Waverly Bridge (Mississippi)

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Waverly Bridge
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Nearest city Waverly, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°33′54″N88°29′48″W / 33.56500°N 88.49667°W / 33.56500; -88.49667 (Waverly Bridge) Coordinates: 33°33′54″N88°29′48″W / 33.56500°N 88.49667°W / 33.56500; -88.49667 (Waverly Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
Built byWisconsin Bridge and Iron Co.
Architectural styleSwinging through truss
MPS Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR
NRHP reference No. 88002412 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Jack D. Elliott, Jr. (1988). "Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey: Waverly Bridge". National Park Service . Retrieved June 27, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1986