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Bay St. Louis Rail Bridge

Harrison County, Mississippi, and Hancock County, Mississippi

Photos 

South approach

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2010

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BH Photo #169435

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss swing bridge over Bay of St Louis on CSX Railroad
Location
Bay St Louis, Harrison County, Mississippi, and Hancock County, Mississippi
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
Design
Swing Warren through truss with prestressed concrete approaches.
Dimensions
Total length: 10,170.0 ft. (1.9 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.30903, -89.30478   (decimal degrees)
30°18'33" N, 89°18'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/278372/3355279 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bay Saint Louis
Inventory number
BH 45603 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bay St Louis, Mississippi (2)
CSX Railroad (1,764)
Center Pivot Swing Span (86)
Hancock County, Mississippi (14)
Harrison County, Mississippi (17)
Have street view (28,916)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (293)
Mississippi (704)
Movable (3,115)
 Open (40,969)
Over a mile long (311)
Owned by railroad (13,504)
Swing (1,562)
Through truss (16,816)
Total length over 2500 feet (951)
Truss (35,500)
Warren through truss (1,705)
Warren truss (7,004)

Update Log 

  • May 23, 2022: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 21, 2022: Updated by Brandon Cooper: Added category "Louisville & Nashville Railroad"
  • August 7, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 8, 2010: Added by Nathan Morton

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