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The old Sabine River Bridge, called Gaines Memorial Bridge, which crossed the Sabine…

The old Sabine River Bridge, called Gaines Memorial Bridge, which crossed the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. The following information is from BridgeHunter.Com: The bridge was…

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The old Sabine River Bridge, called Gaines Memorial Bridge, which crossed the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. The following information is from BridgeHunter.Com:

The bridge was demolished during the construction of Toledo Bend Reservoir and only the piers remain inundated by the Reservoir.

Overview Through truss bridge over Sabine River on Texas State Highway 21 Location Sabine County, Texas, and Sabine Parish, Louisiana Status Replaced by Toledo Bend Reservoir Bridge only the piers remain inudated by Toledo Bend Reservoir History Built 1937; Lost 1966 Design Through truss Also called Pendleton Harbor Bridge Old bridge over Sabine River at Pendleton Approximate latitude, longitude +31.46683, -93.74441 (decimal degrees) 31°28’01” N, 93°44’40” W (degrees°minutes’seconds”) Approximate UTM coordinates 15/429282/3481580 (zone/easting/northing) Quadrangle map: Salter Creek