The Byram Bridge, spanning the Pearl River between Hinds County, Mississippi and Rankin County, Mississippi, is a historic bridge which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Byram Bridge
Byram Bridge is located in Mississippi
Byram Bridge
Nearest cityFrenchs Store, Mississippi
Coordinates32°10′35″N 90°14′37″W / 32.17639°N 90.24361°W / 32.17639; -90.24361 (Byram Bridge)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1905
Built bySchuster & Jacob; Groome, W.H. & Son
Architectural styleTwin-tower swinging sus. br.
MPSSwinging Suspension Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.79003427[1]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1979

The bridge was built in 1905 as a collaboration between merchants in Byram, Mississippi and Rankin County.[2] In 1987, the bridge was deemed unsafe for travel and was closed to traffic. The bridge was converted to a pedestrian footbridge in 2015.

It is located at Old Byram and Florence Rd. near Frenchs Store, Mississippi.

It is a swinging suspension bridge type of suspension bridge, with two towers, nearly 360 feet (110 m) in total length. The central span is about 200 feet (61 m).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "There's Something Incredibly Unique About This One Swinging Bridge In Mississippi". OnlyInYourState. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Jack A. Gold (July 20, 1978). "Historic Sites Survey: Byram Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved June 27, 2018. With accompanying three photos from 1978
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