CSX - Biloxi Bay Bridge

Photos 

Back Bay of Biloxi CSX Railroad Swing Bridge

Photo taken from Plummer Point in Ocean springs

Photo taken by Bob Davis on May 3, 2009

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BH Photo #139726

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Swing truss bridge over Back Bay of Biloxi

Location

Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, and Harrison County, Mississippi

Status

Open to traffic

Builders

- Hazelet + Erdal of Chicago, Illinois (Design)
- John F. Beasley Co. of Muskogee, Oklahoma (Erector)
- Scott Bridge Co. of Opelika, Alabama (Contractor)
- Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri (Fabricator)

Railroads

- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)

Design

Swing Truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+30.40747, -88.85234   (decimal degrees)
30°24'27" N, 88°51'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/322065/3365393 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Ocean Springs

Inventory number

BH 42514 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 3, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builders & date
• April 26, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
• April 23, 2016: New photos from Irma Hale
• November 25, 2012: New Street View added by Jared Mixson
• August 17, 2011: New photo from Irma Hale
• July 8, 2010: New photo from Nathan Morton
• May 22, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: bridge is on county line
• May 3, 2009: Added by Bob Davis

Sources 

• Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Jared
• Douglas Butler
• Luke

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