Waverly Bridge (Mississippi)

Waverly Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Waverly, Mississippi
Coordinates	33°33′54″N 88°29′48″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1914 (1914)
Built by	Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co.
Architectural style	Swinging through truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR
NRHP reference No.	88002412[1]
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1989

The Waverly Bridge near Waverly, Mississippi is a railway swinging bridge spanning between Lowndes County, Mississippi and Clay County, Mississippi. It brings the Columbus and Greenville Railway across the Tombigbee River.

It was built in 1914 by the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co. for the Columbus and Greenville Railway. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

It is a swinging through truss bridge.^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Jack D. Elliott, Jr. (1988). "Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey: Waverly Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved June 27, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1986