Riverside Swinging Bridge

Riverside Swinging Bridge
Nearest city Riverside, Texas
Coordinates 30°51′26″N 95°23′46″W / 30.857222°N 95.396111°W / 30.857222; -95.396111 (Riverside Swinging Bridge)Coordinates: 30°51′26″N 95°23′46″W / 30.857222°N 95.396111°W / 30.857222; -95.396111 (Riverside Swinging Bridge)
Area less than one acre
Built 1904
Built by International & Great Northern Railroad
Architectural style Pratt-Truss Bridge
NRHP reference # 79003020[1]
Added to NRHP September 12, 1979

The Riverside Swinging Bridge, northeast of Riverside, Texas, is a swinging bridge which was built in 1904. It is the last swinging railroad bridge in Texas. It brings the Missouri Pacific Railroad between Trinity County, Texas and Walker County, Texas. It was built by the International and Great Northern Railroad. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

It is a Pratt truss structure.[2]

The bridge has hardly ever swung. It was turned first during an inauguration ceremony, and was turned again in 1925 to allow debris from a flood to pass the bridge.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 William L. Cumiford; Paul D. Hutchison (November 5, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverside Swinging Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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