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Old Vicksburg Bridge
Bridge in Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Old Vicksburg Bridge, also known as Mississippi River Bridge, is a cantilever bridge carrying one rail line across the Mississippi River between Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Old Vicksburg Bridge | |
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![]() Mississippi Railroad Bridge Vicksburg | |
Coordinates | 32°18′53″N 90°54′21″W |
Carries | 1 CPKC rail line, one service lane |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | Delta, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi |
Maintained by | Canadian Pacific Kansas City |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cantilever bridge |
Total length | 8,546 feet (2,605 m) |
Longest span | 825 feet (251 m) |
Clearance below | 116 feet (35 m) |
History | |
Opened | May 1, 1930 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 17.3 trains per day (as of 2014[update])[1] |
Mississippi River Bridge | |
Location | Spans Mississippi River on Old US 80, Vicksburg, Mississippi and Delta, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°18′53″N 90°54′21″W |
Built | 1928 |
Architect | Vicksburg Bridge and Terminal Co. |
Architectural style | Cantilevered truss span |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002423[2] |
Added to NRHP | February 14, 1989 |
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