Waverly Bridge (Mississippi) Explained

Waverly Bridge
Coordinates:33.565°N -88.4967°W
Builder:Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co.
Architecture:Swinging through truss
Added:March 20, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR
Refnum:88002412

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. for the Columbus and Greenville Railway. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

It is a swinging through truss bridge.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=88002412}} Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey: Waverly Bridge ]. National Park Service. Jack D. Elliott, Jr. . 1988 . June 27, 2018. With