Riverside Swinging Bridge

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]

Riverside Swinging Bridge
Nearest cityRiverside, Texas
Coordinates30.857222°N 95.396111°W / 30.857222; -95.396111 (Riverside Swinging Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
Built byInternational & Great Northern Railroad
Architectural stylePratt-Truss Bridge
NRHP reference No.79003020[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1979

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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  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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