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Bridge Between Port Arthur and Orange, Texas

Description: Photographic postcard of the cantilever bridge crossing the Neches River in Southeast Texas. It connects Port Arthur with Bridge City in Orange County. It is the highest bridge in Texas and is now known as the Rainbow Bridge. The card was mailed Dec 10, 1950 from Orange, Texas.
Date: 1950~
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Rainbow & Veteran's Memorial Bridges]

Description: Color photo postcard picturing the new Veteran's Memorial Bridge in front of the older Rainbow Bridge. These bridges connect Bridge City and Port Arthur, Texas over the Neches River. Written on the back of the card, "Twin bridges span the Neches River connecting Bridg City & Port Arthur. The cable-stayed Veteran's Memorial Bridge was dedicated on Sept. 8, 1990, 52 years after the Rainbow Bridge. The clearance of the new bridge is 143 feet; the old bridge is 176 feet." It is postmarked Bridge Ci… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Chiasson, Charlotte
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Postcard of Neches River Bridge]

Description: Postcard of the South's tallest highway bridge built across the Neches River between Port Author and Orange, Texas. Many miles of timber lands are visible while crossing this astounding piece of engineering structure, 230 feet high, 5.7 miles long, and costing $2,750,000.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Postcard of South's Tallest Highway Bridge]

Description: Postcard of the South's tallest highway bridge built across the Neches River between Port Author and Orange, Texas. Many miles of timber lands are visible while crossing this astounding piece of engineering structure, 230 feet high, 5.7 miles long, and costing $2,750,000.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[American Bridge Division]

Description: Photograph of the transportation of a bridge component. A man is standing on top of the large metal structure and there is a sign that reads, "American Bridge Division, ABC of Safety, Always Be Careful." Handwritten on the back of the photograph is, "American Bridge, Chesapeake Bay Tunnel."
Date: unknown
Creator: T.L. Gunn's Studio
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Dr. James Saunders

Description: Photograph of Mrs. L.B. Adams, Lillian Adams, and Bernard Adams fishing off a bridge over a creek or river. Mrs. L.B. Adams is wearing a dark skirt and white blouse and holding the hand of Bernard Adams. Lillian Adams is wearing a white dress and bonnet. In the foreground is a barbed-wire fence and tree limbs and in the background are many trees.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum
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