Union Avenue Bridge #6

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Sixth Melan Bridge On Tour Route, In Southern Area Of Park, Elevation View To The South

Photo taken by William A. II. Faust for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #313165

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Description

The nine Melan arch viaducts on Union Avenue were an integral part of the overall tour route through Vicksburg National Military Park, providing visitors safe and easy access to points of interest, uniformity and continuity in the park landscape. Bridge No. 8, spanning the Illinois Central Railroad, was removed in the 1960s, leaving eight of the original nine bridges.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Small stream on Union Avenue
Location: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1904
Builder: - William T. Young Bridge Co. of Nashville, Tennessee
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.33353, -90.86019 (decimal degrees)
32°20'01" N, 90°51'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/701401/3579417 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Vicksburg East
Inventory number: BH 65453 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 12, 2015: Added by Dave King

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER MS-14-A - Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Melan Arch Bridges, Spanning various tributaries at Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS