Waverly Bridge (Mississippi)
Appearance
Waverly Bridge | |
Nearest city | Waverly, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 33°33′54″N 88°29′48″W / 33.56500°N 88.49667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1914 |
Built by | Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co. |
Architectural style | Swinging through truss |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002412[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 20, 1989 |
The Waverly Bridge near Waverly, Mississippi is a railway swinging bridge spanning between Lowndes County, Mississippi and Clay County, Mississippi. It brings the Columbus and Greenville Railway across the Tombigbee River.
It was built in 1914 by the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co. for the Columbus and Greenville Railway. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
It is a swinging through truss bridge.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Jack D. Elliott, Jr. (1988). "Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey: Waverly Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved June 27, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1986
Categories:
- Swing bridges in the United States
- Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- National Register of Historic Places in Clay County, Mississippi
- National Register of Historic Places in Lowndes County, Mississippi
- Buildings and structures completed in 1914
- Mississippi Registered Historic Place stubs