The water is so clear out there! Nice and relaxing too and my (two little boys & Fiance) Men like to go mud boggin!

I took two of my grandsons ages 4 and 6 out to Carpenters Bluff Bridge to do a little swimming while the gates were closed and the water was about knee high to me. Showing them a little bit of my childhood history. Where I spent a lot of my childhood swimming and fishing. They loved it! Sorry took no pic’s.

It was dirty and trashed. The history and architecture of is amazing. But people suck and disrespectful of property. Its needs to be cleaned.

Walked across the old bridge with my new ..very romantic we ate our food and talked..Awesome Historical Bridge

Beautiful views and great history but its only 3 stars because local kids have vandelized it with spray paint and not nice words.

Nice hangout place. If we go down..we can really enjoy taking bath in river..chill out

You can feel the history, but bridge is only open to pedestrian and bike traffic. There is a modern bridge about a 1/4 mile west, and we were looking forward to eating lunch at the Dock restaurant, but they dont open until 4pm, so found awesome lunch at Hucks in Denison.

Truly one of the most amazing star gazing experiences! Saw some orb things and what seemed to be possible interstellar aircraft as they zipped through the sky while changing directions. Definitely not planes, satellites, or space debris.

Water is awesome to be in great place to float! 4-8 water definitely gets higher with a severe current would be very cautious with little ones.

Everybody leaving their trash its a great place to take your family and friends just pick up after yourselves

Cool ride with great friends

This place could be amazing, instead its trashy, there is broken glass everywhere and the road leading to the old bridge has become a dumping ground. Its probably one of the nastiest trashiest places along the Red. Would not recommend.

We had seen an edition of Texas Country Reporter, on Carpenters Bluff Bridge, that recommended driving across the Red River to Oklahoma before it was closed and the new bridge was opened. It has already been closed to thru traffic, but we took a walk across the bridge. Cold and windy day, but I got some photos of the area. Was worth the drive from Sherman to see a part of Texas history.

Sad to see such a historic bridge fall victim to vandalism. There is profanity/graffiti spray painted everywhere. I enjoyed walking across the bridge and back. Be careful of loose nails and rotting boards.

Dude great quick ride. Just wish I had my pole because there be monsters in those waters.

Cant drive over it anymore. But walking biking is allowed. Its better know can take time for pictures and dont have to worry about cars.

Very cool historical place.

Bridge is closed to auto traffic, but very old and scenic views.

Checking out history of North Texas awesome crossing across Red RiverGreat day for motorcycle ride with Friends.

Little wobbly but the history is to cool

Love the beauty of this old iron bridge. Theres a spot to park on the Texas side complete with a historical marker. Once you walk onto the bridge you can see all the huge catfish below. Even though the water level was very low during my visit the water was still clear enough to see fish. There is some vulgar graffiti on some areas of the bridge. Many have decided to illegally dump their trash all around and under the bridge entrance which was so sad to me. Regardless, this bridge is really neat to see and experience in person.

Secluded area with plenty to see.

The bridge truly is a historic landmark, and it pains me to see it in shambles. The road leading up to it is beginning to be overgrown be vegetation, and there is practically a trash dump site where at the north end of the bridge. There needs to be a caretaker, but I dont see that happening. Im just glad it is still allowed to stand.

I loved the history.

They are building a new bridge to replace the old bridge. The old one lane car bridge has been tested and is sturdy, but the old wood pedestrian walkway needs work. It would be great to fix it up as a hike and bike bridge since it connects Texas and Oklahoma!!!! Keep the Carpenters Bluff Bridge.

Loved this place, fossils were beautiful

Awesome bridge. Great place for a bike ride

Its Hella Coo!!!

Always amazing and beautiful out there.

Such a lovely day for a neat, historical walk.

Cool place to visit.

Got to drive it about 4 years ago! Wow, so high, some railings missing. Scared at the time, but so glad I did.Glad they are keeping it for foot traffic.

Love the history behind the bridge. Sad to see so much trash dumped there.

Its memories. I love coming here to think and enjoy watching the river

Its beautiful to see this old bridge has alot of history

Great place to visit if you like history. Walking across this bridge will take you back in time. One side was the original railway which was converted to accommodate automobiles once the railway was removed. The wooden section was the original automobile crossing which was added a few years after its construction. This crossing also used to be a toll crossing. This bridge holds a deep history of lawsuits and fights between Texas and Oklahoma over Oklahoma’s toll charges.

I was there several years ago and was able to drive across shortly before they closed it. You feel you are a part of history! Great place!!

A cool place to spend the evening

If you love bad graffiti you have to stop here. Shout out to pickle rick.

Nice photo place

Great history. beautiful view

This is a really neat old bridge that you can park at the ends and walk across. The dam was only releasing the minimum so the water was low and crystal clear. We saw several huge catfish. Real nice destination for a road trip on a nice day. Highly recommend.

