Motley Slough Bridge

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Motley Slough Bridge
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Coordinates 33°26′21″N88°30′28″W / 33.43923°N 88.50777°W / 33.43923; -88.50777
Built1920
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPS Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR
NRHP reference No. 88002405 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1988
Designated USMSAugust 4, 1987

Motley Slough Bridge is a small bridge designated a Mississippi Landmark [2] and on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, [3] located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is a single span iron Pratt pony truss bridge built in 1920. It "embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction.". [4]

The bridge is located about 1/4 mile southwest of US Route 45 on Shaeffers Chapel Road. The eastern approach is overseen by the Motley Slough Dragon. [5] Recent construction on US 45 involves rerouting that section of Shaeffers Chapel Road.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Mississippi Department of Archives and History -- Mississippi Landmark page
  3. ↑ nps.gov Item number 88002405 NRIS (National Register Information System)
  4. ↑ Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey, Oct 03, 1988
  5. ↑ a charred bois d’arc tree was decorated as a dragon in 2001 Putnam, Seth (July 12, 2010). "Enter the dragon: Neighbors care for tree that watches over Highway 45". Commercial Dispatch. Columbus, Mississippi.
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