Monday, May 25, 2015

Greenville's Mississippi River Bridge

Greenville's Mississippi River Bridge Bristol, VA, Library

    The last time I crossed the Mississippi at Greenville, Mississippi, on US Hwy 82 was in Nov 1961 on my way to Fort Gordon near Augusta, GA, to report for active duty. Back then it was a much lower concrete and steel structure which I crossed after dark, worrying that there might be ice on it; there was not.
    [Photos taken on 10 Jun 2015]

 

    The above shot shows the tops of the supports as I approached the bridge.
    This photo was taken as I drove up the west side of the bridge; fortunately the windshield was relatively clean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Is the bridge flat at the top?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


    Oops! Cable supports got in the way.

 

 

 

 



    While not a totally unobstructed view, the size of the Mississippi River is clearly apparent here. (Compare it with the Ouachita River at flood stage in the post below.)

 

 

 

 


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Links:
  • Photos of the Old & New Greenville Bridge
  • Wikipedia article on the Greenville Bridge

    Routes:

    Su 28 Jun Actual Route: Sevierville, TN, W/M - Lib - Greeneville, TN, W/M

    M 29 Jun Actual Route: Greeneville, TN, W/M - Lowe's - Johnson City, TN, VA Med Ctr - Lowe's - Johnson City W/M

    T 30 Jun Actual Route: Johnson City, TN, W/M - Lowe's - Johnson City, TN, Bristol, TN - Bristol, VA, Lib - Bristol, VA, W/M

    W 1 Jul Actual Route: Bristol, VA, W/M - Lowe's - Damascus - Independence - Galax W/M

    Th 2 Jul Actual Route: Galax W/M - Lowe's - Hillsville Lib - Stuart W/M

    F 3 Jul Actual Route: Stuart W/M - Martinsville McDs - Danville - So Boston W/M

    Sa 4 Jul Actual Route: So Boston W/M - Lowe's - Brookneal, VA - Lynchburg - Appomattox W/M

    Su 5 Jul Actual Route: Appomattox W/M - Charlotteville - US29 TradingPost KOA RV CG

    M 6 Jul Actual Route: Charlotteville KOA RV CG - Monticello - Richmond W/M

    T 7 Jul Route: Richmond W/M - Williamsburg - Jamestown Island - Hampton Norfolk W/M


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