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Blast from the Past... June 1967, from The Shreveport Times... "Water is rising so rapidly on Toledo Bend Lake that excursion boats can no longer pass under the old Pendleton Bridge (left)…

Originally published: April 17, 2017 at 4:59 PM CDT

Photograph from the Facebook post “Blast from the Past...” — Blast from the Past... June 1967, from The Shreveport Times... "Water is rising so rapidly on Toledo Bend Lake that excursion boats can no longer pass under the old Pendleton Bridge (left) over the Sabine River. Water has reached the 40-foot gauge under the bridge and is only 17 1/2 feet from the bridge floor. The new Pendleton Bridge (right) is near completion.

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Blast from the Past… June 1967, from The Shreveport Times… “Water is rising so rapidly on Toledo Bend Lake that excursion boats can no longer pass under the old Pendleton Bridge (left) over the Sabine River. Water has reached the 40-foot gauge under the bridge and is only 17 1/2 feet from the bridge floor. The new Pendleton Bridge (right) is near completion.