Coon Box Fork Bridge

Coon Box Fork Bridge
Location Coon Box Rd., Coon Box, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°47′25″N 91°5′37″W / 31.79028°N 91.09361°WCoordinates: 31°47′25″N 91°5′37″W / 31.79028°N 91.09361°W
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1919
Architectural style Other, Twin-tower Swng. Susp. Brdg.
Governing body Local
MPS Swinging Suspension Bridges TR
NRHP Reference # 79003429[1]
Added to NRHP May 23, 1979

The Coon Box Fork Bridge is a swinging suspension bridge located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Coon Box in Jefferson County, Mississippi. The bridge carries Coon Box Road across the North Fork Coles Creek. Constructed in 1919 for $3,498.99, the bridge has a wooden deck and concrete towers plated in iron. The bridge was one of many of the same type constructed in Jefferson County in the early 1900s to serve farmers in Coon Box; it is considered a "highly successful technological product" and is in fair condition.[2] The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1979.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Coon Box Fork Bridge" (PDF). Historic Sites Survey. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. September 9, 1978. Retrieved October 25, 2012.

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