Popps Ferry Bridge
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Sunny Gina
N 30° 24.884 W 088° 58.532
16R E 310243 N 3366399
Popps Ferry Drawbridge located in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Waymark Code: WM1ZZE
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2007
Views: 70
The land across the Bay from Biloxi used to be accessible only by ferry. Word has it that a man named Popps ran the ferry. The land across the mainland wasn't developed until the middle part of this century except for a few farms. It was "out in the country" and basically undeveloped. Now, this area is well-developed, and to take the place of the ferry, a causeway was built, and since then, a modern bridge which raises to let tugboats, sailboats and shrimp boats traverse the Bay. The road that runs through here is called "Popps Ferry Road", and the bridge "Popps Ferry Bridge". This bridge was damaged by Hurricane Katrina when a shrimp boat crashed into it, but it is now up and running, one of three major roadways to leave the Biloxi area.
Bridge Type: Drawbridge (Bascule Bridge)
Pedestrian Traffic: yes
Bicycle Traffic: yes
Vehicular Traffic: yes
Railway Traffic: no
Built: Not listed
Span: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the bridge and record the exact coordinates where the picture was taken.