Photos from: The Cow Bayou Swing Bridge, Preserving a Local Treasure




An estimated 3,000 people attended the 1941 dedication of the Cow Bayou Swing Bridge. Serving as Master of Ceremonies for the bridge dedicating festivities was then Orange County Judge F.W. Hustmyre. The ribbon was cut by Miriam David, the daughter Jewel David the president of the Orange Chamber of Commerce. The Bengal Guards of Orange and the Red Hussars of Port Arthur, musical marching bands from the two high schools, marched towards the Cow Bayou Bridge from opposite directions and met in the center of the span for the ribbon cutting.



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