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Woodwards Switch Bridge

Photo taken by Ken Roberts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Chickasawhay River on Woodward Switch Road
Location: Wayne County, Mississippi
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1910; Collapsed under the weight of three vehicles on it at once in October of 2001 killing three people.
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 161.0 ft.
Total length: 352.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Also called: One Lane Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.69575, -88.66972 (decimal degrees)
31°41'45" N, 88°40'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/341757/3507924 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Waynesboro
Inventory number: BH 22949 (Bridgehunter.com ID)