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Antioch Road Bridge

Simpson County, Mississippi

Photo 

Antioch Road Bridge

The Magee Courier: May 10 1979

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BH Photo #457060

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Branch Okatoma Creek on Antioch Road
Location
Simpson County, Mississippi
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1980
Design
4-panel, riveted Pratt pony truss
Also called
Simpson's London Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+31.88444, -89.69111   (decimal degrees)
31°53'04" N, 89°41'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/245450/3530785 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86774 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Lost (28,468)
Lost 1979 (100)
Lost during 1970s (946)
Mississippi (703)
Owned by county (21,607)
Pony truss (17,011)
 Pratt pony truss (3,950)
Pratt truss (10,297)
Replaced by new bridge (19,360)
Simpson County, Mississippi (21)
Truss (35,452)
Wooden deck (6,160)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • September 29, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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