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Keesler Bridge
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Keesler Bridge

On the National Register since 198838 years
Listed 1988Greenwood
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About Keesler Bridge

Keesler Bridge, at Spans Yazoo River at Fulton St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 16, 1988. The Register lists it for its engineering and transportation, at the state level. It was listed as part of Historic Bridges of Mississippi TR. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isRoad bridge in Greenwood, Mississippi. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 10 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1925 to today

  1. 1925Built
  2. 1988Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 38 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Spans Yazoo River at Fulton St., Greenwood · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Keesler BridgeStart here
  2. 2Cotton Row Historic DistrictVictorian Romanesque · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3First Methodist Church of GreenwoodRomanesque Revival · Built 1898 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Four Corners Historic DistrictNeo-Classical · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5River Road and Western Downtown Residential Historic DistrictTudor · 0.2 mi on
Around it

10 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGreyhound Lines StationStreamlined Moderne0.2 miBWright HouseQueen Anne0.3 miDDowntown Greenwood Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDCentral Commercial and Railroad Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBBuilding at 312 George StreetNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBBuilding at 308 Lamar StreetNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBGreenwood High SchoolBuilt 19240.4 miDWilliams Landing and Eastern Downtown Residential Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBW. M. Whittington HouseNeo-Georgian0.4 miBProvine HouseColonial Revival0.4 mi

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Questions about Keesler Bridge

Is Keesler Bridge on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 16, 1988 (Register number 88002489).

Is Keesler Bridge a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Mississippi has 32 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Keesler Bridge?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Keesler Bridge?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 10 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73889886 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.