Old vs New Bridges over Mississippi
by Janette Boyd
Title
Old vs New Bridges over Mississippi
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Photo of Mississippi River and old bridge vs new bridge at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Featured by the following FAA Groups:
*Bridges of the World
*Lady Photographers
*Your Very Best Photography
Vicksburg is the only city and county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is located 234 miles (377 km) northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and 40 miles (64 km) due west of Jackson, the state capital. It is located on the Mississippi River across from the state of Louisiana.
The city has increased in population since 1900, when 14,834 people lived here. The population was 26,407 at the 2000 census. In 2010, it was designated as the principal city of a Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with a total population of 49,644. This MSA includes all of Warren County.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers diverted the Yazoo River in 1903 into the old, shallowing channel to rejuvenate the waterfront of Vicksburg. Railroad access to the west across the river continued to be by transfer steamers and ferry barges until a combination railroad-highway bridge was built in 1929. Vicksburg has the only crossing over the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and Memphis. It is the only highway crossing of the river between Greenville and Natchez.
Interstate 20 bridged the river after 1973. Freight rail traffic still crosses via the old bridge. North-South transportation links are by the Mississippi River and U.S. Highway 61.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicksburg,_Mississippi
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June 19th, 2017
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