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Fairchild's Creek Bridge

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Annas Bottom Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Fairchilds Creek on Annas Bottom Road
Location
Adams County, Mississippi
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1930 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.; Bypassed by new bridge in 2005
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design
Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 151.8 ft.
Total length: 191.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 2005
Also called
Annas Bottom Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+31.72528, -91.31389   (decimal degrees)
31°43'31" N, 91°18'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/659745/3511221 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 9 N., R. 2 W., Sec. 13
USGS topographic map
Pine Ridge
Inventory numbers
NRHP 05000562 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 22830 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is listed on the National Register as the Fairchild's Creek Bridge
  • April 22, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge has been bypassed by a new bridge

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