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Official figures for a bridge's height are often provided only for the clearance below, so those figures may be used instead of actual deck height measurements. For bridges that span tidal water, the clearance below is measured at the average high water level. The minimum height for inclusion in this list is 130 ft (40 m), which may be either ...
The bridge collapsed in June 1972 after a fire and a new one was built in its place. [58] In 2013, a memorial marker for the song was added south of the new bridge as part of the Mississippi Country Music Trail. [59] Rolling Stone included "Ode To Billie Joe" at number 419 on its 2003 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. [60]
The bridge was originally located near Wellington, Alabama and moved to its current location in 1975. Unfortunately, no additional information regarding the Tallahatchee Covered Bridge is mentioned since that period. It was shown on a list of covered bridges published by the Alabama Historical Commission in either the late 1970s or early 1980s ...
This list of tallest bridges includes bridges with a structural height of at least 200 metres (660 ft). The structural height of a bridge is the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a bridge, such as the top of a bridge tower, to the lowermost exposed part of the bridge, where its piers, towers, or mast pylons emerge from the surface of the ground or water.
Tallahatchie River south of Minter City Tallahatchie River north of Greenwood. The Tallahatchie River is a river in Mississippi which flows 230 miles (370 km) [1] from Tippah County, through Tallahatchie County, to Leflore County, where it joins the Yalobusha River to form the Yazoo River, [2] [3] which ultimately meets the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Modify existing bridge to 230’ (to required height for ship access) Significant impacts to roadway traffic, construction complexity, operations and maintenance, and future-proofing objectives.
A wooden bridge across the Tallahatchie River at Money was the focus of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit song "Ode to Billie Joe." The November 10, 1967 issue of Life magazine featured a photo of Gentry crossing the bridge. The bridge collapsed in June 1972 after being burned by vandals. [14] It has since been replaced.
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Abiaca Creek Bridge: 1930 2004-03-22 Vaiden: Carroll: Bahala Creek Bridge: 1909 1988-11-16 Oma: Lawrence: Pratt through truss