CITY OF BRIDGE CITY, TEXAS CITY MANAGER Incorporated in 1970, Bridge City (pop. Approximately 9,500 and 6.5 square miles) is located in Southeast Texas and aptly named due to primary access to the community via several bridges. According to the Texas State Historical Society, the community was originally named Prairie View for its location on the coastal prairie but, after construction of the Rainbow Bridge over the Neches River linking Orange County to Jefferson County, the name was changed to Bridge City. Access to Bridge City is over several bridges that cross Cow Bayou, connecting to Orange on the north, and the Neches River connecting to Port Arthur to the south. The Rainbow Bridge was constructed to satisfy not only