Byram Bridge

Byram Bridge
Nearest city Frenchs Store, Mississippi
Coordinates 32°10′35″N 90°14′37″W / 32.17639°N 90.24361°W / 32.17639; -90.24361 (Byram Bridge)Coordinates: 32°10′35″N 90°14′37″W / 32.17639°N 90.24361°W / 32.17639; -90.24361 (Byram Bridge)
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1905
Built by Schuster & Jacob; Groome,W.H. & Son
Architectural style Twin-tower swinging sus. br.
MPS Swinging Suspension Bridges TR
NRHP reference # 79003427[1]
Added to NRHP May 23, 1979

The Byram Bridge, spanning the Pearl River between Hinds County, Mississippi and Rankin County, Mississippi, is a historic bridge which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

It is located at Old Byram and Florence Rd. near Frenchs Store, Mississippi.

It is a swinging suspension bridge type of suspension bridge, with two towers, nearly 360 feet (110 m) in total length. The central span is about 200 feet (61 m).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jack A. Gold (July 20, 1978). "Historic Sites Survey: Byram Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved June 27, 2018. With accompanying three photos from 1978
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