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 to cross the Trinity River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

Riverside Swinging Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Riverside, Texas
Coordinates	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 No.	79003020[1]
Added to NRHP	September 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]

See also

• Third Street Railroad Trestle: another IGN bridge also on the National Register of Historic Places