Veterans Memorial Bridge

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Rainbow Bridge in the distance

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #284709

Bridges

The Veterans Memorial and Rainbow Bridges over the Neches River

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Neches River on Sh 73/Sh 87 Eb Parallel span to Rainbow Bridge
Location: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, and Orange County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1991
Design: Cable-stayed
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 640.1 ft.
Total length: 9,440.4 ft. (1.8 mi.)
Deck width: 54.1 ft.
Also called: Neches River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.97993, -93.87054 (decimal degrees)
29°58'48" N, 93°52'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/416019/3316880 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 16,000
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 201240030603030 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 61183 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.3 (out of 100)
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Rainbow Bridge (Upstream) - These are parallel Spans one Eastbound the other Westbound