Woodrow Wilson Bridge (Jackson, Mississippi)
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Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Jackson, Mississippi
is an open-spandrel
concrete arch bridge over the Pearl River
. It was built in 1925. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1987 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
is an open-spandrel
Spandrel
A spandrel, less often spandril or splaundrel, is the space between two arches or between an arch and a rectangular enclosure....
concrete arch bridge over the Pearl River
Pearl River (Mississippi-Louisiana)
The Pearl River is a river in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It forms in Neshoba County, Mississippi from the confluence of Nanih Waiya and Tallahaga creeks. It is long. The Yockanookany and Strong rivers are tributaries. Northeast of Jackson, the Ross Barnett Reservoir is formed by...
. It was built in 1925. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1987 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988.