| The Lamb-Fish Bridge, built in 1905 by the American Bridge Company of New York, is significant to the history of engineering in Mississippi as the only known example of the vertical lift span system of bridge design. As the only extant site associated with the once prosperous Lamb-Fish Lumber Company of Charleston, the bridge is also significant to local industrial history. In 1932, a fire swept through the plant. With the loss of the lumber company, the railroad was no longer needed, and the bridge was abandoned. In the 1950s, the span was lowered, railroad ties were removed, and the structure was converted to a one-lane vehicular bridge. This bridge was listed on the National Register on 19 May 1982. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 4 August 1987. It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) in 2019. |