Big Black River Railroad Bridge, Railway bridge in Hinds County, United States.
The Big Black River Railroad Bridge is a 465-foot-long (142 m) concrete open-spandrel arch bridge built in 1917 over the Big Black River near Bovina, Mississippi. It carries the railway across the river between Warren County and Hinds County, with Bovina on the Warren side and Edwards on the Hinds side. Its arches rise above the water on open spandrel columns rather than a solid wall.
The bridge was built in 1917 as a railway crossing for regional transportation needs. It was later added to the National Register of Historic Places for its importance in Mississippi's railway development.
The bridge location marks a historical crossing point between Warren County and Hinds County, connecting the settlements of Bovina and Edwards through rail transport.
The bridge carries an active rail line, so it cannot be walked across; view it from the road approaches near Bovina on the Warren County side or from Edwards on the Hinds County side. The nearest settlements are Bovina and Edwards, Mississippi.
The 1988 Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey counted only two open-spandrel concrete arch bridges in the state and called this 465-foot (142 m) span the largest and most impressive of the pair. Such arches were chosen where concrete was cheap and the crossing high enough for the arch to clear the river.
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