Suspension Bridges of Mississippi

This is a list of all 8 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Mississippi in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1860: Port Gibson

Grindstone Ford, Port Gibson vicinity, Mississippi, USA - Bayou Pierre
Bridgemeister ID:1659 (added 2005-03-19)
Year Completed:1860
Name:Port Gibson
Location:Grindstone Ford, Port Gibson vicinity, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Bayou Pierre
References:PTS2
Status:Removed, circa 1920's

Notes:

  • Partially burned by retreating Confederate troops May 2nd, 1863 during the Vicksburg Campaign of the Civil War. Union troops extinquished the fire and quickly repaired the bridge.
  • Demolished, circa 1920's. Descriptions for the Vicksburg Campaign imply there may have been another suspension bridge in the Port Gibson area.

1900: Youngblood

Union Church, Mississippi, USA - Fifteenmile Creek
Bridgemeister ID:6427 (added 2021-08-10)
Year Completed:1900
Name:Youngblood
Location:Union Church, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Fifteenmile Creek
Coordinates:31.633587 N 90.814317 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:J.K. Gallbreath
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Collapsed, 2016
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • As of the late 2010s, it appears that the pylons and cables are still present.
  • 1915: Repaired by W.H. Groome and Son incorporating an improved anchoring system.

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1905: Byram

Byram, Mississippi, USA - Pearl River
Bridgemeister ID:115 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1905
Name:Byram
Location:Byram, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Pearl River
Coordinates:32.176683 N 90.243467 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular
Status:Restricted to foot traffic, since early 1987 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 24.4 meters (80 feet)

Notes:

  • 1987: Closed to vehicular traffic.
  • 2006: Vandalized. In December of 2006 after several reports of vandalism, George Britt writes: "I walked the bridge December 24, 2006. It is in rough shape but you can still walk on it if you are careful. Vandals have started fires on the bridge span damaging the planks. Some planks are missing. There is also considerable graffiti about."
  • 2008: Scheduled for restoration (repair of deck boards and grafitti).
  • 2015: Overdue renovation completed.

External Links:

Photo by Melonie Tebo Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1919: Coon Box Fork

Lorman, Fayette vicinity, Mississippi, USA - Shankstown Creek
Bridgemeister ID:6426 (added 2021-08-10)
Year Completed:1919
Name:Coon Box Fork
Location:Lorman, Fayette vicinity, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Shankstown Creek
Coordinates:31.789613 N 91.068857 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schuster and Jacob, Robert Taylor
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1990
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Some sources suggest the bridge survived until 2010, but this appears to be unlikely. Coordinates provided are for the current Shankstown Creek crossing of Coon Box Road. The suspension bridge may have been on a slightly different alignment.
  • 1927: Repaired by W.H. Groome and Son incorporating an improved anchoring system.

External Links:

  • MDAH Historic Resources Inventory Fact Sheet - Coon Box Fork Suspension Bridge. Photographs available here suggest remnants of the bridge are visible in the creek.
  • NPGallery Asset Detail - Coon Box Fork Bridge. National Register of Historic Places site survey. Presents a brief history of the bridge, but perhaps confuses the matter of its location. States: "Swinging suspension bridge and county road right-of-way along Coon Box Road where the said bridge crosses North Fork Coles Creek." Current-day (2021) Coon Box Road crosses Shankstown Creek near North Fork Coles Creek, but never crosses North Fork Coles Creek. Historic maps of the area place the mid-1900s Shankstown Creek crossing of Coon Box Fork at roughly the same location as the current crossing (the coordinates provided in this record). Looking at historic satellite images of the location, the suspension bridge was probably on an alignment no more than 100 feet north of the current Coon Box Road Shankstown Creek bridge.

1920: Old Hill Place

Fayette vicinity, Mississippi, USA - Coles Creek South Fork
Bridgemeister ID:137 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1920
Name:Old Hill Place
Location:Fayette vicinity, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Coles Creek South Fork
Coordinates:31.669433 N 91.180917 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Joseph Frank

1939: Swinging

Tishomingo State Park, Mississippi, USA - Bear Creek
Bridgemeister ID:850 (added 2003-07-27)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Swinging
Location:Tishomingo State Park, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Bear Creek
Coordinates:34.605183 N 88.17955 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 57.9 meters (190 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Likely built by the CCC, this bridge has an interesting zig-zag pattern of suspenders. The suspenders are inclined and are continuous across the bridge like a shoelace with one set of eyelets at deck level and the other set of eyelets along the main cables.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

2017: Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Cedar Point

Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2670 (added 2019-03-15)
Year Completed:2017
Name:Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Cedar Point
Location:Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
Coordinates:30.391250 N 88.776583 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Seattle Bridge LLC
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 61.6 meters (202 feet)

External Links:


Swinging

Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2199 (added 2007-01-27)
Name:Swinging
Location:Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Use:Vehicular
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The exact location of this bridge is unclear, but a photo in the December 6, 1937 edition of The Delta Weekly (Greenville, Mississippi) shows a short-span vehicular suspension bridge captioned, "Swinging Bridge - Panola County".


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