Motley Slough Bridge

Motley Slough Bridge is a small bridge designated a Mississippi Landmark^[2] and on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places,^[3] located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is a single span iron Pratt pony truss bridge built in 1920. It "embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction.".^[4]

Motley Slough Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mississippi Landmark
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Coordinates	33.43923°N 88.50777°W / 33.43923; -88.50777
Built	1920
Architectural style	Pratt pony truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR
NRHP reference No.	88002405[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 16, 1988
Designated USMS	August 4, 1987

The bridge is located about 1/4 mile southwest of US Route 45 on Shaeffers Chapel Road. The eastern approach is overseen by the Motley Slough Dragon.^[5] Recent construction on US 45 involves rerouting that section of Shaeffers Chapel Road.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History -- Mississippi Landmark page
3. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/ Item number 88002405 NRIS (National Register Information System)
4. Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey, Oct 03, 1988
5. a charred bois d’arc tree was decorated as a dragon in 2001 Putnam, Seth (12 July 2010). "Enter the dragon: Neighbors care for tree that watches over Highway 45". Commercial Dispatch. Columbus, Mississippi.

External links

• MDA&H Historic Resources Fact Sheet (with link to original application as a historic location)
• "Dragon Tree: In this July 8, 2010 photograph, this charred bois d'arc tree was transformed by Margaret and Jacky Triplett in 2001 to the "Motley Slough Monster," a bug-eyed, toothy dragon that rests along Schafferes Chapel Road that has become a sort of landmark in that corner of Lowndes County". Dallas, Texas: WFAA-TV. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012.