Leaf River Bridge (Greene County, Mississippi)

	Leaf River Bridge (Greene County, Mississippi)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Mississippi Landmark
	Leaf River Bridge in 2017
Nearest city	McLain, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°07′39″N 88°49′01″W / 31.12750°N 88.81694°W
Built	1907
Architectural style	Pennsylvania through truss
NRHP reference No.	88002478
USMS No.	041-MCL-6001-NR-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 16, 1988
Designated USMS	August 4, 1987

The Leaf River Bridge was constructed in 1907 and spans the Leaf River in Greene County, Mississippi. When a new bridge was constructed across the Leaf River on a county road (old Mississippi Highway 24) north of McLain, the old bridge was removed from service and access was terminated. The 1907 bridge was declared a Mississippi Landmark in 1987^[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[3]

Description

The 383-foot (117 m) bridge was constructed with a single Pennsylvania through truss span that measures 221 feet (67 m) in length.^[3] The width is 18 feet (5.5 m) with a 13-foot (4.0 m) deck. Vertical clearance is 14 feet (4.3 m) above the deck.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Mississippi Landmarks – Greene County". www.apps.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Leaf River Bridge:Historic Resources Inventory". www.apps.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d National Register Digital Assets – Leaf River Bridge Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ "Leaf River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

External links

Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey (Leaf River Bridge with photographs)

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[1] "Mississippi Landmarks – Greene County". www.apps.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

[Resource-2] "Leaf River Bridge:Historic Resources Inventory". www.apps.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

[Asset-3] National Register Digital Assets – Leaf River Bridge Retrieved October 8, 2022.

[4] "Leaf River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

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