Deweyville Swing Bridge, Swing bridge on the Texas–Louisiana border, United States
Deweyville Swing Bridge is a swing bridge carrying Texas State Highway 12 and Louisiana Highway 12 across the Sabine River between Deweyville, Texas, and rural Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Its central span rotates horizontally to let boats pass on the river.
The bridge was built between 1936 and 1938 as part of work programs during the economic depression. It replaced a ferry service that had previously carried people and vehicles across the river.
Locals know the crossing by several names: Deweyville Swing Bridge, Deweyville-Starks Swing Bridge and Sabine River Bridge, after the communities it links on each bank. The movable span turned so river boats could pass on the swift Sabine, and the bridge still carries traffic on Texas and Louisiana Highway 12.
The bridge carries two state highways and can be driven across by regular vehicles. Visitors should know it is an active roadway and not designed as a scenic viewing location.
The swing span rotates about a fixed pivot so boats can pass on the Sabine River. The bridge is the oldest surviving swing bridge of its design in Texas and one of only three such bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 2011.
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