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Fairground Street Bridge

Warren County, Mississippi
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West Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in October 2007

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned Pratt through truss over Illinois Central Railroad on Fairground St; one span was approach span Dubuque RR Bridge (1868 bridge) shortened by 1 panel (approx. 12 ft). 2nd span was also a RR bridge of unknown origin - shortened by 13.5 ft.
Location
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
Status
Abandoned
History
One span was approach span on 1868 Dubuque RR Bridge; erected here in 1895; one panel removed; 2nd span relocated from unknown location; both spans built by the Keystone Bridge Company
Builders
- Dunleith & Dubuque Bridge Co. (former owner of 1 span)
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design
Two wrought-iron, pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 91.9 ft.
Total length: 173.3 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1988
Also called
Dubuque Railroad Bridge (1/2 was approach span 1868 bridge)
Fair Ground Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.33783, -90.89046   (decimal degrees)
32°20'16" N, 90°53'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/698542/3579838 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
635 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Vicksburg West
Inventory numbers
NRHP 88002420 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 39077 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1991)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989)
200

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
7-panel truss (247)
Abandoned (1,372)
Built 1895 (156)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Dunleith & Dubuque Bridge Co. (1)
Golden Age of Iron Bridges (31)
HAER documented (782)
Illinois Central Railroad (212)
Keystone Bridge Co. (21)
Mississippi (454)
Mississippi Landmark (20)
NR-listed (2,354)
 Owned by county (16,489)
Pin-connected (1,521)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Structurally deficient (16,679)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,574)
Vicksburg, Mississippi (16)
Warren County, Mississippi (29)
Wrought iron (225)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2012: New photos from Ben Tate
  • November 24, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: Updated coordinates/history
  • March 26, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey
  • February 24, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Added NRHP record number
  • February 3, 2009: Added HAER photos
  • February 3, 2009: Added by David Backlin

Sources 

  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
  • HAER MS-5 - Keystone Bridge Company Bridge
  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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