Rainbow Bridge - Port Arthur, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 58.828 W 093° 52.296
15R E 415918 N 3316939
Cantilevered Warren through and deck truss bridge over Neches River on Westbound TX-73. Opened Sept. 8, 1938; parallel bridge built 1991; rehabilitated and reopened to northbound traffic in 1998.
Waymark Code: WMYQQC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2018
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It comprises 63 spans, including continuous deck girder and prestressed concrete beam approach spans, deck truss spans, continuous through truss spans and a three-span cantilever truss unit. Steel triangular towers serve as piers capable of transferring wind loads to the foundation. Steel bents with V-shaped bracing supported on concrete pedestals support the deck girder spans; the remaining approach spans rest on concrete bents.

Date Built: 09/08/1938

Length of Span:
Length of largest span: 680.2 ft. Total length: 7,741.5 ft. (1.5 mi.)

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