Byram Bridge

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
Nearest cityFrenchs Store, Mississippi
Coordinates32°10′35″N 90°14′37″W
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
  1. "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 2019-06-13.
  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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