Motley Slough Bridge is a small bridge designated a Mississippi Landmark Mississippi Department of Archives and History -- Mississippi Landmark page and on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places,nps.gov Item number 88002405 NRIS (National Register Information System) located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It is a single span iron Pratt pony truss bridge built in 1920. It "embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction.".Mississippi Historic Bridge Survey, Oct 03, 1988
The bridge is located about 1/4 mile southwest of US Route 45 on Shaeffers Chapel Road. The eastern approach is overseen by the Motley Slough Dragon.a charred bois d’arc tree was decorated as a dragon in 2001 Recent construction on US 45 involves rerouting that section of Shaeffers Chapel Road.
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External links MDA&H Historic Resources Fact Sheet (with link to original application as a historic location)