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The bridge was one of four federally funded bridges between Texas and Louisiana built during the Great Depression. The swing bridge design, in which the center section of the bridge can rotate, allowed a variety of boats to pass by on the swift river. The bridge is the oldest surviving swing bridge of its design in Texas and one of three such ...
The Regency Bridge, locally known as the "Swinging Bridge," is a one-lane suspension bridge over the Colorado River in Texas. It is located at the intersection of Mills County Road 433 and San Saba County Road 137, both gravel roads, near a small community called Regency. The bridge spans the Colorado River between Mills and San Saba counties. [2]
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.
Cow Bayou Swing Bridge: 1940 2010-5-10 Bridge City Orange: Cummins Creek Bridge: 1890 1975-04-21 ... Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Bridge at the Leon River: 1990 ...
In 1940 the Cow Bayou Swing Bridge was created, the bridge was the last major component constructed along Texas State Highway 87. The bridge is 806 feet long and has 2 lanes. [4] In 1963 Congress improved the bayou by constructing a channel 100 feet wide and thirteen feet deep for 7.7 miles from its mouth to Orangefield.
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Deweyville Swing Bridge: Deweyville Swing Bridge. June 8, 2011 TX 12 ... Historic Bridges of Texas, 1866-1945 MPS, extends into Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana: 4:
In the latest Texas history column, Ken Bridges looks back on the ... the Texas House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring him by declaring western swing to be the official music of ...