Mississippi & Tennessee Trestles
From October 1, 1860 Annual Report
Number Miles From Memphis Name Length (Ft) Remarks
1 1.5 Trigg's Bayou 117  
2 3.9 Nonconah 406 To be filled for iron truss, 50 ft long
3 4 Nonconah Bottom 259 To be filled with earth
4 4.2 Nonconah Bottom 1085 To be filled for iron truss, 500 feet long
5 4.5 Nonconah Bottom 63  
6 7   63  
7 10.9 Crandall Switch 100  
8 11.2 Horn Lake 526 250 feet iron trussing should be put in
9 16.1 Harrold's Creek 209 To be filled in for iron truss of 45 feet
10 18.2 Hurricane Creek 746 250 feet iron trussing should be used
11 18.4 Hurricane Creek 70 Grade should be raised
12 19.5 Poor House Creek 62  
13 26   86  
14 27 Nip and Tuck Creek 107 Should be 2 spans, 25 feet, iron truss
15 27.7 Oliver 82  
16 28 Coldwater Bottom 89 Should be 2 spans, iron truss
17 28.1 Coldwater Bottom 280 Should be 2 spans, iron truss
18 29 Coldwater Bottom 1230 One half can be filled in; balance iron truss
19 30.25 Dry Flat 51  
20 33.5   40  
21 33.8 Hickahala Bottom 246 140 feet can be filled in
22 34 Hickahala Bottom 172 100 feet can be filled in
23 34.5 Hickahala Bottom 110 Should be 150 feet of iron truss
24 34.6 Hickahala Bottom 172 82 feet can be filled in
25 35 Hickahala Bottom 50 Grade line too low rto water
26 37   75 One span 25 feet, iron truss
27 40   75 One span 25 feet, iron truss
28 41 Senatobia Creek 82 Grade line too low
29 42.2 Senatobia Creek 75 Grade line too low
30 45 Bedford's Field 75  
31 45.3 Bedford's Field 55  
32 46   50  
33 47 Carter's Branch 123.5  
34 47.3 Carter's Branch 112.5  
35 50.5 High Trestle 167  
36 51.5 High Trestle 117  
37 53 Lofton Creek 121 Grade line too low -- under water
38 53.1   31  
39 54 Tallahatcha 979 Can be filled for 300 feet
40 54.2 Burdine 175 Can be filled and trussed
41 55.3 Duke's Creek 116 Can be filled and trussed 25 feet
42 55.5 Keith Creek 88 Can be filled and trussed 25 feet
43 56.5 Brown's Creek 74 Low grade line
44 56.7 Brown's Creek 53 Low grade line
45 57 Fiser 61 Low grade line
46 57.2   52  
47 57.5 Vance's Field 84 Iron truss, 30 feet span
48 60.5 Matthew's Field 97 Arranged for brick arches, 6 feet
49 62.5 Burgess' Creek 111 Should be iron truss, 30 feet
50 66.2 Bynum's Creek 109 Iron truss, 30 feet span
51 66.5 Bynum's Creek 107 Arranged for brick arch, 7 feet
52 67.5 Collins' Branch 85 Arranged for brick arch, 8 feet
53 68 Pope's Mill 113 Will require iron truss
54 68.2 Yokona 343 On piles
55 68.3 Yokona 134 On piles
56 70 Craig's Field 117 On blocks
57 70.7 In Hills 97 Arranged for brick arch, 5 feet
58 70.8 In Hills 124 Arranged for brick arch, 10 feet
59 71 In Hills 86 Arranged for brick arch, 4 feet
60 71.2 In Hills 136 Arranged for brick arch, 10 feet
61 71.3 In Hills 93 Arranged for brick arch, 5 feet
62 72 In Hills 140 Arranged for brick arch, 12 feet
63 72.6 In Hills 106 Arranged for brick arch, 5 feet
64 73.4 In Hills 126 Arranged for brick arch, 6 feet
65 73.6 In Hills 111 Arranged for brick arch, 6 feet
66 73.8 In Hills 86 Arranged for brick arch, 5 feet
67 73.9 In Hills 81 Arranged for brick arch, 5 feet
68 74.2 Tillatoba, No. 1 125 Arranged for brick arch, 15 feet
69 74.4 Tillatoba, No. 1 160 Can be filled -- bridge of 130 feet
70 74.8 Tillatoba Bottom 100 On piles, arranged for truss, 25 feet
71 76.2 Tillatoba Branch 113 Arranged for brick arch, 12 feet
72 77.5 In Hills 64 Arranged for brick arch, 4 feet
73 78.7 Green Moore's 108 Arranged for brick arch, 12 feet
74 79.3 Tillatoba, No. 2 122 Can be filled, bridge of 130 feet
75 79.5 Tillatoba Bottom 91 Arranged for brick arch, 12 feet
76 80 In Kibler Field 77 Arranged for brick arch, 10 feet
77 82 In Hills 60 Arranged for brick arch, 6 feet
78 83.2 Charleston Road 65 Arranged for brick arch, 6 feet
79 84 Vizer's Field 60 Arranged for brick arch, 10 feet
80 84.2 Garner's Spring 65 Arranged for brick arch, 8 feet
81 85.3 Murry Creek 100 Will require iron truss of 50 feet
82 86.2 Garner's Depot 20 Double track, on piles
83 96.1 Yallobusha Ferry Road 225 On piles, cannot be reduced
84 96.3 Yallobusha Ferry Bottom 112 On piles, cannot be reduced
TOTAL 13,330  

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