Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Riverside Swinging Bridge, northeast of Riverside, Texas, is a swing bridge which was built in 1904. It is the last swinging railroad bridge in Texas.”
Wikipedia article Riverside Swinging Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Walker County · listed in 1979 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Riverside Swinging Bridge between 1993 and 2020, burning about 602 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WALKER 13:41 |
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8068 |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 173 |
| 30 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Riverside Swinging Bridge: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Bentonite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwhite Company Abandoned Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Jordan and Hutchinson Operation | Clay | Producer | ||
| Riverside Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stutts Equipment Co Operation | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverside, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 11 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Riverside | 1 hurt, $10,000 | Brief tornado touchdown in the Hickory Hills subdivision caused barn damage and one unconfirmed injury. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Riverside | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $16,000 | A tin roof was removed off a shed on Martha Lane. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Riverside | $15,000 | Golfball-size hail north of FM 230. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $15,000 | Newspaper reported wind damage to a mobile home. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Riverside | $12,000 | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $5,000 | Trees were downed near the intersection of FM 980 and Sunrise Loop. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in and around Riverside. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Riverside | $5,000 | Hail across the northern part of the entire county. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Riverside | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Riverside | $3,000 | Golf ball-size hail was reported in the town of Riverside. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $3,000 | Tree down. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Riverside | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Riverside | $2,000 | Riverside police reported golf ball size hail. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Riverside | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Riverside | - | There was a mix of 1/2 inch to golf ball sized hail. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | Numerous trees were downed with some onto homes. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Riverside | - | Penny sized hail was observed on the northwest end of Lake Livingston. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | Trees were reported down across local roads. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | State Highway 19 Bridge at Trinity River | 0.3 miles | 2004 |
| State Highway 19 Bridge at Trinity River | 0.7 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003020 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Walker County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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