Gatesville Bridge Explained

Gatesville Bridge
Coordinates:31.9961°N -90.2239°W
Built:1908
Architecture:Pennsylvania through truss, Warren pony truss
Added:November 16, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR
Refnum:88002482

The Gatesville Bridge spans the Pearl River between Copiah County, Mississippi and Simpson County, Mississippi. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

It brings a county road across the river, east of Gatesville, Mississippi. It has a Pennsylvania truss span and a Warren pony truss span. The bridge was built by the Converse Bridge Co. in 1908.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=88002482}} Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey: Gatesville Bridge ]. National Park Service. Jack D. Eiliott, Jr. . 1988 . June 27, 2018. With