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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]
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 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 ...
The state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently placed weight restrictions on the bridge on state Route 165. Anything over 8 tons or 16,000 pounds can no longer cross the bridge, according ...
Aug. 3—FLOYD COUNTY — Multiple traffic changes are occurring in Floyd County, including a five-day closure on U.S. 150 and new load restrictions on the Blackiston Mill Road bridge. The Floyd ...
May 23—LIMA — Due to deterioration caused by traffic-related wear and tear, one of Allen County's most recognizable bridges will now have a weight restriction after the county commissioners ...
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.
The final number (bridge height) is still to be determined.” Currently the bridge has 185 feet of clearance. The bridge has been listed as in ‘satisfactory condition’ according to the most ...