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White Sand Creek Bridge

Lawrence County, Mississippi

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White Sand Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Pat Robinson in April 2010

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BH Photo #231188

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over White Sand Creek on River Road
Location
Lawrence County, Mississippi
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 146.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Recognition
Listed as a contributing resource to the River Road Historic District
Approximate latitude, longitude
+31.45083, -90.01028   (decimal degrees)
31°27'03" N, 90°00'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/784124/3483437 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tilton
Land survey
T. 6 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 28
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
109
Inventory number
BH 22893 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.5 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1913 (925)
Built during 1910s (10,082)
Lawrence County, Mississippi (6)
Mississippi (705)
Mississippi Landmark (20)
NR-contributing (163)
One-lane traffic (8,010)
Open (41,215)
Owned by county (21,728)
 Pony truss (17,248)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,733)
Structurally deficient (12,752)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,353)
Truss (36,838)
Warren pony truss (3,596)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (807)
Warren truss (7,095)

Update Log 

  • April 30, 2012: New photos from Pat Robinson

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White Sand Creek Bridge
Posted February 26, 2016, by Glyn Robinson (contactbluebird [at] hotmail [dot] com)

a very nice looking bridge!

River Road Bridge
Posted November 16, 2009, by Bo Bourne (bbourne [at] firstcommercialbk [dot] com)

White Sand Creek Bridge on River Road was constructed in 1913 not 1951. See attached photo.

River Road Bridge
Posted November 5, 2009, by Bo Bourne (bbourne [at] firstcommercialbk [dot] com)

River Road in Lawrence County Mississippi has been nominated for preservation with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The nominating committee’s hope is to add River Road along side White Sand Creek Bridge to Mississippi’s list of historic places. White Sand Creek Bridge was placed on the listing by a group of concerned citizens, the Lawrence County Historical Society and MDAH in 1989. With a Mississippi Department of Archives and History Landmark designation we hope to preserve and protect the historic and scenic nature of the landscape, road and bridge, so generations to come can experience what the pioneer traveler experienced in the deep south of Mississippi in the yesteryears.