Motley Slough Bridge Explained

Motley Slough Bridge
Coordinates:33.4392°N -88.5078°W
Built:1920
Architecture:Pratt pony truss
Added:November 16, 1988
Designated Other1:Mississippi Landmark
Designated Other1 Date:August 4, 1987
Refnum:88002405

Motley Slough Bridge is a small bridge designated a Mississippi Landmark[1] and on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places,[2] located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is a single span iron Pratt pony truss bridge built in 1920. It "embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction.".[3]

The bridge is located about 1/4 mile southwest of US Route 45 on Shaeffers Chapel Road. The eastern approach is overseen by the Motley Slough Dragon.[4] Recent construction on US 45 involves rerouting that section of Shaeffers Chapel Road.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/rpt.aspx?rpt=msLandmarkList&City=Any&County=Lowndes
  2. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/ Item number 88002405 NRIS (National Register Information System)
  3. Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey, Oct 03, 1988
  4. a charred bois d’arc tree was decorated as a dragon in 2001 News: Enter the dragon: Neighbors care for tree that watches over Highway 45. 12 July 2010. Commercial Dispatch. Putnam, Seth. Columbus, Mississippi.