Beautiful! Historical! I love the Red River!

Beautiful motorcycle ride. It gets a little busy on the weekends, but it is worth it.

Great piece of history just outside of Denison.

Take a trip back in time

Old historic bridge, some great photo ops there.

Its a little trashy due to the fact there are no trash cans, other than that factor its nice place for grown ups. I would take my kid here due to the trash

Take a trip here if you want to see a piece of history. Good to know in 1910 Oklahoma had toll roads/bridges like the still do today. Make sure to read the historical marker on the Texas side of bridge.

Strong current would be a good place to canoe

We have been here frequently and enjoy visiting the old bridge and reading about the history of this site.

Love the whole area. Beautiful view

My husband and I take walks in the evening,and its awesome

Love this place

I was proposed to here! Despite the graffiti, it was a really beautiful place!

Historic and rustic bridge over the Red River. Great spot to take pictures.

This landmark is a great stop just to take in a moment of history and a casual walk but is in need of a clean up in the area, with the new bridge so very close wouldnt think that this would be getting so run down quickly. Hope to hear that something comes through for, maybe send community service out and do some pickup and paint over from the vandals. Its not gone yet!

Been going there for years even driving across the old wooden add on in my younger days. Great place and great swimming hole. Will be going there for many years to come.

Beautiful place to walk! Good view over looking the river. Its an old railroad bridge that was later used as a one lane for vehicles and finally after a new bridge was built it was blocked to vehicle traffic but open for walking.

Pretty chill spot to sit over the red river and watch fish swim by

Awesome history.

Cool place/ wish they would keep it cleaner

Cool

My grandpa Lashley married my mother & dad @ this bridge in 1951. The bridge is a historic land mark. Started out as a rail way, used to get people across the Red River, to & from Oklahoma/Texas.

Nice place old history

Awesome place to walk out and see the red river.

Great historic landmark, Really sad how people have defaced it though..

Dope spot... A must see. Come stop by :)

Nice historical spot with big catfish under bridge nice for kids to play in the river

My family live near this bridge and have many many memories here. ️️

Wonderful old bridge! You can almost imagine Bonnie and Clyde racing back to Oklahoma

Nice place to check out.

Me an my husband take our babies here an its always a family fun trip!!

Still a very cool place

Great place to visit.

C r e e p y! ! It was so dark. There was no moon or stars amd cloudy. But i still love the place!

Bit of a hideaway for youngsters and us old RiverRats. fire pit, white sand, and even the Silver Dollar Grocery Store is just up to the road. Greatest place of childhood.

Gotta see it for yourselves

I grew up around this bridge before the new one got built I rather it be back that way so much more beauty then

I just love history and this is one of a few spots left that I enjoy visiting....plus my boyfriend has many good memories with his grandpa on that bridge.

Got to my lil homie hes doing good out there

Awesome old bridge. Cant drive across it anymore but great to walk across. The new Carpenters Bluff Bridge is great.

Historic Railroad bridge that crosses the red river between Texas and Oklahoma neat to walk across and view the river and see the fish swimming

Walking back in time with this historic bridge!

Awesome tourist attraction with a lot of history and a great experience for anyone from Texoma

Beautiful

Love the new bridge...love that they left the old one for history

Beautiful place to bring the family.

It was very exciting place neat view...

Awesome times at the bluff an great picture spot!

Someone siphoned our gas while we were swimming. Not cool.

The current is very strong if you go into the water. Me and my husband almost drowned.

Nice old bridge

Note: Its only one lane, so be courteous. Watch for oncoming cars before proceeding onto the bridge, and use your headlamps to alert other drivers of your presence.Its an interesting 100-year-old truss bridge that spans the Red River at the town of Carpenters Bluff, TX. A historical marker stands on the Texas side of the bridge. Originally designed for rail traffic, the wooden wagon shelf is clearly out of service, and the rail bed was converted decades ago for car traffic (now concrete).Rumors abound of intentions to replace it. When I visited 08/03/16, there were numerous active bulldozers on the Oklahoma side, just north of the existing bridge. It appeared that brush was being cleared for a new roadway parallel to Carpenters Bluff Rd, and I also spotted a large, fresh dirt pile in the river, not to mention that all the brush along the river bank had been cleared for 100-200 yards. Again, only on the Oklahoma side, to the north of the bridge.Edit: As a piece of architecture and as a piece of history, I enjoyed the bridge tremendously, but as a bridge whose purpose is carrying traffic, one lane is not ideal; therefore, the three stars.

Pretty cool place to visit nice walk across bridge

It has a lot of history. And I so love to go fishing.

Enjoyed the walk from Texas to Oklahoma...

Must see

Nice view

This place is awesome good swimming