The Old Lucien Bridge in Franklin County, Mississippi

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On my last trip back to Mississippi I didn’t have much time to travel and explore the backroads so I decided to take a look at some the old historical bridges that were near by. One of those stops was the Old Lucien Bridge in Franklin County, Mississippi.

The Old Lucien Bridge in Franklin County, Mississippi

The Old The Lucien Bridge in Franklin County, Mississippi is a Two-Span pinned, Pratt Through Truss that crosses over McCall Creek and was built in 1938 and was closed to vehicular traffic in 2010. The bridge is 413.9 feet long and 15.7 feet wide.

Time hasn’t been kind to the bridge. After the bridge closed to traffic in 2010 the bridge fell victim to theft and arson when two thieves tried to steal the handrails off the bridge in 2014. Due to the intelligence of the thieves they used a cutting torch and the sparks set the dried oiled wood deck of the bridge on fire. Luckily, the fire department put the fire out with minimal damage.

Also sometime during 2014 the north side of the bridge was set on  fire due to someone shooting off fireworks on the decking. Once again, the lack of common sense damaged the bridge. The fire burned itself out but not before that side of bridge could not be walked on.

Unfortunately, the thieves didn’t learn their lesson, the scrappers tried again in 2015. They came up with the same results. They once again set the bridge on fire and the fire destroyed the decking. The only good news was they thieves can’t get back out on the bridge to get the rest of the hand rails.

Over at BridgeHunter.com there’s a picture taken some time during the 70s maybe early 80s of  children on the bridge. Plus the gallery has some older pictures of what the bridge looked while it was still being used as a foot bridge.

Today the bridge is a total lose. Heavy rains or something hitting the supports will cause the remains to fall into the river. I went out on the bridge and I wouldn’t suggest it. It was difficult to find solid footing.

About the Images

The images were shot during bright sunlight using my Sony a6000 and my Sony SELP18105G E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS with a UV Filter by hand or using my SunPak 6700m Monopod. I then edited the images with Adobe Lightroom CC and Topaz Labs Denoise AI and Topaz Labs Sharpen AI and DXO NIK Collection to clean up the image, remove noise, and recover the lost details.