Bridge (right) built in
1938
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View
of the Rainbow Bridge from Veteran's Memorial Bridge
(professional driver
on closed course - do not attempt)
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Bridge
City was originally Prairie View, Texas. A name now more closely identified
with Prairie View A & M University near Hempstead,
Texas.
The change of name occurred when the bridge (connecting Port
Arthur with Orange County) over the Neches
River was constructed.
The estimated population was 3,000 in 1952.
The Rainbow Bridge which has become one-way with the completion of the Veterans
Memorial Bridge, is still the dominant landmark for the area.
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A 1950s era Neon Sign
in Bridge City
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Bridge City Texas Forum
The Rainbow Bridge is the tallest bridge in the state and for many years was the
tallest in the nation. What is more interesting is why it is so tall. At the time
the bridge was built there was a law that stated that any bridge built over navigable
waters must accomodate the tallest ship in the Navy. At the time, the tallest
ship was a dirigible tender which had an extremely tall mast for the mooring of
dirigibles. - Jack Williams, September 13, 2003
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