Waverly Bridge (Mississippi)

Waverly Bridge
Nearest city Waverly, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°33′54″N 88°29′48″W / 33.56500°N 88.49667°W / 33.56500; -88.49667 (Waverly Bridge)Coordinates: 33°33′54″N 88°29′48″W / 33.56500°N 88.49667°W / 33.56500; -88.49667 (Waverly Bridge)
Area less than one acre
Built 1914 (1914)
Architectural style Swinging through truss
MPS Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR
NRHP reference # 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.. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

It is a swinging through truss bridge.[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 D. Elliott, Jr. (1988). "Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey: Waverly Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved June 27, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1986


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