The railroad swing bridge over the Trinity River at Riverside, Walker County, TX.

ID: 2775 | This file appears in: Changes in the Land: Present-Day Use of Land in the Bedias Creek-Trinity River Confluence
In the 1870s, the railroad constructed this swing bridge over the Trinity River at Riverside in Walker County, TX. Built for train traffic, the bridge could swing open to enable barge and riverboats to pass along the river below. It was only opened twice as the advent of railroad transportation marked the end of the riverboat and locally, the declining importance of the Trinity River for commerce and transportation. The railroad connected rural Walker County and its products to the rest of the nation and eventually, to global markets. | Creator: Unknown | Date: Unknown photo, but bridge constructed in 1872. | Source: Source: Trinity County Historical Society. https://www.texasescapes.com/TexasBridges/Trinity-County-Trinity-River-Railroad-Swing-Bridge.htm. Additional information: Cheryl Spencer, “Riverside’s Swinging Railroad Bridge,” Episode 31: March. 26, 2008, in Sam Houston’s Stomping Grounds, adapted by permission of the Walker County Historical Commission from: Riverside’s Swinging Railroad Bridge (1986) in Walker County Historical Commission (Ed.), Walker County, Texas: A History. | Rights: Image available on the Internet and included for instructional purposes in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
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Source: Trinity County Historical Society. https://www.texasescapes.com/TexasBridges/Trinity-County-Trinity-River-Railroad-Swing-Bridge.htm. Additional information: Cheryl Spencer, “Riverside’s Swinging Railroad Bridge,” Episode 31: March. 26, 2008, in Sam Houston’s Stomping Grounds, adapted by permission of the Walker County Historical Commission from: Riverside’s Swinging Railroad Bridge (1986) in Walker County Historical Commission (Ed.), Walker County, Texas: A History.

Date

Unknown photo, but bridge constructed in 1872.

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Image available on the Internet and included for instructional purposes in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
"The railroad swing bridge over the Trinity River at Riverside, Walker County, TX." appears in: Changes in the Land: Present-Day Use of Land in the Bedias Creek-Trinity River Confluence